Het heden, het verleden 1950 - 2009

This work, "Het heden, het verleden" by Harrie Gerritz, is a print, and it feels like a journey through time, or maybe just a very thoughtful to-do list. I’m drawn to the simplicity of the marks, those horizontal bands of color, like earth strata, or maybe the stripes on a very minimal flag. The green square anchors the piece, a vibrant ground for that skeletal horse, all straight lines and angles. It’s like a cave painting done with a ruler. And it’s that horse that gets me. How Gerritz boils down this animal to its barest essence. There's a real tension between the flatness of the graphic shapes and the illusion of depth. It reminds me a little of Agnes Martin's grids, but with a playful twist. It's like Gerritz is saying, "Here's the past, here's the present," but leaving us to figure out how they connect. And isn't that what art's all about? Not giving answers, but sparking questions.