Harm van den Dorpel
Harm van den Dorpel’s (1981, the Netherlands) practice focuses on systems that are ever-changing and developing in the context of technology. He engages with diverse materials and forms, including works on paper, sculpture, computer-generated graphics, and software, through which the works are continuously evolving, informed by feedback loops and the design of algorithmic systems.
The works in this presentation reflect the artist’s deep investigation into generative art, tracing the lineage of his influences. Since 2019, van den Dorpel has focused on the work of pioneering artists like Anni Albers and Vera Molnár, both known for their exploration of two-dimensional grid patterns. His research has uncovered a significant presence of female artists in the field of generative art, prompting him to explore the historical link between the systematic repetition in grid patterns and the craft of weaving, a practice traditionally associated with women.
In his work process, van den Dorpel uses modern algorithms and a plotter to mimic and further develop the aesthetics and methods of his predecessors. A plotter is a device that moves pens or markers over paper along an X-Y axis to produce intricate drawings. Unlike printers, the plotter draws lines in all directions, imbuing the work with an organic quality that exceeds the precision of digital prints. Through its deliberate, mechanical movements, the plotter introduces a sense of human unpredictability into the digital realm, resulting in unique and unrepeatable outcomes.
Harm van den Dorpel
Fait Divers, 2024
Fineliner on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 40 cm (60 x 48 cm framed)
Unique
€5,500
Harm van den Dorpel Été, 2024
Sakura fineliner on Terschelling paper
50 x 40 cm (60 x 48 cm framed) Unique
€5,500
Harm van den Vapour, Sakura fineliner on Hahnemühle
40 x 50 cm (48 x 60
den Dorpel 2024 Hahnemühle paper
60 cm framed)
Harm van
Untitled, Sakura fineliner on 40 x 50 cm (48
den Dorpel
Untitled, 2024 on Hahnemühle paper x 60 cm framed)
Pression des pairs
Pression des pairs, is a generative animation inspired by Vera Molnár’s 1959 piece Quatre éléments distribués au hasard. The title, French for “peer pressure,” references the work’s underlying algorithm, where each cell’s rotation is influenced by its neighboring cells (its peers). This algorithm could be described as a combination of cellular automata and a Markov chain. The grid is reconfigured in intervals, and scans from top left to bottom right, referring to weaving or writing text. Each time rotation completes, connecting cells take on one similar color, creating groups.
Harm van den Dorpel
Pression des pairs, 2024 Software
Dimensions variable, duration infinite Edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof (#2/3)
€12,500
Harm van den Dorpel
Pression des pairs, 2024 Software
Dimensions variable, duration infinite Edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof (#2/3)
€12,500
Harm van den Dorpel Anni, 2024
Software
Dimensions variable, duration infinite Edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof (#2/3)
€12,500
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Harm van den Dorpel Anni, 2024
Software
Dimensions variable, duration infinite Edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof (#2/3)
€12,500
Click here for a moving impression
Noor Nuyten
Noor Nuyten (1986, The Netherlands) creates conceptual works that appeal strongly to the viewer’s imagination. Nuyten is artistically akin to the movement of conceptual artists from the late 1960s, however, at the same time her work is undeniably contemporary. In her new body of work, Noor Nuyten unpacks the materiality of the digital world by fusing crafts with tech-iconic materials.
Nuyten’s series Digital Dust, archives the traces that one leaves behind while swiping on a screen as a physical leftover of the infinite online movement. The off-white reliefs are taking the viewer behind the capacitive touchscreen, recreating the patterns of the electrodes. While swiping on a smartphone, a cascade of actions occurs: the touch leaves a pattern of electrodes behind it. Nuyten has looked into how best to capture this movement and found a way to materialize it After thorough research together with circular company Van Plestik, Nuyten developed a way to 3D print her concept. Some of the works, also utilize experimental non-planar techniques, enabling printing in waves—distinct from traditional 3D printing methods. This technique adds a moiré and slight trompe-l’œil effect, captivating the viewer’s eye with the illusion of depth and movement. Nuyten is inspired by visionary thinkers like Donna Haraway, and envisions a future shaped by reimagining materials and their uses. Through extensive research, she has developed a method for 3D printing her concepts using discarded electronics, such as old computer monitors. These once-functional devices, symbolic of technological evolution, are shredded, melted, and repurposed into new forms, embodying the artist’s commitment to sustainability and innovation.
Noor Nuyten
Digital Dust - Crop Manually, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted, and 3d printed
electronic waste
80 x 60 cm
Unique
€ 7,800
Noor Nuyten
Digital Dust - Block All Cookies, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted and 3d printed
electronic waste
43 x 34 cm
Unique
€ 5,000
Noor Nuyten
Digital Dust - Turn Flashlight On, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted and 3D-printed
electronic waste
17 x 14 cm
Unique
€ 1,500
Noor Nuyten
Digital Dust - Swipe Down to Search, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted and 3d printed electronic waste
43 x 34 cm
Unique
€ 5,000
Digital Dust - Slide to Type, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted and 3D-printed electronic waste
17 x 14 cm
Unique
€ 1,500
Noor Nuyten
Composition with shredded, melted and 3D-printed electronic waste
17 x 14 cm
Unique
€ 1,500
Noor Nuyten
Digital Dust - Half Swipe, 2024
Digital Dust - Jiggle Mode, 2024
Composition with shredded, melted and 3D-printed electronic waste
17 x 14 cm
Unique
€ 1,500
Noor Nuyten
computer generated, 3d printed electronic waste 45 x 34 cm
Unique
€ 5,000
Noor Nuyten
Digital Deluge – Peek and Pop, 2024
Noor Nuyten
Digital Deluge – Tap to Wake, 2024
computer generated, 3d printed electronic waste
44 x 34 cm
On the occasion of the first edition of NAP+, Upstream Gallery presents two artworks by Noor Nuyten that can be linked thematically to the name of the fair. NAP: ‘Normaal Amsterdams Peil’ (The Normal Amsterdam Level), is the height standard to which height measurements in the Netherlands are related.
Artwork Waving the Future (2021) is a flag, made out of recycled / recyclable PET bottles, that Noor Nuyten designed in collaboration with her friend and artist Sjoerd van Leeuwen. Both concerned about climate change, resulting in an uncertain future, they made an adjustment to the Dutch national flag. Where global warming used to be a relatively invisible threat, in recent years it has become an undeniable fact resulting in natural disasters, such as the floods in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. but also other natural disasters like the wildfires in countries such as Australia and Greece.
The symbol of the iconic Waving the Future flag by Noor Nuyten and Sjoerd van Leeuwen recently became its own artwork in the shape of a screenprint.
Noor Nuyten
Waving the Future, 2021 flag made of recycled PET bottles
95 x 145 cm
Edition of 100
€ 100
Noor Nuyten
Waving the Future, 2024 Silkscreen
42 x 29,7 cm (A3)
Edition of 30
