Thomas Trum – Two Duotone Looping Lines

Thomas Trum (1989) uses self-developed tools to create his art. For this work, he used a giant felt-tip pen to create shapes inspired by the lines that airplanes draw in the sky.

Trum drew multiple lines on top of each other. Each color is one movement. 'The lines move out of the frame and then come back in - a bit like the take-off and landing of an airplane.'

As a child, Trum was fascinated by large machinery, such as agricultural equipment, efficiently working the land in a rhythmic pattern. Inspired by this, he creates many of his artworks using self-made rotary sprayers. 'The extensive preparation for an artwork contrasts with the execution of the final work, which sometimes takes only a few minutes.'

His geometric, abstract art focuses on lines and colors. He is particularly fascinated by leaving traces. 'I would love to see from space the patterns we make as humans - our traces in the land. As a child, I loved looking out the airplane window.'

The beauty of nature is another important source of inspiration. For the colors in this artwork, he studied the experience of the Dutch landscape from the sky. He also looked at how painter Vincent van Gogh depicts day and night.