Tribute to Sol LeWitt
iCOON traditionally honors minimalist artists from the 1960s every year. This year, it's Sol LeWitt. Four muralists and one 3D artist are showcasing their work at iCOON. Together with Marleen van Wijngaarden, founder of Rotterdam-based Murals Inc., Helma Vlemmings, curator of iCOON, selected the muralists: Nanna van Heest, Jelmer Noordeman, Ropp Schouten, and Sigmund de Jong. They will create one or more murals, both indoors and outdoors.
Joep Brouwer was the fifth artist, asked to create a connection between the four spaces of iCOON with his sculptures.
Jelmer Noordeman
Jelmer Noordeman's work is characterized by a deep interest in dualism and the pursuit of balance, as seen in the contrasts between accumulation and abstraction, and the dynamics between movement and stillness. His fascination stems from his quest to understand the workings of perception, central to which is the paradox of the human desire to see the whole, sometimes leading to blurring and dissonance.
His work focuses on the complex relationship between time, movement, and space. Noordeman also explores the connection between art and science, with specific attention to the interaction between object-space-viewer and the influence of context on interpretation.
Underlying all of this is a curiosity about the influence of rhythms on human experience and the recognition of natural patterns.
Through his brother, who is six years older than him, Noordeman was introduced to graffiti at an early age. This continued to develop until, in 2008, he painted a container ship at the art academy as part of the Beer and Bread project with 40 other graffiti artists. From then on, he increasingly painted large surfaces under that name. Since early 2022, he has been working solo, developing a new style that merges all his contemporary interests.
