Limitless, Ton Dubbeldam

A terrace in a French village, bathing in a warm summer light. The grey blue North Sea near Schiermonnikoog. The North Dock in Groningen, shrouded in a dense layer of fog. Ton Dubbeldam (1957) doesn’t just paint recognizable, characteristic scenes and locations. By accentuating certain elements, he transforms these familiar scenes to something extraordinary. Dancing reflections from the evening light cast dazzling colours on the surface of the water. Stern shadows on a town square suggest an abstract play of lines and forms. A playful swirling mass of furniture changes an ordinary terrace into a field of squares and spirals. With his works, Dubbeldam opens a window to another reality without bounds or restrictions, blurring the lines between realism and the abstraction.