RembrandtLAB – Constructing Colours ²⁰¹⁶

In collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Kolk and Kusters researched how Rembrandt worked with colours. He applied (semi-) translucent paint layers to an earth-coloured base layer. The interaction between the primer and the layers on top determined how the viewer perceived the colours. Kolk and Kusters then investigated how they could use this technique with ceramics. They applied different layers of colour to coloured porcelain shapes - the equivalent of Rembrandt’s base layer. Their choices were inspired by Rembrandt’s colour palette.