Netherlands
Drager Meurtant
Visual artist in several media 2-D and 3-D with a start in 2012 after carreer in biomedicine. Often using discarded material for abstract or primitive figurative presentations.
Drager Meurtant (1951, artist alias of Gerard Rutteman), has since young age interest in art. Early on much creativity went into his veterinary-biomedical profession and also did find an outlet in poetry. At the age of 61 he became 'self-crowned' visual artis: sculptures (assemblages), collages, graphics and paintings became part of the spectrum. As autodidact and with experience in carpentry, natural materials (wood, stone) in addition to construction material are at the basis of his assemblages. Much of the basic elements are from demolition- / remnant materials ("recycling art"), some are 'objets trouvés'.
A leading principle is the fascination for the processes of development and decay, as these occur in nature, but also in products made by human hands.
Recurring themes are 'balance / inbalance', and borders and boundaries
At walks in city, village, or industry-zone, but also in nature, photography becomes another means to grasp the world we live in. Also in graphical work, painting and collage, this vision is active.
