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Marcel van Beek
Germany
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- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Printing : Digital on Metal , Metal
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 31.5x45.3in
- Edition : 1 / 25
- Artist's proof : 2
About this artwork
The Eldena ruins, made an icon of Romanticism by Caspar David Friedrich, interest me in their present-day context. I'm recoloring them a fresh green: the walls surprisingly blend in with the surrounding, distinctive vegetation. This creates not a quotation from Romanticism, but a contemporary interpretation in which nature and architecture merge into one.
I work with calm tonal values and a clear structure: old trunks on the left and right, with… towering arches and pillar remnants in between. Light filters through the canopy, framing the bricks and casting islands of shadow on the ground. Stone and leaf harmonize without concealing their different eras.
A locus amoenus of peace and strength emerges: the trees provide support, the ruins open up space. The famous backdrop becomes a silent group portrait of nature and history – a place where the stone speaks not only of transience, but of the present.
I work with calm tonal values and a clear structure: old trunks on the left and right, with… towering arches and pillar remnants in between. Light filters through the canopy, framing the bricks and casting islands of shadow on the ground. Stone and leaf harmonize without concealing their different eras.
A locus amoenus of peace and strength emerges: the trees provide support, the ruins open up space. The famous backdrop becomes a silent group portrait of nature and history – a place where the stone speaks not only of transience, but of the present.
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
Ruine Eldena
$3,540
