Wild Animals Colouring Book - Rop van Mierlo exhibitions and the spectre of nuclear

and the spectre of nuclear apocalypse are among the diffuse

Caught in the moment or crafted as true poems

the past and present are in a “reciprocal pressure dance

and the others built walls of brick

taking us beyond learning about the ‘birds and the bees’

Wild Animals Colouring Book - Rop van Mierlo exhibitions and the spectre of nuclearRop van Mierlo is known for his wet on wet painting style, which leads to amorphous, fuzzy shapes. But through his skilful application, these vibrantly colourful blobs are still recognisable as various animals. Colouring Book, however, takes a different approach. Here Van Mierlo uses strictly black paint to produce his signature images of animals such as a snail, dolphins, frogs, bears, seahorses, and even a tarantula, leaving you in true colouring