{"title":"Thomke Koenst","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1789555154742_3639\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1789555154742_3639\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaking is thinking with your hands\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1789555154742_2580\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block\" id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1789555154742_2580\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-text-block-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in philosophy, I create colorful paintings and collages using accessible and found materials. Without sketching, I work directly with the material and my subconscious, using ideas at only as a starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI call this process “ Koenst ”: my way of slowing down, philosophising, and reflecting, with the artwork on the front and my written thoughts on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis approach is actually simple and easy to follow. And that’s exactly my goal: to make creativity a habit that everyone practices. Because I believe that creativity is just as important as exercise and eating for a healthy and happy mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"simply-eating-a-banana","title":"Dirty Minds (Simply Eating a Banana?)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur minds perceive the obvious first. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut what if your perception is shaped by someone else. What if you only see what the creator wants you to see?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork is based on the subconscious nature of humans. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe think that what we see is our own perception. However, everything we consume, from the news to our maps, is constructed by someone else, based on their perspective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo, always remember to think of the creator of what you consume. Always form your own perception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo, is this a sensual picture, or is someone simply eating a banana? Your decision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- By Thomke Tierolff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomke Tierolff","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":53574856671562,"sku":"10.Dirty Minds-A3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":53574856704330,"sku":"10.Dirty Minds-A2","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/3990\/0490\/files\/CC_Banaanmond.jpg?v=1774620347"},{"product_id":"catisfaction","title":"Catisfaction","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a satisfaction, a cat in a box. Catisfaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCats might seem like normal animals. But you are mistaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCats shape themselves to form their body to their surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCats are fluid. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd in a way, you do the same. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are not the same person everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are fluid too. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- By Thomke Tierolff\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomke Tierolff","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":53574875742538,"sku":"12.Catisfaction-A3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":53574875775306,"sku":"12.Catisfaction-A2","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/3990\/0490\/files\/CC_Catisfaction.jpg?v=1774620300"},{"product_id":"colourful-weaver-van-gogh-reimagined","title":"Colourful Weaver (Van Gogh Reimagined)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany don’t know Van Gogh started by painting realistic scenes of common people. His paintings and sketches were dark, charcoal based and without colour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis later, and well known, colourful and impressionistic style started only after he started doing things his own way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis print, based on one of Van Gogh’s early paintings of a weaver, is Thomke's reinterpretation of doing things the way you want it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In a tribute to Van Gogh I wanted to add colour to a scene deprived of colour. I like to think that I see the world in this same way. 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After losing the stamp, he recreated the stamp to once again have a memory of the image he loves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile recreating the fox from memory, he was influenced by Andy Warhol and Pop Art culture to recreate the same image in different colours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImagining every fox could be himself or one of his 3 brothers. 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