Jurjen Ravenhorst - Silkscreen: Beast - 1987.

Silkscreen by Jurjen Ravenhorst. "Beast". Year: 1987. Number 18/300. Dimensions sheet H46 XW 46 cm. Dimensions image H26.5 XW 26 cm. The work is signed by the artist at the bottom right.
The work of visual artist Jurjen Ravenhorst (1958) is very diverse. In his studio he works on several works of art at the same time. Lithographs, paintings and sculptures await their completion there. Because he often gets ideas for the other while working on one thing, it usually takes a while before something is finished, ready for public use. “Just as there are graphic aspects in my paintings, there are painterly aspects in my spatial work and spatial aspects in my paintings.
The image in his paintings is mainly composed of abstract shapes and planes. He adds small image elements to these, which are immediately recognizable. The presence of shells, houses, a moon, volcano, abstracted animal and human figures creates a clear spatial effect. These details, together with the use of soft pastel shades, create a dreamy atmosphere that seemingly transcends everyday reality. Because the viewer is, as it were, sucked into the work, he gets a different view of his own everydayness. The artist does not shy away from working on his canvases like a sculptor. Cutting a hole in the painting and using it to build a window with a special view is an example of his idiosyncratic way of working. This collage technique by Ravenhorst has an alienating effect on the one hand, but on the other hand it offers insight and perspective into the image offered.
Jurjen Ravenhorst lives and works in The Hague.