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Artist
Statement

My art produces beauty,
not meaning…

During my studies I was asked what my work was actually about. Like many students, I had no answer at the time. I only knew that I really wanted to make things. For me, art is not an object but an optical experience. The relationship between effort and effect is what fascinates me.
I investigate colour harmony, but also the contradictory relationship between stacked colours. And certainly, also an exploration of conflicting colour relationships. It is an almost endless experiment to create a dynamic, imaginary work, energetic and intense.

 

I have done all kinds of things and especially searched for a freer way to express myself. Cotton yarn turned out to be a material that I could claim for myself. And in colour I found a new language. When 'weaving' the colours are created 'line by line', only at the end do you see the coherence and balance, just like in a poem. As Van Gogh once said it: “You can already speak of poetry by just arranging colours well”.

 

The distinct use of colour is the first thing that catches the eye when you look at my works. For me, colours are entities in themselves and I always choose my colours intuitively. Also Kandinsky showed me the way in that respect: “Colour is the key. Let ideas float freely. Minds complete the artwork.”

 

My works require a primitive approach, without the expectation of finding a translation or deeper meaning. There is nothing that you need to bring with you to that experience, except your own thoughts and your own sense of space.

Art is a feeling. It’s a joy for all the senses caught in a moment.

My
Works

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #14

50x50x5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #13

50x50x45 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #38

159x102x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #46

40x32x10 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #31

60x50x7 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #29

30x81x7 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #5

83x88x5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #16

135x92x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #3

40x30x8 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #19

31x47x12 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #17

109x20x7 cm (R) (vertical)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Bright Fruit

50x50x3 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Gateway

90x90x28 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #22

90x143x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #36

30x120x18 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #31

60x50x7 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Monochrome red

50x50x3 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #18

49x30x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #40

30x91x8 cm (R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #13

50x50x45 cm (R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #49

40x30x7 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #37

149x102x8 cm (R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #46

40x32x10 cm (R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #25

150x110x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #42

40x58x9 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #24

143x112x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #20

135x92x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Monochrome Yellow

88x87x5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #33

90x37x9 (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #9

56x56x4,5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #8

56x56x4,5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Monochrome red

50x50x3 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #7

16 x46 x4 cm (F) big

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #5

83x88x5 cm (F) canvas

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #27

52x32x10 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea Symbiosis #3

2x 60x50x7 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea Symbiosis #3

120x50x7 cm (R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #25

88x71x10 cm (F) vertical

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #23

60x45x12 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #20

94x78x14 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #4

30x30x3 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #13

87x159x8 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Monochrome blue

78x76x5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Interactions #3

40x30x8 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #12

2x 89x20x8 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

I wish we could go to the Disco

(R)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Floating Lines #11

130x83x8 cm (L)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Dancing Star

108x93x5 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Fovea #14

45x22x20 cm corner piece

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Victory

100x100x6 cm (F)

Artwork by Mathijs Siemens

Yellow is forbidden

105x65x7 cm (F)

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