PECK YA FREE – RED HEADED WOODPECKER
US$ 770
Overview
2024
Acrylic Paint, Acrylic, marker on reused wood
Unique Work
Dimensions: 50cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 19.7" (H) x 11.8" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
PECK YA FREE – RED HEADED WOODPECKER by Frank Willems.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8T2KbFCl8
Year: 2024
Size: 30x50cm
Materials: Acrylic, marker on reused wood
The serie PECK YA FREE captures the indomitable drive for freedom in a powerful and playful image. A woodpecker, symbolizing perseverance and liberation, drills its sharp beak straight through the frame, as if breaking through the boundaries that confine it. The frame no longer serves as a limitation but as an obstacle to be overcome.
In the background, the phrase “peck ya free” is subtly yet unmistakably carved, serving as a call to liberation, transformation, and the breaking of imposed structures. The combination of the woodpecker’s physical action and the engraved words creates a layered artwork where movement, symbolism, and material interaction converge.
With PECK YA FREE, the viewer is challenged to reflect on the limitations that surround them. Is freedom something granted, or must it be actively seized? The woodpecker demonstrates that true freedom is not only physical but also psychological: breaking through mental barriers, rigid thought patterns, and inner constraints. Through action and perseverance, both visible and invisible boundaries can be transcended.
Hashtags:
#peck #red headed woodpecker #beack #bird #frame #colorful #jean-michel basquiat #keith haring #andy warhol #pop art #neo expressionism #street art #urban art
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Artist profile
Frank Willems
Born: 1987
Hometown: Den Bosch
Based in: Den Bosch
Frank Willems creates art that is constantly evolving. His style is an eclectic mix of urban art, pop art, and neo-expressionism, in which he plays with visual language and text as an image. His work moves between humor and seriousness, chaos and structure, reality and absurdity. Willems works intuitively and …
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