Marnix Postma

FOR THIS YEARS “THIS ART FAIR“, I TURNED MY BOOTH INTO AN INSTALLATION CALLED “SUBTRACTIVE DUALITY XL”. I ENLARGED THE WORKS AND MURAL FROM MY ORIGINAL SUBTRACTIVE DUALITY INSTALLATION (HERE), I PRESENTED AT OUR BUILDINGS OPEN DAY IN 2020.

BY MAKING USE OF JOSEF ALBERS’ COLOR THEORY, SUBTRACTIVE MIXTURE FROM HIS BOOK “INTERACTION OF COLOR”, AN OPTICAL ILLUSION IS CREATED. BY USING OPAQUE COLORS OF A SIMILAR TINT, AN ILLUSION OF TRANSPARENCY IS CREATED. THE COMPOSITION AND USE OF ACTUAL DEPTH ADD TO A CERTAIN ‘MOVEMENT’ IN THE INSTALLATION.

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