Martin van Kleef

Hi there people ,

I made my first collage's in the mid-80's when I was also very active in the punk/squat-scene. Through the decades I think I found my own style or language in the art of handmade collage making.

If I'm not inspired to make art I can switch to making music. Started playing drums in punkband back then, in that period also took a bass-guitar and a distortion and started legendary and infamous band " Gore " , played the first 2 shows and co-wrote the first album and then left the band, nowadays making electronic music.

I feel lucky to be able to do these 2 things, because the Kairos time should be right to get the best results out of the things I do.

I would describe my work as " Realistic Surrealism ".

Ps Title of displayed work: ' When two tribes go to war '.