Grasp

Maarten Dumez
Grasp, 2012
White clay, ceramic
This is my sculpture project final. The concept of the piece was to symbolise the act of breaking free of mortal and human binds, in this case represented by the skeletal outline of the hand.

The Adventures of Mr.Nibbles

Maarten Dumez
The Adventures of Mr.Nibbles, 2011
Comic book
A4
This is my first complete comic book. I created it for the Personal Project which is a requirement in the International School Basel and an opportunity to explore something of interest. I decided to explore and improve my cartoon and comic book drawing skills. The comic features no words forcing the readers to focus on the drawings.

Trinity Mutation

Maarten Dumez
Trinity Mutation, 2012
July beetle, glue, canvas
3 canvases of 6cmx8cm
This is my try at an installation piece. I had to wait for the month of july for this project as these beetles only come out of the ground 3 weeks of july. I then had to go through the terrible experience of disecting them alive and stick their limbs onto canvases. The concept of the piece is to show some possible mutations of this insect to make it look like a mythical creature.

Wound

Maarten Dumez
Wound, 2012
Photograph, printed on canvas
This is my try with black and white photography. The concept of the piece was to symbolise the wound of the earth after the World Wars, which is represented by the bunker in the picture. The nature creates some sort of frame around the bunker somewhat creating the effect of the wound healing over time.

Globus Garo

Maarten Dumez
Globus, 2011
Asphalt, latex, sand, spray colour on canvas
120cmx100cm
This final was the product of another three day workshop with the artist Bernard Garo. I used asphalt and latex as main materials to create this piece which was a unique and interesting experience.

Cosmos

Maarten Dumez
Cosmos, 2011
Watercolour and pen on paper
A4
This piece was inspired by the artist Felix LaFlamme. The concept of the work was to symbolise the cost of exploring something as beautiful as the cosmos, death.

The Sepulcher

Maarten Dumez
The Sepulcher
Collography Ink on paper
A3
This final was produced using a collography press. Ink was applied to a palet composed of different materials with different textures that would create interesting shapes when pressed onto paper.

Woodcarving Garo

Maarten Dumez
Untitled
Woodcarving out of plywood
120cmx100cm
This final is a woodcarving made at a workshop organised by the International School Basel inviting the artist Bernard Garo to work and teach the students his skills and techniques to work on uncommon medium.

Design Page 2

Maarten Dumez
Design Technology page, 2013
Pencil on paper
A3
This is a sketching page of some design ideas I came up with for my design technology project which requires me to bulit something from scratch. The sketches represent different ideas in which a problem can be solved to create the most efficient product.

Design page

Maarten Dumez
Final Design for Design Technology HL project, 2013
Pencil on paper
A3
This is an example design page of my development stage project for my design technology class. It features sketches of parts accompanied by annotations to explain each part.

Trilogy

Maarten Dumez
Trilogy, 2012
Alcohol pen on canvas
45cmx60cm
This piece is the biggest final I have that was made with pen. The artist Felix LaFlamme inspired me for this piece. The composition is quite simple but effective in creating a three-dimensional effect.

Sketch pages

Pencil sketches on paper
A4 paper sheets
These are two sample pages of some sketches I developed to help me think of ideas for a clay sculpture project. The first page serves more as a brainstorming sketch page whereas the second goes a little deeper into the idea.

Sketchbook Page 1

Maarten Dumez
ISB Art HL Sketchbook page, 2013
Black pen on paper
A4
This is an example research page scanned from my artbook. It looks into the artist Albrecht Durer and his woodcarving piece St.John kneeling before Christ and the Twenty-four elders.

Proportion

Maarten Dumez
Proportion, 2013
Watercolour and pencil on paper
28cmx21cm
I enjoy playing around with proportion of the body and other objects when I draw to see what kind of creative and sometimes ridiculous inventions I can come up with. This very simple cartoon styled drawing is meant to amuse and confuse the viewer by having houses smaller than fences and people bigger than mountains.