Inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s lost painting Painter on the Road to Tarascon (1888), this work by Willem Boronski explores the themes of memory, movement, and time. Layers of paint and paper are torn, scratched, and revealed, uncovering traces of the past that merge with the present. Expressive charcoal lines, with visible fragments left behind, emphasize the raw process of creation.
Dominated by shades of blue, white, and grey, On the Road to Tarascon – Tangled up in Blue captures the melancholy of a journey where past and future intertwine.

Willem Boronski Gallery

On the Road to Tarascon, Tangled up in Blue

She is Buying a Stairway to Heaven

I’ve Travelled A Long Road Of Despair

The Flowers Are Dyin’ Like All Things Do

The Princes Kept The View

Broken Steps, Silent Echoes

fleet-footed guides from the underworld

Falling Up the Broken Staircase

Can't remember when I was born And I forgot when I died

In ‘Multitudes: Layers of Reflection’, Willem Boronski guides us through a journey of emotions, ideas, and societal themes that define his work. At the heart of this retrospective is exploring the different 'realities' we navigate daily, symbolized by the staircase — a potent and recurring motif in Boronski’s oeuvre, representing the connection between worlds and realities.  
The staircase symbolises growth, reflection, and the tension between movement and stagnation and connects worlds and realities. From his early paintings to recent sketches and works, this exhibition showcases how Boronski’s use of layering and techniques invites the viewer to look beyond the surface. In this context, the staircase serves as a guiding thread, a metaphor for the personal and collective pursuit of understanding, empathy, and transformation, with the viewer as an active participant in this journey.  
An essential aspect of Boronski’s work is his creative process, evident in the traces of char

Multitudes; Layers of Reflection

Aspire and build

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