Even as broken mirror, which the glass/In every fragment multiplies; and makes/ A thousand images of one that was,/The same, and still the more, the more it brakes.
Lord Byron
Boldies 1999-2023
Boldies is the title of a collaborative project by Thérèse Zoekende and Patrick Koster that resulted in a set of approximately 78 photographs.
The computer-processed portraits are cut-outs from photos in which characteristic poses of fictional/imaginary superheroes are re-enacted by them. In the photos, their heads are bald and their different expressive facial expressions mirror each other. The photos were taken in their former Bijlmer home Koningshoef 6, and can therefore be counted as work that was made in the period designated by them as ‘Bijlmer Years 1989-1997’.
Boldies (M) + Boldies (F) is the title of 2 sets of 2 books belonging together: computer printouts of photographs of their faces, each with a poem by Lord Byron, signed, the smaller version: h 14, x w 18 cm, (Amsterdam) 1999.
Set 1: book 1: Boldies (F), 17 photographs. book 2: Boldies (M), 23 photographs. Set 2: book 1: Boldies (F), 16 photographs. book 2: Boldies (M), 22 photographs.
(๑ö◡ö)۶ This work is also about my current favorite subject and belongs to the series: La Fête Galante. Mezzetino plays or tunes his guitar while in the background Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo dances. La Camargo was a famous French ballet dancer. She was responsible for interesting innovations in ballet. For example, she was one of the first to wear flat shoes instead of heels. She is also said to be as strong as male dancers. ☆ ☆ ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬ ☆ ☆ #digitalart #gentleman #culture #artist #dance #singer #conversation #baroque #sunset #song #music #romance #character #theatre #park #color #vive #fete #surprise #woman #guitar #actor #actress #strong #play #genius #scenery #scene #enchanted #movement
From the series: La Fête Galante, 2025 ☆ Coiled up in a pose of centrifugal energy, the figures dance into the New Year 2025. Included are elements of the rococo style such as delicate figures and ornate costumes in an enchanted world where music intertwines with romance. Happy New Year to you all! ☆ ☆ ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬ ☆ ☆ #digitalart #gentleman #culture #artist #dance #theatre #conversation #baroque #sunset #song #music #romance #character #characterdesign #park #color #vive #fete #italy #new #year #actor #actress #emotions #play #genius #scenery #scene #enchanted #movement
✿♥‿♥✿ Artwork for a Special New Girls-Karate Class at my dojo ki club.cool @kiclub.cool in Amsterdam: “Samurette’s Girls-Karate Dojo” (collaboration with Thérèse Zoekende @theresezoekende). ✿ Registrations for this class will open soon and the class is expected to start early 2025. The artwork features our Dojo Cat “Samurette” who previously appeared in one of my portraits. ✿ You can see her if you swipe through the images in this post. There is also the intention to make a sticker of this design. ✿ ✿ #popart #tiger #digitalart #fight #japanese #design #shotokantiger #digital #art #karate #drawing #ki #girl #martialarts #japan #nihon #fight #power #move #hello #cat #dojo #persian #girlpower #colors #amsterdam #herengracht #street #streetart #sticker