About “Letters to my Grandfather”

Opening: Saturday, 7 September 16:00 – 19:00

TORCH is excited to exhibit a very personal project by Krijn Kroes, in which he pays tribute to his grandfather and returns to his youth growing up in the natural environment of the Veluwe. His new artworks serve as a vessel to preserve a family history. There is also a strong formal drive behind Krijn’s work, as it is a continuous exploration of the possibilities and challenges provided by material, colour, contrast and reflection. Two disciplines together make up the body of work; intertwined yet clearly definable. A series of new oil paintings provide an intriguing update on his previous two-dimensional work, while the mysterious new wall-based ‘fossil’ pieces bridge the gap between Krijn’s paintings and his earlier ceramic sculptures.