![]() ![]() ![]() but by really making it and keeping that naivety of the drawing in the physical object, then you really have something. in a naive drawing you can draw anything but it will always remain in the drawing because in reality it’s impossible to make it. I wanted to challenge that idea even more by working with gravity. I’m always struggling with that rationality while I try to add spontaneity to the pieces. and even though this has a lot of advantages, it also takes away some fun and some intuitive ideas. in many cases the things we learnt are standing in our way, the naivety is not there anymore. Maarte baas (MB): in many of my works I try to tear apart the fixed ideas and logics that we grew up with. the imperfections of the linework are interpreted with immaculate craftsmanship in pure brass, combining a child-like form and logic with rather complex and detailed understanding of material and physics.ĭesignboom attended the opening of the exhibition in paris, and sat down with baas to discuss the collection in full detail.Įxhibition view at carpenters workshop gallery in parisĭesignboom (DB): in ‘close parity’ you have translated drawings into furniture. inside, very heavy counterweights hidden from eye’s view provides the structural stability they need to function. the resultant brass pieces maintain every oddity and intricacy of the sketches which seem to become almost impossible, off-balanced and top heavy sculptures. each cabinet is a direct extrusion of the childlike sketch, where gravity and logistics are irrelevant. ![]() Presented at carpenters workshop gallery in paris, ‘close parity’ is maarten baas’ latest collection and it exhibits five furniture pieces derived from ‘naive sketches’ extruded to the three-dimensional world. ![]()
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