Tijs Dragtsma (1992) - Between Two Silences
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Tijs Dragtsma (born 1992), Between Two Silences, a 2026 original mixed media artwork on acrylic glass in black and white, signed and sold with frame, 51 by 51 cm, from the Netherlands, a contemporary Art with Void piece sold directly from the artist in excellent condition.
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A minimal contemporary artwork about division, memory and the silence held between two states of being.
A classical head, severed cleanly, floats in absolute darkness. Not destroyed. Not fallen. Suspended in the moment between what was whole and what has become two, held in a stillness that withholds nothing and reveals everything. The break is not violence. It is a pause. The long silence between one breath and the next.
There is something ancient in this image, and something that feels entirely of now. The classical form carries the weight of centuries, of beauty made monument, of the human face codified into permanence. And yet it hovers, weightless, separated from itself, as though the division were the point all along. Between the two halves, a space opens. That space is not emptiness. It is where meaning lives.
No paint. No print. No ink. The image emerges from the surface itself through depth and controlled absence, built not by adding but by receding. What remains catches the light. What is absent shapes the form. The face appears in the contrast between depth and surface, between shadow and edge, between the two silences on either side of a break that holds everything together.
From a distance, the work is monumental and still. A fractured icon suspended in darkness, sharply defined against nothing. Move closer and the image opens into a field of depth, each surface catching light differently, the composition shifting with the angle of view and the quality of light in the room. The work you see in morning light is not the work you see at dusk.
Between Two Silences continues the Art with Void series by Tijs Dragtsma, in which imagery is constructed through depth and absence rather than paint or print. A visual language where absence is not emptiness, but presence.
"Between two silences, something always remains."
About Art with Void
Art with Void is a body of work in which the image is not built through addition. but revealed through absence.
From a distance. the image is unmistakable. Strong. clear and immediately present. Yet up close. the work transforms. The viewer discovers a surface composed of precisely carved micro voids in high quality acrylic glass. What seemed whole and still from afar becomes detailed. delicate and deeply structured.
Light is essential to the work. In daylight. reflections shift and the image changes subtly with its environment. In darkness. under a focused spotlight. the acrylic glass comes fully alive. Depth intensifies. reflections sharpen. and the image takes on an almost magical presence.
This interplay between distance and proximity. image and structure. stillness and transformation lies at the heart of Art with Void. It is a visual language built on reduction. yet rich in atmosphere. precision and presence.
About the Artist
My name is Tijs Dragtsma, founder of TD Fine Art Studio.
As an artist, I am driven by a constant desire to explore new visual languages. I do not see art as a fixed style, but as an evolving field of discovery where material, structure, light and emotion come together.
My work often begins with a simple question. How can a material speak in a new way. How can hardness become intimacy. How can precision create emotion. That search lies at the heart of everything I create.
Within TD Fine Art Studio, each body of work is approached as its own world, with its own logic, atmosphere and visual identity. Some works are built through rhythm, repetition and structure. Others emerge through absence, shadow, reflection or tension. What connects them is a shared commitment to originality, clarity and emotional presence.
I am fascinated by contrast. Between strength and fragility. Between control and feeling. Between what is visible and what is left open to interpretation. My goal is not simply to make an image, but to create a work that holds attention, invites reflection and continues to reveal itself over time.
TD Fine Art Studio is the space in which these explorations come together. It is not only a studio, but an evolving artistic universe shaped by curiosity, precision and the ambition to create work that feels distinctive, intentional and alive.
A minimal contemporary artwork about division, memory and the silence held between two states of being.
A classical head, severed cleanly, floats in absolute darkness. Not destroyed. Not fallen. Suspended in the moment between what was whole and what has become two, held in a stillness that withholds nothing and reveals everything. The break is not violence. It is a pause. The long silence between one breath and the next.
There is something ancient in this image, and something that feels entirely of now. The classical form carries the weight of centuries, of beauty made monument, of the human face codified into permanence. And yet it hovers, weightless, separated from itself, as though the division were the point all along. Between the two halves, a space opens. That space is not emptiness. It is where meaning lives.
No paint. No print. No ink. The image emerges from the surface itself through depth and controlled absence, built not by adding but by receding. What remains catches the light. What is absent shapes the form. The face appears in the contrast between depth and surface, between shadow and edge, between the two silences on either side of a break that holds everything together.
From a distance, the work is monumental and still. A fractured icon suspended in darkness, sharply defined against nothing. Move closer and the image opens into a field of depth, each surface catching light differently, the composition shifting with the angle of view and the quality of light in the room. The work you see in morning light is not the work you see at dusk.
Between Two Silences continues the Art with Void series by Tijs Dragtsma, in which imagery is constructed through depth and absence rather than paint or print. A visual language where absence is not emptiness, but presence.
"Between two silences, something always remains."
About Art with Void
Art with Void is a body of work in which the image is not built through addition. but revealed through absence.
From a distance. the image is unmistakable. Strong. clear and immediately present. Yet up close. the work transforms. The viewer discovers a surface composed of precisely carved micro voids in high quality acrylic glass. What seemed whole and still from afar becomes detailed. delicate and deeply structured.
Light is essential to the work. In daylight. reflections shift and the image changes subtly with its environment. In darkness. under a focused spotlight. the acrylic glass comes fully alive. Depth intensifies. reflections sharpen. and the image takes on an almost magical presence.
This interplay between distance and proximity. image and structure. stillness and transformation lies at the heart of Art with Void. It is a visual language built on reduction. yet rich in atmosphere. precision and presence.
About the Artist
My name is Tijs Dragtsma, founder of TD Fine Art Studio.
As an artist, I am driven by a constant desire to explore new visual languages. I do not see art as a fixed style, but as an evolving field of discovery where material, structure, light and emotion come together.
My work often begins with a simple question. How can a material speak in a new way. How can hardness become intimacy. How can precision create emotion. That search lies at the heart of everything I create.
Within TD Fine Art Studio, each body of work is approached as its own world, with its own logic, atmosphere and visual identity. Some works are built through rhythm, repetition and structure. Others emerge through absence, shadow, reflection or tension. What connects them is a shared commitment to originality, clarity and emotional presence.
I am fascinated by contrast. Between strength and fragility. Between control and feeling. Between what is visible and what is left open to interpretation. My goal is not simply to make an image, but to create a work that holds attention, invites reflection and continues to reveal itself over time.
TD Fine Art Studio is the space in which these explorations come together. It is not only a studio, but an evolving artistic universe shaped by curiosity, precision and the ambition to create work that feels distinctive, intentional and alive.
Details
Artist
Tijs Dragtsma (1992)
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Between Two Silences
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, White
Height
51 cm
Width
51 cm
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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