"...After returning
from South-Africa she started to work on the multitude of images that haunted
her, but gradually these started to blend with images generated by her personal
surroundings..."
"...Due to the
interplay of lines an optical effect is generated that in turns draws the eye of
the viewer inward and pushes it outward; rather as if there is a struggle
between becoming involved and maintaining one's distance..."
(Riet van
der Linden, Opzij, Febr. 05)
Some notions, april
2001
"... an
acceptance of the existance of different, often conflicting realities as part of
the human condition."
(Riet van der Linden, Art in America, april
1998)
and:
"...
However still they may stand, these paintings are about movement. Not about the
movement of the brush, but about the movement that the spectator makes. I seduce
him to make his own 'zap', his own journey through the images. I therefore set
out various routings..."
(Marjan Verkerk, Some Notions, march
2000)
This is still
my Leitmotiv, although outwardly the work has become more tranquil and quiet.
There is less noise but the inherent tension has increased. A naked tightness
prevails.
Restlessly, the eye follows the plotted trajectory, attempting to find a
way out.
The
horizon seems to offer a means of escape. But even the horizon has been
deliberately constructed.
More and more, the art of composing
is becoming essential to my work. Deftly I arrange simple components, fully
aware of what constitutes 'beauty' in the eye of the
beholder.
Has
the painter become an accesory to manipulation?
Marjan Verkerk
