“….In my view, it's always important to consider matters from the vantage point of a bit of time and distance. Consequently, I tend to view life from the sidelines, deliberately maintaining some distance from the mainstream, seemingly "drifting away" from the main currents of every day life.

"Drifting away" for me, usually means questioning my surroundings and the status quo. You could say I've developed an attitude towards life that I adhere to, where I intentionally keep some distance from the mainstream and from what might be considered central to others. For most, contemporary art is widely accepted as integral to every day life. However, this does not mean that trends in contemporary art can solve all of life's problems nor become part of the mainstream.

Most so-called "Contemporary Art" is no more than a byproduct or phenomenon needed to meet the demands of the marketplace and our endless appetite for the latest consumer products and spectacle. Today, much of "Contemporary Art" never goes beyond creating faint shadows of societal reality, images so far removed from reality that they often appear fake and vulgar.

Unlike "Modern Art" of the past, which sought to depict the heavy weight of reality and flesh-and-blood activities, today's "Contemporary Art" often lacks meaning and substance, typically conforming to what is popular -and superficial -in every day life. So in my view, it is time to find a more appropriate term for what passes these days as "Contemporary Art".

Works - Zoon. Dreamscape