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“ IN MY MIND’S EYE “
On Friday November 13th Readytex Art
Gallery opens the solo exhibition ‘In my mind’s eye’ from visual artist Dhiradj
Ramsamoedj. An exhibition rife with color and narrative, intriguing,
mysterious, critical, now and then somewhat mocking, but above all quite
extraordinary. The artist’s view of the world around him, as he sees it inside
his head, in his thoughts, …. ‘in his mind’s eye’.
Dhiradj
Ramsamoedj finds inspiration in his surroundings, in the world around him, and
in current events and incidents that occur throughout. The sometimes so
questionable morals and ethics of humans, regarding personal, political as well
as social subjects, are themes the artist is constantly preoccupied with. With
his art Ramsamoedj raises critical questions, exposes controversial situations
and challenges the viewer to discover the deeper meaning behind his enigmatic
imagery. Characteristic in that imagery are the human figures with strangely
shaped heads, a deliberate distortion, which according to the artist, refers to
the complex and mysterious nature of mankind. But whereas in his previous work
the oddly shaped heads held no expression, those in the new collection do
manifest some level of facial expression, some emotion: A frown, a smile, a
smirk. With his new work Ramsamoedj seems to gradually lay a bit more of the
soul of his subjects bare. They look slightly more human, but not completely.
In a diverse,
but meticulously chosen color palette, sometimes in oils and sometimes in
acrylic paint, Ramsamoedj touches upon subjects ranging from corruption,
deception and oppression, to pollution and deforestation, and even to love and
relationships. More than forty paintings, all done in the same size, but
visually extremely diverse. With themes that are sometimes easy to read, at
other times more of a riddle, and in some instances open to a variety of
interpretations. With the paintings in ‘In my minds eye’ the more discerning
viewer is offered a privileged look into the brain of Dhiradj Ramsamoedj. He or
she may then attempt to unravel the workings of the mind within… not an easy
thing to do successfully, but the discussions that it will unearth, will be
just as interesting as the works of art themselves.
‘In my mind’s
eye’ is on display at Readytex Art Gallery at the Steenbakkerijstraat 30, from
Friday the 13th until Saturday the 21st of November, on Monday thru Friday from
8:00 am – 4:30 pm and on Saturday from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. Extra opening hours
in the evenings on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of November from 7:00
– 9:00 pm.


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