Paper Art

Landscape of tolerance

Art exhibition, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, Dutch Contemporain Artist, installation art, Landscape, Paper Art, Video
Installation for the project ‘Go your own way’ at Kunstruimte Kel-30, Biotoop – Haren ‘Landscape of tolerance’ – August Robin Peters – 2025
Sfeerimpressie van de opstelling ‘ Landscape of tolerance – August Robin Peters – tijdens de expositie ‘Go your own way’ – May/June 2025

Landscape of tolerance originated from the desire to create a spatial representation. In the research, shapes were created that remain abstract but want to be figurative. When is an object accepted as a representation? Shapes are enlarged, stacked and hung loosely in space. The painting on cardboard were created by chance out of left-overs. Organized in a patch work manner and directed into a abstract form. Newspapers are painted; some fragments dissapear, other receive attention. The paper is stacked with news which become part of the layering and can not be seen as neutral anymore. Newspapers are sewn together, the thread makes the construction visable. The stacked boxes balance but take up space and hold their ground. Have we entered the setting of a play, with players about to enter the stage?

Project at Kel_30 ‘Go your own way’

Art exhibition, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, installation art, Object art, Paper Art, Sculpture

For the project at the art centre Kel_30 in Haren, I worked on location at the exhibition space for more than 3 weeks at my art installation. The end result is now on display. The show is to be visited from 12.00 – 17.00 on saturday 31 may, sunday 1 June and saturday 7 June at ‘ Kel_30, part of the De Biotoop, Kerklaan 30 in Haren, Groningen.

The idea and challenge for me was to make a sculptural work in a experimental setting, which had to have the right size for the space provided. The starting point for me was to go from a 2 dimensional work into a 3 dimensional installation. Using my materials like cardboard and newspaper, wood and paint in the same collage-like way as I do in my normaly smaller sized works.

Here are some pictures of the making of….. A sneak preview of the end result which you can come and see for yourself.

Kind of Mosaic

Art, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, Mixed media, Paper Art

‘Untitled’ – 29x42cm – Acryl paint on cardboard, glued on multiplex, framed with painted wooden slats. November 2024 – August Robin Peters

This abstract artwork almost made itself, the only thing I did was to organize the order. Just like a piece of mosaic. Putting left-over cut-out cardboard strips. Which came from cutting off strips from another older painting on cardboard. By puzzling the pieces afther each other, I could play with the rhythm of the colors and forms/stains and at the same time take control. The image created is still abstract, but to me, it tends to give a little bit of a botanical feel to it, without actually being a figurative image of such.

Expo zet ‘m in de glazenkast (hoedje van papier)

Art, Art on paper, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, Exhibition, Mixed media, Painting, Paper Art

Overzicht tentoonstelling Kunstruimte PK50 Ede
Knollen voor citroenen- Collage, Mixed media – 2024 – 40,5×25-5×3,0cm- August Robin Peters

Link to the art auction on the website of PK50 : https://50pk.nl/veiling/

Link to website Galerie2020 : https://www.galerie2020.nl/

Artist Talk pt.1 & pt.2

Art, August Peters, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, Mixed media, Painting, Paper Art

August Robin Peters – 2024 – Artist Talk pt.1 – 70x80x2cm
August Robin Peters – 2024 – Artist Talk pt.2 – 70x80x2cm

Both collages works are made of left over cardboard. Pieces of cardboard lying around on the atelier floor when I’m working, I use these to stroke away paint with my brush to clean them. So most of the stains are coincidence, and some are not. Making a composition with these elements makes me take some control of the image. In these two works I combined them with not so coincidental stains and even copied pieces of dessins from fabrics and added them in the image, which give them the needed contrast and depth.

I called them ‘Artist Talk’ because of the different parts that make one image; different points of view but in dialogue with each other.

What is your D n a ?

Art, assemblage, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, installation art, Mixed media, Moderne kunst, Object art, Paper Art
August Robin Peters 2022 – What is your D.N.A. ? – Mixed media

This installation is made of 25 compositions on cardboard boxes, made between 2020 and 2022. The method of making and the ingredients are the same. The outcome is very different and variable. It made me think of the human D.N.A. How we all are made of the same but differ so much from each other.

A framed composition with three boxes

Art, assemblage, Beeldende Kunst, Contemporary Art, Dutch Contemporain Artist, Mixed media, Moderne kunst, Object art, Paper Art
Composition with packaging box No. 31, No. 32 & No. 34 – Cardboard, paint, paper and wood – August Robin Peters – 2020/2022 (This work is sold)

In this work I realized a new composition existing out of individual pieces which are combined together to create a new image. The frame is made of old left-over pieces of wood and combined with new parts.

The frame that is holding the 3 boxes and 1 little one is constructed to accommodate the composition boxes, which are commutable, because you can simply pull them out and change them for another and make your own combination. The shape and design are inspired on fruit and vegetables baskets as you see them presented in markets or grocery stores.

I wanted to emphasize the heritage of the painted boxes which are made of packaging materials coming from the world of consuming.

Detail – Framed composition boxes – August Robin Peters 2022
Detail – Framed comoposotion boxes – August Robin Peters 2022
Detail – Framed composition boxes – August Robin Peters 2022
Framed composition with three boxes 31, 32 & 34 in interior –
August Robn Peters 2022
A new wall for this sold work –
August Robin Peters 2022