Nico Krijno / Collages 2020-2022 painting supercharged by effects of contrast

supercharged by effects of contrast and brilliance

yet not exclusively

They resemble pillars and artefacts that are left behind on various historical sites and they can be associated with land art installations

For the first picture

I know I’m asking a lot

Nico Krijno / Collages 2020-2022 painting supercharged by effects of contrastOn paper, a book may seem a peculiar object to accommodate Nico Krijnos work. By virtue of its form, a book is finite, a neat vessel that lends itself to those narratives with a beginning and end. Krijnos work, however, is not finite; it has no resolution or discernible moments that can be easily pointed at, bound and labelled. And neither does it ebb or flow in tidy rhythms but accumulates, constantly and relentlessly. If anything, Krijnos work feels