Mixed Media 3D collage in acryl box, 2025

A Portrait That Reveals Itself Slowly
This work by Mart Visser shows how contemporary art can be quiet and layered. The elongated 3D collage presents a head without a face no fixed identity, no prescribed narrative. That openness makes the portrait universal and unexpectedly accessible. The piece is constructed from wood and cardboard, visibly layered and worked by hand. The irregularities are not incidental but essential: they introduce rhythm, depth, and a tangible human presence. The color palette remains restrained, moving between warm wood tones, soft variations of brown, and occasional cooler accents of blue and white. This balance allows the work to hold tension without demanding attention. It is original art that does not explain itself, but invites engagement.

Silence, Material, and Form in Balance
The transparent perspex box enhances the sculptural quality of the artwork. Its clean, precise enclosure sets the organic materials into sharp relief, giving the piece a clear and contemporary context. The object can be experienced standing freely or mounted on the wall; in both cases, the encounter remains calm, focused, and personal. As an example of Dutch contemporary art, this work demonstrates how mixed media can feel tactile and expressive without becoming complex. It does not ask for a quick glance, but for time. And it is precisely there that its strength lies. The longer you look, the more details begin to surface traces of the hand, material choices, subtle shifts. A work that does not push itself forward, yet settles effortlessly into both the space and the memory.