Herman Brood - Stil daar is ie... - 1984

Stil there is it is a kunstzinnig boek / visuele tekstwerk by Herman Brood, built as a compact and expressive publication in which image, text and attitude together form an impulsive artistic voice. The structure is loose pages or fragments — not a classic narrative novel — in which Brood's creative expressions, observations and visual flair come together in short, intensely felt moments. This makes the book more of an art book or artistic statement than a conventional story. In this collection, Brood brings his characteristic style: raw, direct and with a mix of rock-'n'-roll attitude, irony and personal reflection. The text and visuality emphasize his life stance as an artist and performer — a look at the creative process, the struggle between expression and silence, and the ironic tension between the outside world and the inner voice. The fragmentary setup yields a collage of impressions that reflect Brood's temperament. The whole functions as an intimate, visual and lyrical document of an artistic mind — a work that does not so much follow a plot, but orders impressions and impulses. Through the combination of image and short textual outbursts there arises a direct, energetic reading experience that invites the reader to personal interpretation and reflection on art, life and identity in the rough style of the maker.