The Painted Bird
Dreams and Nightmares of Europe
by Gijs Frieling, Valentijn Bijvanck

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Author(s)

Gijs Frieling, Valentijn Bijvanck

Publication

Amsterdam ; Maastricht : Valiz ; Marres, 2017

Scope

240 Pages, illustrated, 23 cm.

ISBN

9789492095367

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This book chronicles the creation of 'The Painted Bird', a colossal, collaborative mural painting created in Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, in Maastricht. Made by 19 artists, the painting will cover the entire interior of Marres, with beautiful and frightening impressions of Europe. Een Gesamtkunstwerk van Marie Aly, Cian-Yu Bai, Bonno van Doorn, Kim David Bots, Gijs Frieling, Natasja Kensmil, Klaas Kloosterboer, Mirthe Klück, Frank Koolen, Fiona Lutjenhuis, Charlott Markus, Kalle Mattsson, Jan van de Pavert, Tanja Ritterbex, Sam Samiee, Charlotte Schleiffert, Derk Thijs, Sarah Verbeek, Helen Verhoeven, Evi Vingerling en Job Wouters.

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Person as subject

Marie Aly, Cian-Yu Bai, Bonno van Doorn, Kim David Bots, Gijs Frieling, Natasja Kensmil, Klaas Kloosterboer, Mirthe Klück, Frank Koolen, Fiona Lutjenhuis, Charlott Markus, Kalle Mattsson, Jan van de Pavert, Tanja Ritterbex, Sam Samiee, Charlotte Schleiffert, Derk Thijs, Sarah Verbeek, Helen Verhoeven, Evi Vingerling, Job Wouters.

Keywords

painting , drawing , cartography

Geographical location

Maastricht

Location

Cabinet 12 - 2: Kunstcentra ; Nederland

Remarks

Incl. Biographies of the artists.