Gameshow
12.000,00 €
Gameshow | Premium Paintings series
painting of two candidates playing Lingo on television
Gerard Boersma
acrylic on panel (masonite)
90 x 51,5 cm | 35.5 x 20.2 in
2014
One quiet evening at home, I was unwinding in front of the television when I stumbled upon Lingo, a classic game show where two teams try to guess a word within 5 turns. This painting captures Team 1, featuring candidates Maarten and Wessel, as they attempt to solve a 5-letter word starting with the letter "P."
I felt inspired to freeze this fleeting moment of television broadcasting and preserve it through the slow, deliberate medium of painting. By transferring a fleeting TV reality into a permanent painted reality, a lighthearted game show transforms into a profound space for quiet observation.
The scene brought to mind the poignant words of social critic Neil Postman, who once warned that "a culture fully dedicated to entertainment becomes a trivial culture," and added that "the problem isn't that we're laughing instead of thinking, but that we don't know what we're laughing about and why we stopped thinking."
Through this lens, I view the painting as a quiet warning against the dangers of excessive entertainment, which risks reducing society to passivity and detachment. It serves as a reminder to cherish our shared moments of joy, while quietly inviting us to look a little deeper at the modern media that shapes our everyday lives.
Artwork Specifications & Inquiries
Gameshow (Lingo) is an original 100% handmade painting from 2014. It is part of my ongoing Premium Painting series. The painting is meticulously created with acrylic on a 90 x 51,5 cm panel.
It comes signed on the front and reverse and it is accompanied by my official studio label alongside a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity. If you wish to have the artwork framed, please let me know and I'd be happy to take care of that for you.
Complimentary worldwide shipping is included with this painting. The artwork will be custom-crated with the utmost care and delivered securely to your door within approximately two weeks, regardless of your global location.
To inquire about securing this original artwork for your private collection, please feel free to contact me anytime. I'd be happy to answer any of your questions personally.
Kind regards, Gerard Boersma
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