Hank Schmidt in der Beek’s collages and paintings offer a wild ride through art history that will delight even those who know nothing about art history. The artist combines worlds that seem miles apart with relish: comics and the classics of modernism.
The works of the Berlin-based artist present his own perspective on art history. “Dragon season in the non-representational world” combines collages and paintings, with the motif of kite flying running through the various groups of works: The Smurfs use the coloured squares from Rodchenko’s “The Smooth Colour” as kites, Mickey Mouse and Goofy cheekily use the black square to play with the wind and Charlie Braun has his hands full with Malevich’s suprematist surfaces.