Martijn van Berkum - Non-Functional Structures

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Martijn van Berkum's Non-Functional Structures is a 70 × 50 cm pencil drawing on Fabriano Disegno paper (300 g/m2), hand signed, an original edition from 2026, depicting architecture, sold directly from the artist and delivered unframed in a double-cardboard tube with a certificate of authenticity.

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This drawing is sold without frame.

Martijn van Berkum is an artist whose work has been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries around the world, such as the Helsinki City Art Museum and Momentum, The Nordic Biennale. This highly detailed, hand-made drawing is part of Non-Functional Structures, a series in which he draws architectural objects. His aim is to render architecture useless, in order to open it for alternative and speculative interpretations. The question that runs through his work is: What is the potential and value of architecture, when it is no longer functional?

Material: Fabriano Disegno, premium paper (300 gr/m2)

Technique: Graphite pencil

Size: 70 x 50 cm / 27,5 x 20 inch
Delivery: Send in a double-cardboard tube, including insurance, with t&t code.
With this drawing you receive a certificate of authenticity.

This drawing is sold without frame.

Martijn van Berkum is an artist whose work has been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries around the world, such as the Helsinki City Art Museum and Momentum, The Nordic Biennale. This highly detailed, hand-made drawing is part of Non-Functional Structures, a series in which he draws architectural objects. His aim is to render architecture useless, in order to open it for alternative and speculative interpretations. The question that runs through his work is: What is the potential and value of architecture, when it is no longer functional?

Material: Fabriano Disegno, premium paper (300 gr/m2)

Technique: Graphite pencil

Size: 70 x 50 cm / 27,5 x 20 inch
Delivery: Send in a double-cardboard tube, including insurance, with t&t code.
With this drawing you receive a certificate of authenticity.

Details

Artist
Martijn van Berkum
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Non-Functional Structures
Technique
Pencil drawing
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, Grey, White
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Depiction/theme
Architecture
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
The NetherlandsVerified
33
Objects sold
Private

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