New elements of time in Marble look

In the last few years the Elements of Time have conquered the world. The works have been exhibited from Tokyo to New York City, from Istanbul to Singapore and more. A number of well known galleries and museums now feature the Elements as part of their permanent art collections. To celebrate their succes, Nynke Koster will present a new serie of limited edition pieces for Masterly Milano - The Dutch edition. 

The Elements represent architectural fragments of time. They are time, space and place transformed into soft elements to sit on.  A place from elsewhere, with ornaments of the past, as a place for here and now. To give a new identity to the existing world surrounding us. For the first time you can sit on a Baroque ceiling or touch a cassette from the Neoclassicism. For Masterly Milano they are presented in a new incredible marble look. 

Nynke Koster

Nynke Koster (1986) is an artist operating in the nebulous place situated somewhere in between the fields of autonomous art and contemporary design. In her work she attempts to reinvigorate the ornament. By shifting perspectives and using unexpected materials Nynke is able to reinterpret the tales these decorative capsules of history try to tell. She has created a set of semi-practical aesthetic objects deeply grounded in (art) history but simultaneously very much in touch with contemporary desires. Nynke Koster is represented by Torch Gallery in Amsterdam and KeijsersKoning in New York City. 

ArtNouveau

The distinguishing ornamental characteristic of Art Nouveau is its undulating asymmetrical line, often taking the form of flower stalks and buds, vine tendrils, insect wings, and other delicate and sinuous natural objects; the line may be elegant and graceful or infused with a powerfully rhythmic and whiplike force. This piece shows four dragonflies from a ceiling near the canals of Amsterdam.

Art Nouveau
Light marble look
H 46 x W 43 x D 43 cm
Edition 7+2 AP pieces
Price starts at € 2.500,- incl. VAT

Baroque

The style that predominated in the visual arts and architecture between 1600-1750 is usually referred to as baroque. The word baroque comes from the Portuguese barrocco, which means irregularly shaped pearl. Ornaments in this style are characterized by pronounced and heavy profiles. The Baroque was widely used at the French court and Louis XIV made grateful use of it. The highlight of this is the Palace of Versailles. The Baroque was mainly used here to impress the public and to make them feel insignificant when entering a castle or palace.

Baroque
Black marble stone look
H 44 x W 38 x D 38 cm
Edition 7+2 AP pieces
Price starts at € 2.500,- incl. VAT

AM1800

The ornament; a pelican, comes from a national monument in The Hague. The style is that of the Um 1800 Bewegung (AM1800 movement). The facade is decorated with sculpture by Jan Altorf. The Um 1800-Bewegung represents a conservative architectural style that was a reaction to rationalism in the architecture, of which Hendrik Petrus Berlage, for example, was a representative.

Am 1800
Marble sea blue look
H 42 x W 41 x D 41 cm
Edition 7+2 AP pieces
Price starts at € 2.500,- incl. VAT

Neoclassism

The word classicism or neoclassicism is used for 18th and 19th century art inspired by classical culture. People had had enough of the bombastic drama of the Baroque and the exuberant decoration of the Rococo. These styles were now considered decadent, and too much part of the church and aristocracy that they were increasingly critical of. In response they returned to strict, clear and pure forms. Unlike the Renaissance, classicism followed the classics not only in spirit, but also in letter. Classicism did not like the freedom with which the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Rococo had given new forms to Greek and Roman art.

Neoclassism
Light marble look
H 44 x W 43 x D 43 cm
Edition 7+2 AP pieces
Price starts at € 2.500,- incl. VAT