MARK STURKENBOOM
Mark Sturkenboom
Sturkenboom was formerly a welder before graduating with honors in 2012 at Artez, Institute for the Arts in Arnhem. He is trained as a designer but now acts as an independent artist.
Design is a word that can mean a great deal of different things depending on the time, place, and context that one chooses to view it in.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines design as: “Purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object.”
Perhaps that’s his only tie with design; Sturkenboom creates purposeful, intentional objects. In doing so, he works together with devoted craftsmen and artisans around the world. His work is part of public and private collections and exhibitions worldwide.
Sturkenboom delivers absolute statements through fierce intention, careful planning, and purposeful energy that proliferates in his will to express. Throughout all of this, he manages to balance a visual cadence between the absurd and a sharp sense of humor.
He welcomes the viewer to casually slip into his conceptual narrative.
Mark Sturkenboom
Dark crystals Overgrown Candelabra is a thought-provoking piece in its aesthetic and narrative. It exemplifies an object, here the candelabra, forgotten in time. The crystals have taken over the boring surfaces of the candelabra, neglected and ignored--human experiences which no one wants to go through. With Crystals Overgrown, Mark succeeds in challenging this narrative just as he challenges manufacturing, as it is based one processes which derives the same output. Instead, with a fluid developed by Atelier Mark Sturkenboom which allows objects to grow crystals over a period of time, he espouses the material, its character, idiosyncracies, background and emotions. Thus, provoking ones concept of being desolate. Crystals Overgrown Candelabra is available in 2 sizes and also comes in Crystals Overgrown Candelabra version.
Mark Sturkenboom
Pair of Crystals Overgrown Candelabra is a set of thought-provoking piece in its aesthetic and narrative. It exemplifies an object, here the candelabra, forgotten in time. The crystals have taken over the predictable surfaces of the candelabra, neglected and ignored--human experiences which no one wants to go through. With Crystals Overgrown, Mark succeeds in challenging this narrative just as he challenges manufacturing, as it is based one processes which derives the same output. Instead, with a fluid developed by Atelier Mark Sturkenboom which allows objects to grow crystals over a period of time, he espouses the material, its character, idiosyncracies, background and emotions. Thus, provoking ones concept of being desolate.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom's Cyrstals Overgrown series takes us to dreamland. Aptly called Once Upon A Time, this line of mirrors are embodiments of human experiences--to sleep and to dream. It transports us back to our memories, an emotional journey of trials and triumphs, a reminder of our personality, and an affirmation of our bieng. Once Upon A Time takes a sophisticated approach to mirrors through the use of sculpted stainless steel exquisitely done in mirror finish. The faceted edges create an elegant three-dimensional frame. A starck reminder to bygone days, natural grown crystals slowly carves its way in, provoking our values. Mark succeeds in challenging this narrative just as he challenges manufacturing, as it is based one processes which derives the same output. Instead, he espouses the material, its character, idiosyncracies, background and emotions. Thus, provoking ones concept of being desolate.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom's Cyrstals Overgrown series takes us to dreamland. Aptly called Once Upon A Time, this line of mirrors are embodiments of human experiences--to sleep and to dream. It transports us back to our memories, an emotional journey of trials and triumphs, a reminder of our personality, and an affirmation of our bieng. Once Upon A Time takes a sophisticated approach to mirrors through the use of sculpted stainless steel exquisitely done in mirror finish. The faceted edges create an elegant three-dimensional frame. A starck reminder to bygone days, natural grown crystals slowly carves its way in, provoking our values. Mark succeeds in challenging this narrative just as he challenges manufacturing, as it is based one processes which derives the same output. Instead, he espouses the material, its character, idiosyncracies, background and emotions. Thus, provoking ones concept of being desolate.
Mark Sturkenboom
Crystals Overgrown Chandelier is a thought-provoking piece in its aesthetic and narrative. It exemplifies an object, here a chandelier, forgotten in time. The crystals have taken over the chandelier, neglected and ignored--human experiences which no one wants to go through. With Crystals Overgrown, Mark succeeds in challenging this narrative just as he challenges manufacturing, as it is based one processes which derives the same output. Instead, with a fluid developed by Atelier Mark Sturkenboom which allows objects to grow crystals over a period of time, he espouses the material, its character, idiosyncracies, background and emotions. Thus, provoking ones concept of being desolate. Crystals Overgrown Chandelier also comes in a Small version and crystal can also be in grey / black.
Mark Sturkenboom
Love potion is a series of glass bottles that hold an elixir made with animal instinct and pheromones. The bottles are made to look like they are about to erupt. The sinuous lines and colors rendered in blown glass processing make this a provocative sculptural piece of passion and seduction. The mouth blown glass is accentuated 18-Karat Goldplated Brass. Sturkenboom shows this works through a careful palette and clean lines, which resist the temptation of confusion and cluttered aesthetics. Memory is prevalent in his line of work, throughout his entire oeuvre is the ability to preserve a moment in a state of crystal clarity. Memory is messy, it is flavored by myriad personal influences.
Mark Sturkenboom
Crystals Overgrown Candelabra is a thought-provoking piece in its aesthetic and narrative. It exemplifies an object, here the candelabra, forgotten in time. Hand-sculpted unique design artwork by Mark Sturkenboom This world is cluttered with stuff, how would the world look like a few thousand years from now? Crystals Overgrown is a series of chandeliers and candlesticks that appear to be relics from a desolate flooded world. Atelier Mark Sturkenboom designed a fluid that allows objects to grow crystals over a period of time. The base and candle holder features beautiful aluminum with crystal glass in white color.
