René Eicke is a painter. He regards his work as abstract art. The goal of the artwork is not to tell a story but to connect with the viewer through their senses and interpretations.
René views painting as a continuing quest for new possibilities within the process of painting.
René has not used a brush for over ten years. Instead he first pours and drips paint onto a smooth surface. After it dries he then glues the dried paint as a whole to a linen canvas. The process of gluing the paint to the linen is a consistent way of separating himself from the traditional painting dogma.
According to Eicke abstract art no longer carries the same weight as it used to during the modern art era.
Each painting has a prepositioned composition, either through structure or repetition. This composition is more or less identifiable through feeling or recognition.
The random behavior of the paint influences this and disrupts and rebuilds the painting. During the pouring and dripping of the paint the piece is in motion and builds itself up. The painting is at that point “living in the moment”.
According to René Eicke, the actions of the paint is the truth behind the painting. Personal expression is not important to him. The focus lies upon the visual recognition of the paint itself.
The painting is the focal point where form both develops and dissolves.
René Eicke (Essen, 1954)
2009 Accident (Filing cabinet project), Phoebus Gallery, Rotterdam
2009 Pour faire simple, Paris Concret, Parijs
2008 Gegenstandslos, Gesellschaft fur Kunst und Gestaltung, Bonn
2008 From the collection of Hans Timmer, Gorinchem City Hall, Gorinchem
2008 Under the Surface, RC de Ruimte, Ijmuiden
2008 Utrecht Art Fair, Besselaar Gallery, Utrecht
2007 Fundamenta 1, Besselaar Gallery, Utrecht
2006 Colour Matters, Kunstruimte 09, Groningen
2005 Art Of The Box, Kunstuitleen Utrecht, Utrecht
