Honden en mensen before 2009

Aat Verhoog created "Honden en mensen" with I'm guessing paint on paper, although I could be wrong. The approach to color here is interesting, and I get the feeling of artmaking as a process that embraces the unexpected. Looking at the piece, you really feel the texture, especially the way the green grass is rendered. It's not just a flat color, but a field of marks, suggesting depth and density. And then there's that red circle where you’d expect a face. It's like a stand-in, a placeholder for identity. It makes you wonder about presence and absence, and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The whole thing makes me think about Magritte, but with a touch that is all Verhoog's own, playful and somewhat unsettling. Ultimately, "Honden en mensen" is about embracing ambiguity and multiple interpretations, not settling for easy answers.