Fuck Fake Art

Fuck Fake Art

Fuck Fake Art

A coated painting about art and illusion, titled ‘Fuck Fake Art’.

Title: ‘Fuck Fake Art’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm

Photos by: Simon Sandberg (1), Martijn Sandberg

‘Fuck Fake Art’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘Fuck Fake Art’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘Fuck Fake Art’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

This Is Crap

This Is Crap

This Is Crap

‘This Is Crap’ – Well, it certainly is! Ready to hang on an empty wall or right next an artwork of your choice.

Title: ‘This Is Crap’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘This Is Crap’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘This Is Crap’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘This Is Crap’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

Fuck Art Deco

Fuck Art Deco

Fuck Art Deco

Decorate your wall with ‘Fuck Art Deco’.

Title: ‘Fuck Art Deco’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘Fuck Art Deco’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘Fuck Art Deco’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

‘Fuck Art Deco’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, size: 60cm x 60cm x 2cm.

No Image No Message

No Image No Message

No Image No Message

‘No Image No Message’. It’s open to any interpretation. Refrain only, in white light and in blacklight.

Title: ‘No Image No Message’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: fluorescent coated aluminium
Size: 42cm x 60cm x 2cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in daylight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in daylight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in daylight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in blacklight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in blacklight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium. (photo in blacklight)

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, fluorescent coated aluminium.

Pretty Vacant (#1)

Pretty Vacant (#1)

Pretty Vacant (#1)

‘Pretty Vacant’ by Martijn Sandberg consists of a light greenish phosphorescent figuration on a white aluminium panel. The text ‘We’re Pretty Vacant’ refers to a Sex Pistols song.
After illumination, the loaded sentence glows in the dark and then slowly fades until it is ‘empty’ again; zero content.

Title: ‘Pretty Vacant’ (#1)
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: Phosphorescent coated aluminium
Size: 100cm x 100cm

Photo 1: in daylight.
Photo 2: glowing in the dark.
Photo 3: fading out.

Photos by: Tom Haartsen

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#1), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in daylight)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#1), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in the dark)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#1), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in the dark)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#1), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm.

Pretty Vacant (#2)

Pretty Vacant (#2)

Pretty Vacant (#2)

‘Pretty Vacant’ by Martijn Sandberg consists of a light greenish phosphorescent figuration on a white aluminium panel. The text ‘We’re Pretty Vacant’ refers to a Sex Pistols song.
After illumination, the loaded sentence glows in the dark and then slowly fades until it is ‘empty’ again; zero content.

Title: ‘Pretty Vacant’ (#2)
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: Phosphorescent coated aluminium
Size: 100cm x 100cm

Photo 1: in daylight.
Photo 2: glowing in the dark.
Photo 3: fading out.

Photos by: Tom Haartsen​

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#2), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in daylight)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#2), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in the dark)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#2), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm. (photo in the dark)

‘Pretty Vacant’ (#2), phosphorescent coated aluminium, 100cm x 100cm.

Kill The Pics

Kill The Pics

Kill The Pics

In white on fluorescent pink, the notorious slogan ‘Kill The Pigs’ has been translated into a critical statement on painting and the visual arts.
The artist’s subtle variation in text is emphasized by the shift from handwriting on the wall to drawing letters with a finger in wet paint on an aluminium canvas; from social criticism about ‘pigs’ to the language of ‘pics’ – pictures and pixels.

In wit op fluoriserend roze, vertaalt Martijn Sandberg de beruchte uitspraak ‘Kill The Pigs’ tot een kritisch statement over de schilderkunst en beeldende kunst. De subtiele wijziging in de tekst wordt onderstreept door de verschuiving van handschrift op de muur naar het schrijven van letters met de vinger op een paneel, van sociaal-maatschappelijke aanklacht naar de taal van ‘pics’; ‘pictures’ en ‘pixels’.

Title: ‘Kill The Pics’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: fluorescent coated aluminium
Size: 100cm x 100cm x 2cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘Kill The Pics’, fluorescent coated aluminium, size: 100cm x 100cm x 2cm.

‘Kill The Pics’, fluorescent coated aluminium, size: 100cm x 100cm x 2cm.

‘Kill The Pics’, fluorescent coated aluminium, size: 100cm x 100cm x 2cm.

‘Kill The Pics’, fluorescent coated aluminium, size: 100cm x 100cm x 2cm.

No Image No Message

No Image No Message

No Image No Message

‘No Image No Message’, from 1998, reflecting in daylight and in the dark.

Title: ‘No Image No Message’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: reflective, coated aluminium
Size: 80cm x 80cm x 2cm

Photos by: Tom Haartsen

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 80cm x 80cm x 2cm, 1998.

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 80cm x 80cm x 2cm, 1998.

‘No Image No Message’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 80cm x 80cm x 2cm, 1998.

Emoticon

Emoticon

Emoticon

It is never too late for early works. Made in 1996, a diptych as a duet, titled ‘Emoticon’.

Title: ‘Emoticon’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 2x diameter 30cm
Edition: 5, signed and numbered on the reverse side

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘Emoticon’, Martijn Sandberg, multiple edition. Coated aluminium, 2x diameter 30cm.

‘Emoticon’, Martijn Sandberg, multiple edition. Coated aluminium, 2x diameter 30cm.

‘Emoticon’, Martijn Sandberg, multiple edition. Coated aluminium, 2x diameter 30cm.

Sign

Sign

Sign

‘Hallo’, in shrieking colour. Made in 1995, titled ‘Sign’.

Title: ‘Sign’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: diameter 30cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘Sign’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, diameter 30cm.

‘Sign’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, diameter 30cm.

‘Sign’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, diameter 30cm.

End Or And

End Or And

End Or And

Three early interludes, from 1992: ‘And Or’, ‘End or And’, ‘End And’ – each 155cm x 57cm.

Title: ‘And Or’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 155cm x 57cm x 2cm

Title: ‘End Or And’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 155cm x 57cm x 2cm

Title: ‘End And’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Material: coated aluminium
Size: 155cm x 57cm x 2cm

Photos by: Martijn Sandberg

‘And Or’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 155cm x 57cm, 1992.

‘End Or And’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 155cm x 57cm, 1992.

‘End And’, Martijn Sandberg, coated aluminium, 155cm x 57cm, 1992.