Duckman
& Nicoline.
When Two Worlds Collide.
In the pieces
"Wake Up", Nortellje, Tikibar and " Kickstarters
Rule!" two disciplines are melted together as one. The
immaculate calculated technical CAD drawings of Mark "Duckman"
van der Kwaak are brought to life by the warmth and humour of
Nicoline Heemskerk's brushes. She blends the high tech computer
print-outs on canvas with her old school oil painting technique
to form truly unique pieces.
Mark
has been drawing bikes for as long as he can remember, and ten
years ago he swapped his pen for a computer. He is drawing with
Pro/ Engineer Cad software and designing truly original motorcycle
parts (Crime Scene Choppers) and motorbikes (he has designed
38 Cadbikes so far), such as the award winning Cadbike 31.
This
bike that won prizes at AMD’s European championship in
Mainz and the prestigiousScandinavian bike show in Nortellje
was brought to reality in steel and aluminum bymasterbuilder
Aad Heemskerk.Here is where Aad's wife Nicoline who painted
the pin ups onCadbike 31 steps in. As an art school graduated
professional artist with already severalmotorcycle related paintings
(like "Gasoline" and “Shine Baby, Shine!"
) to her name,
it was only a matter of time before these two exceptional artists
would collaborate.
Both
are riding bikes themselves, Mark for 25 years and Nicoline
for 12 years. They are happy to be involved in the One World
Choppers show and see their work exhibited in the USA,as both
were heavily influenced by the American Hot Rod culture, and
feel now that their interpretation of this culture is shown
in the country of its origin the circle is round again.
Check
out their exceptional work at www.dbbp.com
and
www.nicoline-heemskerk.com
Text:
Paul Funk |
