Artist

Wouter Eelkman Rooda

nl 1985

In the sleek-looking and light-hearted work of Wouter Eelkman Rooda, we see how material can change its meaning. He investigates the unlimited possibilities of expression with elastic sports tape. The versatility of the material leaves a lot of room for chance. To curb an unpredictable outcome, he also uses paint and found objects to realize certain patterns.

Wouter Eelkman Rooda:”I chose to embrace Kinesio tape as a basis to work with. Kinesio is a flexible tape used for sports injuries, yet I choose to apply the strips straight and not (yet) use their kinetic effect. I see the limitation of this material as a way to show how endless my possibilities are. Due to the stretchiness of the material, the matte paint I apply to the tape can be slightly cracked. In this way I can vary endlessly with lines, rhythms and colour combinations. Although abstract, my work is sometimes also scenic.I work from a limitation that broadens my mind. Where a lot of similar abstract art often strives for perfection and excludes coincidence, I let the tape run its course to get a raw, porous and painterly effect. This is reinforced by found objects that I use to create patterns after painting the strips. Coincidence and control alternate.”

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