Papa

A portrait of a father, rendered through Strik's distinctive stitched photography technique with emotional depth.

Material

Mixed media on paper

Date

2006

Museum

Museum Het Valkhof
Papa — 2006 — Mixed media on paper — by Berend Strik

About the piece

Papa (2025) by Berend Strik addresses the figure of the father — one of the most fundamental and complex figures in human relationships and art history.

The one-word title "Papa" suggests both intimacy and formality — the child's word for father, yet also a formal address. This simple title invites complex associations: every viewer has a father, and the figure of Papa carries different resonances for each person.

Strik frequently works with themes of family, lineage, and generational transmission. The father figure appears throughout art history — from Rembrandt's portraits of his son to Warhol's screen tests of his mother. Strik's Papa continues this tradition while adding the ambiguity and layered materiality that characterizes his practice.

Sources: Galerie Fons Welters

Papa — 2006 — Mixed media on paper — by Berend Strik
Papa
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