A special work of art is currently being erected in the open air in Montfort. Colors of Music and is the brainchild of artist Dirk Hakze.
“I live in this place in nature for eleven weeks and during that time I make the artwork,” says Hakze.
Colors of Music
Until mid-June, Hakze will be staying at Montfort Castle to work on his project. The artwork consists of 36 paintings of approximately one by one meter, which are arranged in a large circle. “When you stand in the middle, it seems as if they are all attached to each other. A large panorama, as it were,” says the artist. Waves are depicted on the artwork.
Synesthesia
“I paint with the music Finlandia by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius on the headphones. For me a sound is a color, that’s called synesthesia.” The artist hears waves in the music. “What eventually rolls out there is an abstracted seascape.” Visitors experience the artwork best when they hear the music, says Hakze.
Castle Montfort
In addition to the music, Hakze is also inspired by the landscape at Montfort Castle. The artist settled there with a large sea container for his painting supplies and three caravans. He lives in one of the cars himself. “I live where I work, I’m never stuck in traffic.”
Volunteers are housed in the other caravans. Help is needed to quickly set up and dismantle the project. “And then I could use some help. I’m about half way now, the other canvases are still empty.”
Colorfield Performance
Hakze has performed his art project in other places before. As far as he is concerned, the project in Montfort is just the beginning, because a larger project under the name Colorfield Performance is the result. “That’s almost 500 paintings made by as many artists from 27 countries.” They paint their panel within one day and are allowed to use all colors except black. This is how a colorful unity stands.”
An enormous project, agrees Ruud Snijders of the Kunststroom Foundation. He brought Hakze to Montfort: “That should take place next year, but we are still looking for resources to finance it all.” If Montfort can realize that, then that would be a great achievement, according to Snijders.