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Category: Icons

In de serie ‘Iconen’ worden moderne en historische verhalen in kleur ondergedompeld en intuitief samengebracht, typisch voor de losse manier waarop Ingmar thema’s, beeldtaal en stijl met elkaar verbindt.

  • Matter

    Matter - Fine art print op aquarelpapier 50x50 cm (2020)
    Matter – Fine art print on watercolour paper, 50×50 cm (2020)

    In ‘Matter’, the intuitive yet meticulous approach Ingmar takes to his art is perfectly reflected. The central figure, assembled from the shapes of keyholes, depicts a skull, a saint and a keyhole. Thanks to some cleverly placed cast shadows, this guardian of secrets appears to have been cut out of a self-composed Mondrian.

    The two small figures at the front are schematic representations of subatomic particles: a proton and an electron. The eyes and mouth form a schematic representation of charge or spin: positive and negative, attraction and repulsion. At the same time, the lines and crosses are a means of depicting expressions in comic strips: these are the faces of stick figures.

    In this way, Ingmar's symbolism is both explicit and intuitive.

    Matter - Fine art print op aquarelpapier detail (2020)
    Matter - Fine art print op aquarelpapier in lijst (2020)
    Matter - Fine art print op aquarelpapier detail (2020)
    Matter - Fine art print op aquarelpapier (2020)
    Matter – Fine art print on watercolour paper, 50×50 cm (2020)

    The work has been rendered as a fine art print on watercolour paper and is hanon display in the laboratory of a theoretical quantum physicist.

    Features and specifications

    Title: Matter
    Year: 2020
    Software: Illustrator
    Process: Fine art print
    Material: Watercolor paper
    Dimensions: 50×50 cm

  • So Long and thanks for all The Fish

    So long and thanks for all the fish – artprint op acrylplaat 80×80 cm
    So long and thanks for all the fish – art print on acrylic panel, 80×80 cm (2019)

    ‘So long and thanks for all the fish’ is an unsettling iconographic image that is, at the same time, light-hearted due to the colours, style and tone of voice. The composition is playful and graphic, with precise lines and intuitively chosen blocks of colour that are characteristic of Ingmar’s figurative, abstract and typographic work.

    At the centre is a terrified figure of Christ, revealing his hands dripping with green blood. His unusual nudity, sharp teeth, single eye and keyhole are equally striking. Behind Christ, we see a medallion and three fish, a symbol of Christ himself, but also a reference to Douglas Adams’s science fiction series 'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy'.. In it, dolphins depart from Earth – which has been condemned to the scrap heap – with the message ‘So long and thanks for all the fish’.

    ‘Icons‘ is a series of pop art prints created by Ingmar in 2019 and 2020. In this series, modern and historical narratives are submerged in colour and intuitively woven together. Bright, contrasting colours and clean, graphic outlines strip the imagery of its religious earnestness and place it in the world of pop art.

    So long and thanks for all the fish – Fine art print op aquarel papier 50×50 cm (2019)
    So long and thanks for all the fish – detail
    So long and thanks for all the fish – Fine art print op aquarel papier 50×50 cm (2019)
    So long and thanks for all the fish – Fine art print on watercolour paper, 50×50 cm (2019)

    ‘So long and thanks for all the fish’ has been published as, amongst other editions, a fine art print on 50×50 cm watercolour paper. In addition, a large 150×150 cm inkjet print has been produced on vinyl, and the icon is available as an inkjet print on an 80×80 cm acrylic panel.

    Features and specifications

    Title: So long and thanks for all the fish
    Year: 2019
    Software: Illustrator
    Process: Inkjet printing
    Material: Acrylic plate
    Dimensions: 80×80 cm

  • Bad penis

    Stoute piemel – Fine Art Print op aquarel papier 50 x 50 cm (2020)
    Bad penis - Fine Art Print on watercolour paper 50 x 50 cm (2020)

    ‘Bad Penis’ is an ironic caricature with a psychedelic vibe. In the middle of the piece, a penis with edgy little wings and a grumpy face stands on a stool. Behind the bad-tempered penis, there's a pink ring with dots and a dark hole surrounded by a wreath of sperm cells, along with small keyholes each containing a tiny eye. The background features a bustling half-tone pattern commonly used in newspaper and magazine printing.

    The print uses stark colour contrasts: blue, pink, yellow and turquoise. This makes the work cheerful, provocative and absurd. The halo and the buffoon character hoisted onto a stool lend the image a ceremonial air, as if it were a well-known cultural icon. The silhouette also bears a resemblance to a totem pole out of an old comic strip.

    The print was created around the height of the ‘MeToo’ initiative: a cultural wave of emancipation and participation that continues to raise awareness and expose abuse to this day. The visual elements are designed to evoke specific associations. The stool, the grumpy expression, the figure’s laughable appearance, the droplets of sperm flying everywhere, the absurd silhouette of a crucified martyr, the absence of testicles and the psychotic halftone pattern are all references to the scandals and their exposure.

    Stoute piemel – Fine Art Print op aquarel papier 50 x 50 cm (2020)
    Stoute piemel – Fine Art Print closeup
    Stoute piemel – Fine Art Print detail
    Bad penis - Fine Art Print on watercolour paper 50 x 50 cm (2020)

    The print is part of the 'Iconsseries, which reflects on western cultural developments.

    Features and specifications

    Title: Bad penis
    Year: 2020
    Software: Illustrator
    Process: Fine art print
    Material: Watercolor paper
    Dimensions: 50×50 cm

  • Die Welt weint

    Die Welt weint – Fine art print op aquarel papier 50×50 cm (2019)
    Die Welt weint – Fine art print on watercolour paper, 50×50 cm (2019)

    Three locked towers in shades of pink, ochre and purple are suspended against an rolling background. The sky above the buildings is filled with blood-red clouds from which pink tears descend. The atmosphere of this print from the ‘Icons’ series is ceremonial and suffocating, despite the colourful palette that is so typical in Ingmar’s work.

    This work is an icon of sorrow, in which grief lies hidden behind thick walls. It is a depiction of a great flood, the story of blood-red tears being shed by a god upon his failed work.

    Die Welt weint – artprint (2019)
    Die Welt weint – inkjetprint op vinyl 150×150 cm (2019)
    Die Welt weint – Fine art print detail

    Features and specifications

    Title: Die Welt weint
    Year: 2019
    Software: Illustrator
    Process: Fine art print
    Material: Watercolor paper
    Dimensions: 50×50 cm

  • A Day at the Beach

    Een dagje aan het strand - Artprint (2019) door Ingmar Spit

    A Day at the Beach – Art Print (2019)

    This loud print in neon colours is full of direct and indirect references. An elongated pink cartoon figure takes centre stage, with an enormous head, tight-closed eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth. It hangs between two towers connected by an arched passageway that appears to refer to the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, and almost literally represents the gateway to Europe. In the background, the beach and sea are drawn as an angular bed of nails. Tiny fish with large blue eyes float through the image like passing bystanders.

    This work is discomforting and harsh. The swollen head evokes associations with a body that has been submerged in water for too long. The scream, the neon colours and the rugged shapes make the image painful to look at. The sea is hostile, the building institutional, the fish unemotional. Their pupils are dark keyholes.

    In the Icons verwijzen vissen meestal naar Christus, niet als religieuze figuur, maar als mens die verantwoording eist. Dit is waar de preciese aanklacht in dit werk zit: collectief weigeren we compassie toe te laten voor mensen die in gammele bootjes voor armoede, vervolging en oorlog op de vlucht slaan.

    ‘On Cruelty' is another of Ingmar’s works that reflects on collective cruelty.

    Een dagje aan het strand - Fine art print op aquarel papier detail
    Een dagje aan het strand - Inkjetprint op vinyl 150x150 cm (2019)
    Een dagje aan het strand - Fine art print op aquarel papier 50x50 cm (2019)
    Een dagje aan het strand - Fine art print op aquarel papier 50x50 cm (2019)
    A day at the beach – Fine art print on watercolour paper, 50×50 cm (2019)

    This work has been published in various editions. These include a large inkjet print on vinyl measuring 150×150 cm and a fine art print on watercolour paper measuring 50×50 cm.

    Features and specifications

    Title: A Day at the Beach
    Year: 2019
    Software: Illustrator
    Process: Fine art print
    Material: Watercolor paper
    Dimensions: 50×50 cm