The appearance of imageworlds became a lively fact to me, and it is the image itself and its notion, that has a prevalent relevance within my artistic discourse. Besides the image being a mere visual occurrence, it influences many areas of my life with all its ambiguities. I built up a personal archive of imageworlds that I came across and use it as source for my works.
In particular, I research the relation between painting and photography; a constant discourse between photographic reference and the autonomy of painting. Both, painting and photography have a seemingly equal potential of iconographic representation.
This raised questions on how to deal with and how to reflect an image. What are the qualities of an image, and how do images think? And further, what are the differences between a painted and a photographed image?
For me, it is not about the image represented by its iconographic recognizability but about its actuality as an image and how it operates within my own context. And this critical approach allows me to defeat the image as such.
My interest is to create alternative, yet unconventional interpretations, appealing to established ways on how to approach daily occurring images.
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#94: Pan or Ama II (Tweeluik)
Medium: tempera op papier en digitale print
Afmetingen: 91 x 131cm. per stuk
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#95: I hope you don’t jump out of the window anymore because of relational issues
Medium: tempera op papier
Afmetingen: 93 x 133cm.
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#96: Untitled
Medium: tempera op papier
Afmetingen: 135 x 95cm.
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Curriculum Vitae
Thomas Monses, born 1975 in Papenburg (Germany)
Education
1997 – 2001
Study of Philosophy at the Universität Osnabrück
2001 – 2005
Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam – Fine Arts
Soloexhibitions
2006
Ich bin kein Sender, ich geh nach Haus — Open Studio Czaar Peterstraat Amsterdam
2009
YES, WE CANNED – Homeshow at the “Pretorius Inn”, Amsterdam
Groupexhibitions
2004
One Installation — Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2005
Rietveld in de Kerk — Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Overschilderen — Stuk, Leuven / Belgium
Eindexamenexpositie — Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
2006
Polylogue — Weteringgalerie Amsterdam
Willemsoord would like to… — Rijkswerfgebouw No 72, Den Helder
2007
Framing the Hotel — Y Boulevardhotel, Amsterdam
More often nothing new — W139/Basement, Amsterdam
2008
Shabera Night — Mediamatic, Amsterdam
Evil by Nature — Kunstvlaai 7 / A.P.I. 7, Amsterdam
5jaar bART — DMT Loods, s’Hertogenbosch (NL)
2009
Dead Darlings —Medimatic, Amsterdam
Artistes Anonymes en Abîme — Diepte, Amsterdam
Quantumvis V — RC de Ruimte, Ijmuiden (NL)
12 Hour Shop — A4, Amsterdam
Quantumvis V — Service Garage, Amsterdam
Mountains & Spaces — Kulter, Amsterdam
Prizes / Grants
2004
Material grant from Royal Talens B.V. Apeldoorn (NL)
2005
Nomination Inaugural Souveraign European Art Prize, London
Publications
2004
Essay in Catalogue ‘One Installation’ in Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2005
Catalogue ‘Overschilderen’ in Stuk, Leuven (B)
Endexam Catalogue Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
2006
‘Galerieselectie’ in NRC Handelsblad
2007
Catalogue ‘Framing the Hotel’ Y Boulevard Hotel, Amsterdam
2008
Encyclopedia Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam
bART Magazine – s’Hertogenbosch
2009
Dead Darlings Catalogue