Kees Bruin
Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1954
Hope in the Door II
- 1991
- Oil on canvas
- Purchased, 1996
- Reproduced with permission
- 1385 x 965mm
- 96/72
Tags: blue (color), boys, men (male humans), people (agents), purple (color), reflections (perceived properties), skateboarding parks, sports, youth
Kees Bruin: Allusion and Illusion, 10 February - 7 May 2006
In this triptych, the metal wall represents the age of innocence before humankind’s fall from grace – shown in the marks and dents. It is a barrier between us and God. In the Book of John, 10:6, Christ said ‘I am the Door’, and so Bruin uses the door to symbolise Christ as the way to God. Bruin’s interests include surfing and skateboarding; for him, no matter what the activity, he sees it also as a means of coming to Christ.
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