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    ' The Dip '

    Crowdmural at Biersteeg, Rotterdam

    ‘The Dip´ refers to the rich colour composition for which a brush has been ´dipped´ into paint for each brushstroke."

    With the invitation to paint a mural at the Biersteeg in the city of Rotterdam, Robert Rost took the opportunity to take his Crowdpainting process from the studio, scaling it up to cityscape perspective while retaining the effect.



    By blowing up this detail to 8 x 9 meters and placing it into a large scale urban area its abstract quality seems dominant to human proportions when watched from closeby and the spectator will only perceive a colourful and dynamic composition of shapes and colours.

    It's only from a distance, as seen from the surrounding appartments, or the end of the alley, the image of people becomes apparent.

    The Title

    The title ‘The Dip’ refers to the phenomenon of the individual being submerged in the crowd. The individual submerged subjects here are the depicted figurative persons as well the abstract shapes; all subject to the same dipping dynamics.

    ‘The Dip´ also refers to the rich colour composition for which a brush has been ´dipped´ into paint for each brushstroke.

    Finally the title refers to a Hip Hop dance move as the dynamic, colourful composition of the painting could be a full dancing crowd just like that, doing the dip.

    The Design

     

     

    The composition for ‘The Dip’ is a detail taken from the painting ´Captivating Crowd´. This original piece is only 30 x 30 cm from a 100 x 240 cm painting. 

    Around the mural a wooden, floating frame is handpainted as if the painting is framed.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The making of

    Thank You

    This mural has been made possible only with the generous support of the following parties.

    Hip Hop in je Smoel

    Rewriters010

    Liquitex Professional

    Ahmed Bas

             

    for the mediation, invitation and organization

    for organization, logistics and support

    for sponsoring  art materials

     for assisting and painting

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