The Ikea
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
35.6 x 27.6" or 90,3 x 70 cm
2007
‘Art is fake,’ I once heard somebody say. That may sound strange, but there’s a certain truth in it. Art often imitates life and is therefore artificial. It’s fake. If that is true than you can have a blast at the large furniture shop Ikea.
This Swedish shop has a special department filled with fake art. It’s bad enough that a lot of houses nowadays are furnitered with the same pieces, but now everybody is able to hang the same ‘paintings’ on their walls too.
It’s this uniformity that inspired to make this painting. I want to show that the modern human being isn’t as unique as we sometimes think. Often enough we are part of the masses and we do exactly the same thing as the next man does. Ikea doesn’t offer this type of art in large numbers if there wasn’t a market for it.
I would like to see that people choose their own path and confine their own style. If you by any means still are addicted to Ikea art, my painting is at least promoted to real art. It’s unique!
kind regards, Gerard Boersma
