PAULUS de GROOT
De Duivel 1997
Acrylic on paper
50x65 cm
$800
(PG97040P50)
PAULUS de GROOT
"Untitled " 1996
Acrylic on paper
50x65 cm
$800
(PG96045P50)
PAULUS de GROOT
"Untitled " 1996
Acrylic on paper
50x65 cm
$800
(PG96030P50)
Paulus De Groot and Jaco Kranendonk are both artists from the Atelier
Herenplaats in Rotterdam, Holland. The Herenplaats is an extraordinary studio
working exclusively with mentally handicapped artists who come to the
Herenplaats with unique talents. The studio provides technical instruction to
enable these artists to exhibit their work. Kranendonk draws and paints
cityscapes of Rotterdam, focusing on the transportation systems. His black,
web-like renderings and personal perspectives are joined with his own sense
of color and contrast. De Groot paints brightly colored figures and shapes
bubbling with primacy. These forms appear to be innocent self-explorations
but are actually imbued with powerful undercurrents.
