Paintings by Gijs Coenen

Coenen’s paintings extend his sculptural thinking into two dimensions. Treated as “unfinished sculptures,” these works explore spatial tension and perception through light and composition. Shapes bend or suggest landscapes, inviting viewers to consider how physical qualities behave when detached from material reality. Across media, Coenen’s works don’t represent, rather they propose. By using play as a conceptual and formal catalyst, he crafts objects and images that encourage us to rethink how we relate to space, objects, and each other.