WP#48, 2019

Wallpaper, spraypaint and ink on panel 

120 x 100 cm

Playfulness is key in all of the works of Erik de Bree. Cheerful colors and unforeseen lines reflects childlike nonsensical purity. The process of the making is an essential part of the final visual result, in the sense that you can still see the buildup of layers and imagine movements of the ripping off. Opposed to structured and calculated proportions, in the works of De Bree it is the odds that decide its outcome. They are celebrations of the unpredictable that is life. In the 'Wallpaper Painting' series, it's all about wallpaper and discovering what happens when leaving several parts out. It was the starting point for the works of De Bree and became his signature style.