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Marcel van Beek
Germany
Artist highlights
- Prizewinner
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Printing : Digital on Metal , Metal
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 23.6x23.6in
- Edition : 1 / 15
- Artist's proof : 2
About this artwork
In Tatort IV, I choose a location that doesn't really tell a story: an overhang, a downpipe, a section of wooden facade, a wire mesh against a dark background. I crop the space tightly, make the horizon disappear, and force the viewer's gaze into lines and edges. The roof's lines recede, the vertical pipes block the way – as if you were standing too close, with no way to escape.
The coarse-grained surface and the blue-greenish monochrome palette… cool the image; harsh contrasts make material and shadows cut across each other. There are no people, nor any clear traces. It is precisely this emptiness that makes the scene unsettling: a neutral scene becomes a projection surface. Nothing happens—and yet the feeling arises that something might have happened. The "crime scene" lies not in the image, but in the mind of the viewer.
The coarse-grained surface and the blue-greenish monochrome palette… cool the image; harsh contrasts make material and shadows cut across each other. There are no people, nor any clear traces. It is precisely this emptiness that makes the scene unsettling: a neutral scene becomes a projection surface. Nothing happens—and yet the feeling arises that something might have happened. The "crime scene" lies not in the image, but in the mind of the viewer.
Marcel van Beek
Germany
Credentials
- Prizewinner
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Marcel van Beek works with photography, painting, and graphic design and holds a degree with honors from Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences. His technique combines pictorialist influences with a romantic-symbolist visual language. His photographs embody contemporary fine art photography and conceptual photography, often featuring monochrome recolored works that have received numerous international awards.
He creates a poetic visual language interested in forms and structures, combining this with a modern, conceptual approach that claims social relevance. In his work, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published several art books (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented in international academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, and Minneapolis).
More information: 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 work, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published several art books (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented in international academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, and Minneapolis).
More information: www.marcelvanbeek.de
Marcel van Beek
Tatort IV
$2,560
