White Element 003 / Berlin Tree 03
10 x 10 x 5 cm, © 2003,
not for sale
Three-dimensional | Sculpture | Mixed Media
White Element Berlin Tree 03
Tree / plaster of Paris
5cm x 10cm x 10cm
White Element Berlin Tree 03 is my third work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate. I concider the tree and the white element as 1 work of art. The size is the totally different than element 01 and 02, it is the size of a electrical socket (used in the Berlin academia).
In this installation time is playing an important role. The image is static, but the tree is not. It will move in the wind, it grows in diametre and the weather (natural elements) like rain, sun, wind are a life source to the tree but a danger to art.
Unnatural is one of the main issue’s here. Natural / Unnatural / Artificial / Art?
The choice for plaster was a deliberate one. Plaster is unnaturally white and both weak and strong. Nature is stronger and will overcome the artificial.