Freud BLACKOUT
Art collection2004
- Type
- Estampe multimédias
- Materials
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Offset lithography print on paper on aluminium
- Dimensions
- 69 x 50 cm
- Acquisition
- Acquisition , 07/06/2023
- Inventory number
- K2023-011
Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud can be considered the father of the "blackout". He developed the concept of repression as part of his theory of psychoanalysis. During a blackout, people repress a painful memory or thought from their conscious mind. But the repressed information can still have a deeply felt impact. Wim Oorebeek's blackout images work in a similar way.
Freud BLACKOUT is part of Oorebeek's BLACKOUT series, which he started around the turn of the millennium. In these works, he applies a thin layer of ink to found printed matter, allowing the original image to shine through. By using this method, Oorebeek appropriates images that he finds interesting or expressive. The extra layer strips the material of its original function and gives it a new meaning and autonomy. Here, Oorebeek uses an overprint of a poster he bought in the Freud Museum in Vienna, mounted on a Dibond sheet.
Repetition, reproduction and unicity and the use of lithography are central to Oorebeek's art.
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© Courtesy the artist. Photo: Dries Van den Brande