LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Barry Camps
Lives and works in Belgium
Time and space and linear perception of the unknown ...
S mall dimension oil paintings by the Dutch artist Barry Camps tackle with large dimension thoughts and question of space and mathematical configuration of existence and chaos theories . From art history we learn that masters of paintings were using the bitumen in different variations and forms , Camps introduce the black stain as unknown behavior of personal universe which leads toward light rays and colorful codes that we as spectators should follow and self-guided toward poetic salvation . Camps ' paintings create an historical dialogue with the Italian Artist De Chirico and sign his journey of external world and metaphysical shapes . Layers of colors used by Camps as were live tissues ; they don ’ t cover what we are looking for but accompanied the landscape ; the black is dominant as a universe that have to be explored ; its beauty is appealing but also captivating and required caution .
Written by Elron Benjamin
Paintings conservator at Yad Vashem the Holocaust Museum , Jerusalem , Israel .
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