In the spring of 2017, during a Portuguese ‘Artist Residence’, Miriam Slaats (The Netherlands) and Rob Monaghan (Ireland) met. The fascination felt for Slaats on oil-containing poly-material in all its facets also struck Monaghan deeply in his artist’s heart. After much discussion, experiments, investigations, illuminating properties and how ‘BLOB’ relates to nature, a fascinating collaboration
The stay of a few months in the Emirates has paid off. MIRIAM SLAATS & ROB MONAGHAN have worked locally. New art has been created, both in photography and in the monumental object form. Several inspiring encounters have taken place, the press has been informed and the Arabian waters have been used as a platform
MIRIAM SLAATS & ROB MONAGHAN … ON ART EMIRATES TOUR ! The BLOB art.oil.forever Middle East team is in full swing. Contacts made, presentations prepared and moving forward. Incredible locations discovered and untapped inspiration still await. A new body of work created in direct response to The Emirates. SLAATS and MONAGHAN embrace the adventure and
In October and November, Miriam Slaats and Rob Monaghan are present in Abu Dhabi to feel the inspiration and meet the local culture. So far, the vibes are stimulating Slaats: “I feel the energy and creativity of this region. The combination of the endless desert and the fantastic architecture inspires me and is going to
OBRAS the Portuguese ‘artist in residence’, brought ROB MONAGHAN & MIRIAM SLAATS together … a productive collaboration between the multidisciplinary artists has emerged. NATURAL ART MADE FROM OIL … MEET BLOB ! When you think about oil, you don’t think about art. You’ll think about energy, industrial power and movement. For decades, oil has transformed
BLAD magazine | Special edition from Igepa + Vandenberg NL … With a good story about the BLOB art.oil.forever …
When the artist Miriam Slaats visited a factory that uses injection-moulding machines, she became instantly enamoured with the plastic material that remained after the manufacturing process. Her conclusion was that these tangles of polyester, polypropylene and polystyrene originate from the same raw material, namely oil. It later constituted the foundation for her BLOB ART and
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