Rinus Van de Velde
Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become the sculptor of my artistic self. Even now that he's gone, I can feel him standing somewhere behind me.
2012
A deeply personal charcoal drawing on canvas where the artist explores his artistic identity and relationship with Conrad through introspective text and image. The work reflects on identity formation through friendship and artistic practice.
- Medium
- charcoal on canvas, in artist's frame
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- Auction House · Phillips
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