Het rode kasteel 1976

Harrie Gerritz created "Het rode kasteel" or "The Red Castle" with graphite, colored pencil, and collage. The artwork presents a simplified, almost diagrammatic scene: a red-outlined structure resembling a castle, hovering above a detailed wooden gate. Gerritz teases the eye with an interplay between flatness and depth. The red castle, rendered with clean lines, contrasts with the textured foliage and the intricately drawn gate. This juxtaposition creates a visual tension, as if the elements exist in separate realities. The composition divides the space into distinct zones, each marked by a different mode of representation. It challenges our perception by not adhering to traditional perspectival logic. What we are left with is a representation that destabilizes fixed meanings, inviting us to reconsider how we perceive space, form, and representation itself. This piece uses structure to communicate an essence of place, while simultaneously questioning its stability.