Sint en Piet (1975 – 1980)
These Sint and Piet figures look quite derelict and shows my growing discontent with this couple.
Drawings
Motor crossing (1975 – 1980)
Not for a very long time I was fond of motor bikes and I surely never rode one.
Butterfly (1975 – 1980)
A drawing that I made at school I think. The teacher’s sticker for approval still is on the paper.
The Beatles (1975 – 1980)
The beatles were always in our living room and always on my mind.
Sex 2 (1975 – 1980)
A cartoonesqe drawing. I must have fascinated by this thing called ‘sex’ pre-teens like me caught a glimpse of.
Sex 1 (1975 – 1980)
A cartoonesqe drawing. I must have fascinated by this thing called ‘sex’ pre-teens like me caught a glimpse of.
De luchtballon-expresse (1975 – 1980)
In my youth I often dreamt of flying in a small airplane, balloons or just by flapping my arms frantically. I remember this drawing expresses these feelings.
Monster (1975 – 1980)
A cartoonesque drawing of a monser. I think it to me and I guess for many young children, drawing scary things is something to overcome anxiety and to take control over, even trying to understand fears.
Castle with knights (1975 – 1980)
A cartoonesque drawing of a castle, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a school magazine.
Bicycle race (1975 – 1980)
A cartoonesque drawing of a bicycle race, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a youth magazine that I read at school.
Indian (1975 – 1980)
A cartonesqe depicting of an indian. I really was into cartoons at the end of the 70s and I dreamt of being a cartoonist.
Spookkasteel Nulland (1975 – 1980)
Hitting my teen years I became fascinated by violence and horrors, impressed by bloody world war and medieval stories. I think for children depicting horrific scenes is a way to overpower hefty emotions that follow seeing ones.
Punk vs The Rolling Stones (1975 – 1980)
I remember drawing this one. In the hit news there was this debate about punk defeating traditional rockers like the Rolling Stones. Must have triggered my childish mind.
Landscape 2 (1975 – 1980)
A very early drawing in my childhood. I see that I attempted to depict nature in a realistic way.
Kiss (1975 – 1980)
This one might have done in 1978 or earlier, around the release of ‘I was made for loving you’. As a child I was crazy about them, also because of the funny costumes and because I liked rock very much. A typical kid’s drawing still.
Renault (1975 – 1980)
A very early drawing in my childhood. I remember I wanted to get the forms of the car just right and therefor I spent quite some time on it.
Rocket launch installation (1970 – 1980)
A very early drawing after my childhood. It must have been drawn in Kindergarten or the 1st class of primary school.
Abstract figure (1970 – 1975)
This just might be the first figurative drawing I ever made. I remember the instruction at Kindergarten to colorize the paper with colored pencils, put black oil pastel (wasco) on top of it and then do the sgraffito thing.
