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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 39.4x39.4in
About this artwork
"The Curtain" is my tentative gaze. I approach the hidden not head-on, but through folds, hems, and edges. The cloth falls heavy and slanted, refracting the light into warm and cold zones, as if it wanted to tell a story and yet conceal it. Behind the fabric, a form hints—slats, perhaps an object, perhaps just a wall shadow—enough to set the imagination in motion. In the "Labyrinth" series, I'm interested in this moment of semi-transparency: the…
secret is close, but not yet revealed. The curtain is both threshold and guardian; I paint the tension between hand and fabric, between the desire to reveal and the tension of what will then become visible.
Marcel van Beek
Germany
Credentials
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Marcel van Beek works with photography, painting, and graphic design, drawing on his artistic background from his studies at the Alanus University of Art and Social Sciences. His technique combines pictorialist influences with romantic-symbolist imagery. His photographs embody contemporary fine art photography and conceptual photography, often featuring monochrome recolors in tertiary colors.
He creates a poetic visual language interested in forms and structures, combining this with a modern, conceptual approach that claims social relevance. In his works, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published various art publications (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented internationally in academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, Düsseldorf, and Berlin).
More: www.marcelvanbeek.de
He creates a poetic visual language interested in forms and structures, combining this with a modern, conceptual approach that claims social relevance. In his works, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published various art publications (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented internationally in academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, Düsseldorf, and Berlin).
More: www.marcelvanbeek.de
Marcel van Beek
Der Vorhang
$4,000