Strik Tekening
About the piece
Strik Tekening (1969 one of 1000 ) is an early work byBerend Strik, dating from when the artist was approximately 9 years old — aremarkable indication of his artistic activity from childhood.
Strik (born 1960, Nijmegen) was only 9 years old when this work was made.Drawing remains central to Strik's practice even as he works in photography,textile, sculpture, and architecture. The act of drawing — making marks on asurface — parallels his stitching practice: both involve the physical act ofadding to a surface, building up layers of meaning through accumulated marks.
Works from this early period offer insight into the origins of an artist whowould go on to develop one of the most distinctive signatures in contemporaryDutch art — the stitched photograph that transforms mechanical reproductioninto handcrafted object.
Sources: Artist practice, Nijmegen archives
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