Jans Muskee
1961, Nieuw-Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jans Muskee makes enormous wax crayon drawings based on reality. But what kind of reality? Can these photo-realistic representations really exist? At first there seems little reason to believe otherwise: given a superficial analysis, everything appears straightforward. However, once triggered by the sight of something strange in a drawing, there appear to be complications in the relationships between the main characters. Confessions, secret wishes, fears, loneliness and primarily a great deal of sex. Muskee’s work portrays his keen visual eye: the observations of an artist who always commits himself to physical participation in powerful scenes filled with realistic lessons about life itself. A catalogue featuring Muskee’s work will shortly be presented in Berlin, Brussels and Utrecht.
(text by Claar Griffioen)
Education
Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten “Minerva”, Groningen
Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions
2009
'Night and Day', Cultura, Ede
'The Solo Project', Basel, with Flatland Gallery
'Tekenen Nu', Galerie Majke Hüsstege, 's Hertogenbosch
2008
'Tekeningenfestijn 2008', Galerie de Zevende Hemel, Velp
'Contemporary Art Ruhr', Galerie new Untitled, Essen
'Longstories', Torch gallery, Amsterdam
'The World Is Really Gonna Love You', Galerie new Untitled, Venlo
2007
'Um Die Ecke', Kulturpalast Wedding, Berlin
'the conciousness of the human being in the mind of an almost-human being', zoete-broodjes gallery, Amsterdam
'UitZicht', Artwalk, Amsterdam
Art Amsterdam, with Flatland Gallery
'Family Matters', KunstEyssen, Alkmaar
2006
'Gelukkig met z'n twee', Pictura, Dordrecht
2005
'Playtime', Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussel
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam
2004
'Microkosmos', Centraal Museum, Utrecht
'Snow White And The 3 Stooges', De Branderij, Antwerpen
Art Rotterdam, with Flatland Gallery
2003
'Moedern..ker', Artis, Den Bosch
'De Grote Vakantie', Arti & Amacitiae, Amsterdam
'Vensters', Grote Kerk, Alkmaar
2002
'It's Just Biology', Flatland gallery, Utrecht
'Grimmige Dansen Rond De Boom', De Vishal, Haarlem
Jans Muskee makes enormous wax crayon drawings based on reality. But what kind of reality? Can these photo-realistic representations really exist? At first there seems little reason to believe otherwise: given a superficial analysis, everything appears straightforward. However, once triggered by the sight of something strange in a drawing, there appear to be complications in the relationships between the main characters. Confessions, secret wishes, fears, loneliness and primarily a great deal of sex. Muskee’s work portrays his keen visual eye: the observations of an artist who always commits himself to physical participation in powerful scenes filled with realistic lessons about life itself. A catalogue featuring Muskee’s work will shortly be presented in Berlin, Brussels and Utrecht.
(text by Claar Griffioen)
Education
Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten “Minerva”, Groningen
Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
Selected Exhibitions
2009
'Night and Day', Cultura, Ede
'The Solo Project', Basel, with Flatland Gallery
'Tekenen Nu', Galerie Majke Hüsstege, 's Hertogenbosch
2008
'Tekeningenfestijn 2008', Galerie de Zevende Hemel, Velp
'Contemporary Art Ruhr', Galerie new Untitled, Essen
'Longstories', Torch gallery, Amsterdam
'The World Is Really Gonna Love You', Galerie new Untitled, Venlo
2007
'Um Die Ecke', Kulturpalast Wedding, Berlin
'the conciousness of the human being in the mind of an almost-human being', zoete-broodjes gallery, Amsterdam
'UitZicht', Artwalk, Amsterdam
Art Amsterdam, with Flatland Gallery
'Family Matters', KunstEyssen, Alkmaar
2006
'Gelukkig met z'n twee', Pictura, Dordrecht
2005
'Playtime', Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussel
Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam
2004
'Microkosmos', Centraal Museum, Utrecht
'Snow White And The 3 Stooges', De Branderij, Antwerpen
Art Rotterdam, with Flatland Gallery
2003
'Moedern..ker', Artis, Den Bosch
'De Grote Vakantie', Arti & Amacitiae, Amsterdam
'Vensters', Grote Kerk, Alkmaar
2002
'It's Just Biology', Flatland gallery, Utrecht
'Grimmige Dansen Rond De Boom', De Vishal, Haarlem