Ralf Kokke
The paintings of Ralf Kokke (1989, Rotterdam) depict fragments of western culture he is amused by. These pictures are related to the history of European painting and its use of its craft as a trademark. In his paintings, he likes to capture contemporary fantasy-like creatures mixed with classical compositions. With a mixture of happiness and a certain sadness, he creates an imaginative world of carefree moments the viewer might like to go to. His intuitive style, in which he zooms in on older works and brings together old themes with new themes, shows how he keeps on developing the subject of Western art history and how it changes together with today's culture.
