AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN COLLECTION
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AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN indicates how the posters are part of the skin of the city. You see them on the street, but you don't always realize that they also shape the city. Inspired by recycling, Lukas Kwant has used posters of dismantled advertising columns for new collages.
The reams of paper are carefully separated layer by layer and then used again. The surprise when soaking has led to new graphic works, each work is therefore unique. The posters refer to the parties and performances that have been in Amsterdam in the past. The oldest posters he encountered were from 2010. The board is sheet metal found on the street, to be reused, which means that every size is different.
One part of the works is cast in epoxy to give the work a new layer that gives more depth to the color. The other part is framed with the structure of the collages still clearly visible. The collages are democratic, they can be hung in all kinds of ways, there is no up or down.
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"APPROACH"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 72 x 56 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"CORNY"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 72 x 64 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"EXPERIENCE"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 68 x 126 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"FEELING"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, green framed.
Size 130 x 111 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"PARADOX"
Paper on canvas, mixed media, varnished, white framed.
Size: 74 x 94 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"PEELING"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 60 x 69 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"SENSATION"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, white framed.
Size: 104 x 130 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"STARRING"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 79 x 105 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"STICKING"
Paper on canvas, mixed media, varnished, white framed.
Size: 75 x 96 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"TACTILE"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 60 x 69 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"TASTE"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 125 x 74 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"TOUCH"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, black framed.
Size: 98 x 96 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"TRANSFORM"
Paper on board, mixed media, varnished, white framed.
Size: 84 x 126 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"GLITTER"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size 99 x 120 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"GLOSS"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size: 70 x 101 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"LUSTER"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size 75 x 90 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"MASK"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size: 107 x 123 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"POLISH"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size 107 x 125 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"SEAL"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size 107 x 121 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"SHINE"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size 75 x 90 cm
AMSTERDAM CITY SKIN
"WAX"
Paper on board, mixed media, in epoxy.
Size: 75 x 90 cm