Written by Guest Blogger Seema Sharma
Dutch artist Levi van Veluw created 3 rooms covered with more then 30.000 wooden blocks, balls and slats. In these life-size installation he draws memories from his boyhood bedroom, where he spent many solitary hours between the ages of 8 and 14. All of these objects including every inch of the floor, walls and ceiling are covered in the same material: 14.000 4 cm2 dark brown wooden blocks.
The wooden blocks are made by Levi and glued on the wall one by one. The works suggest a narrative world behind the abstract portraits. Portrayed in one piece is a desk, a table lamp and a bookcase. The edge of the table is burned by Levi van Veluw as he had an obsession for fire.
Looking at his previous work, such as the Landscape Series, I definitely see his signature of his formal approach to self-portraiture. His work remains fascinating due to his use of unaffected materials, patterns and textures on objects and people. The installations will be exhibited in the Ron Mandos gallery in Amsterdam.