"Milky Way" by Jan Pieter Fokkens

2020
$4,280 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 34.5" D: 1.25" H: 50.5"
Materials
Paper
Collection #
CJPF011
Estimated Shipping
$75

The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within his seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the recognizable to create something unfamiliar.

Each work begins with a colorized photo captured by a deep-space telescope. With the aid of custom algorithms, Fokkens manipulates the “fake pixels” of these images, isolating qualities of pattern and color. He then hand-draws these abstracted qualities in his unique pointillist style, reconstructing the sense of longing and wonder one feels when they look out at the stars.

Entitled "Milky Way," this colorful drawing depicts the dense center of the Milky Way galaxy. Located 26,000 light years away from Earth, the Milky Way contains an estimated 100-400 billion stars and at least as many planets.

Pigment ink on photo paper. Framed.

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Jan Pieter Fokkens

Inspired by telescope images of distant galaxies, star clusters and nebula, the colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens invite us to worlds full of wonder and imagination. Assembled from fragments of pattern and color, his abstract compositions are a means of manipulating reality. Endlessly generating new experiences of perspective, his paintings challenge our perceptions and allow us to peer into far-off worlds.

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