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Royal Dutch Shell

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

image rutger floor text roberto voorbij Oil painting by Dutch artist Rutger Floor. Depicting Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, versus the logo of Royal Dutch Shell. The form resemblance is striking, endless are the overlaps between both. Both symbols of … Continue reading →

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Roberto Voorbij for Artists Not Armies – Portrait 2

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Piet Mondriaan – Broadway Boogie-Woogie, the two elements of which Portrait 2 consists. The latest in a series of artist portraits I’ve designed, commissioned by Artists Not Armies. Work that deals with identity, representation and personality cult. More of these … Continue reading →

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Tjebbe Beekman – Mall IV

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

text and image roberto voorbij In the entrance hall of the Amsterdam center The New Love – a place for debate, religion, poetry and more – hangs this impressive painting (Size: 630 x 220 cm. Medium: sand, acrylic and enamel … Continue reading →

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Daniel Hageman – Artvertising

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

text and image roberto voorbij Last weekend I witnessed this artwork in progress / demonstration of how to survive as a Dutch artist in times of culture cuts / instant performance by former Rietveld student Daniel Hageman. Client: jewelry shop … Continue reading →

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EVERYBODY SUSPECT

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

text and image roberto voorbij Quite regularly the discussion revives, usually when the nation’s temper is overheated because of a horrible crime, then the real crime fighters take advantage of the emotional state of the nation to stress the importance … Continue reading →

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Emptiness

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

text and image roberto voorbij Display window of a gallery in the Amsterdam Spiegelkwartier. A gallery district where mainly the more traditional / non-avant-garde galleries are located. Roberto Voorbij – Emptiness (2012).

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Who monitors you?

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

image bof text roberto voorbij WHO MONITORS YOU? FIGHT FOR INTERNET FREEDOM. DONATE. – BITS OF FREEDOM. WWW.BOF.NL/DO-YOUR-BIT/ Campaign image – note the visual word play – for Bits of Freedom, a Dutch digital rights organization, that’s committed to privacy … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam City Branding

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

image roberto voorbij Graffiti artist unknown (2012). Amsterdam.

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Beautiful Trash

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

text roberto voorbij Artwork spotted in my personal hangout place in Amsterdam, Café de Barones. The work seems at first glance an edited photo, but rather falls in the category D.I.Y. Photoshop Effects. Diana Mijnhout is the photographer, the registrar … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM? PRIVACY?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

text roberto voorbij Today, on International Workers’ Day opens the exhibition FREEDOM? PRIVACY? at the Gallery Decumanus, Krk – Croatia. The Art and Culture Laboratory [KUL•] organizes this group exhibition, which is part of Labor Incubator (Prvomajski Inkubator) festival. A … Continue reading →

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