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Meet Chris Platteeuw, note the artworks he is holding!
Here you can see the important moment when the beautiful and sensible artwork with
the red VW Beetle receives Chris' last finishing touches!
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Chris Platteeuw's short profile:
Chris Platteeuw is both, a car-enthusiast and an illustrator. By combining these two aspects
it is never difficult for him to choose what to paint.
He is interested in the body shape of cars. That means that he likes the Ferrari 250 SWB
Berlinetta because of its design and not only because it is a Ferrari.
Especially designs out of the fifties and sixties are his favourites.
He is painting in two different styles. In his illustrations there is a remarkable balance
between photo realistic details and area's with a more rough structure.
There are cars in showroom-condition, but also examples that are heavily used. Some almost
battered like the Fiat 500 and the Citroën 2CV (see below).
For that category of paintings he frequently likes to stay on wreck yards with 'oldies' to
get the necessary inspiration. Things such as rusted metal and other worn out materials are
studied in this occasions.
But in many countries in the world people are so busy with environment, that these very
special rest places with beautiful sceneries are more and more destroyed. That happens while
they let all the chemical industries and other creators of pollution almost untouched. In
The Netherlands it is no longer allowed to have an unregistered 'oldie' as decoration in
the backyard. Something that can be so inspiring for an artist like Chris.
With the art print of the Volkswagen Beetle Chris is illustrating the charm of a normal
used streetcar, combined with other objects from the sixties. A scenery that will help
many people to remember the simpler times, when life wasn't so hurried and the pace was
slower. As life becomes more complex, these simple memories become more important.
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Fiat 500. -.- .Citroën 2CV
[Sent by Chris Platteeuw on 09AUG2000]
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