AD 133 | Christian Rex Van Minnen
“Massa Confusa”
“Massa Confusa”

Recent exhibitions include con-figuration, a group exhibit at Postmasters, NY, Juxtapoz x Superflat, co-curated by Takashi Murakami & Evan Pricco at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada and Enantiodromia a solo show at Gallery Poulsen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Public Collections include: Denver Art Museum, Djurhuus Collection, The Christine & Andy Hall Collection, Colección Solo, and the Richard B. Sachs Collection. van Minnen currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.


Show Notes:
- Van Minnen's early experiences making art as a child and how his personal experiences developed his mentality towards art
- A discussion on automatic drawing and mark-making with figuration
- Van Minnen's inspiration ranging from Titian to the Dutch Golden Age to Kandinsky (Book: Concerning the Spiritual in Art)
- Developing a connection with art through materials and technique, and also the connection of van Minnen's Dutch heritage
- Reflecting on his recent book, a monograph of the past fifteen years of his artwork.
- A look into van Minnen's painting process and technique
- A conversation on ego, belief, and knowing oneself, specifically touching on paths of transcendence noted in “The Devil's of Loudun” by Aldous Huxley
- A fascination with tattoos and how they've entered van Minnen's work
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