Alexandre van der Moezel: maart 2009

zondag 29 maart 2009

A major exposition is coming up.

- 24 april till 31 may -

- I'll present a true ww2 german helmet -

- with a bombed rotterdam 1940 painted on it -

- Two paintings on truelly crashed airplane parts -

- Some amazing bicycles and frames -

- And some other creative stuff -

zondag 22 maart 2009

Presentation 2, 19 MAY 2009

And in winter time we used loads of plastic bags and

greace to protect our feet against the cold, the rain, the snow

and the ice. Still had freezing feet and a big smile on

my face. Outdoor living gives joy.

vrijdag 13 maart 2009

Misconception of my interpretation

I thought that I could say that I didn't belonged to the chilling youth. Wel in my younger days as a metalhead I spent a lot of hours with my fellow rockers on the street. Chilling and drinking loads of beer and smoking loads of pot. Tonight with the fixy riders whe were just chilling on the spot.

The magic of the bicycle

Well tonight it became clear again, the bicycle is something to stay. Evolution or technology can go on for century's. But mankind wil be stuck with bicycle lovers for always. I have been to the Fixed gear meeting at "plein 1940" in Rotterdam.

I was thinking when I saw all those beautifull bikes tonight, Let's quit the IPO education directly, go back to my workshop and start making another 20 bicycles.

I'm smart enough not to do that.

donderdag 12 maart 2009

Proof of misconception

As I view the last posts it is a clear proof that the definition of people belonging to one subculture is nonsense. I for instance am feeded by various subcultures, more than posted.

Chilling youth

This isn't a subculture by itself but a group of youth with his own subcultures.

woensdag 11 maart 2009

Artistic persons

There is a group of artistic people, fighting the world with their creative mind and passion

2 months ago I met Chris Ripkens and together with him 20 other mainly

autodidactic artists.
Many artistic people are not stopped by mainstream desires and prefer creating art then making loads of money. But as loads of money are usefull we all would like to gain something with the things we do.

under construction

Fixies and bike messengers

This is one of my 20 bicycles. It is single speed but not fixed. It has a coaster brake that I spoked in a race rim I call it "back pedal power". I used it a lot when being a bicycle messenger. It runs like dynamite and rols like angel.

I had a fixy but is has been stolen some years ago. It was my cargo bike

As an bike messenger I had a magnificant time. Running 140/160 km a day in the traffic of Rotterdam. It embodies the freedom I was looking for, I just spended 8.000 km on my bike in India and this was the job I wanted. Legs of steel and fast as black metal.

The bike messengers I have known got their own ambitius mind and personal goals. All healthy in body and stong in mind, happy with their choice of freedom.

Squatting

As myself am a squatter I'll give my vision about this item
feeded by my 8 years of experience as an squatter. In this
scene there are various types of squatters. I have been more
one of the artistic, social kind of squatters that didn't fit in society. My main goal was to obtain the possibility to be creative. As the community doesn't make it easy to follow his creative path. It took some time and squatting to finally obtain the house I have now.

3 floors each 6 by 12 meter. I use one floor as an gallery and painting
studio, one for living, sleeping cooking and one as my crative workshop

for my glassfibre & polyester experiments, for welding & (dis)assembly
and for the paint jobs.
The owner is the Rabobank. I invited the Local manager. Showed him my work in an early stage of devellopment told him my ambition and this resulted in an granted free stay for now 7 years. I always payed my taxes and electricity bill.

My first attempts where les succesfull. A 3 hours squat in Rotterdam, Zaagmolenstraat, a 6 days squat in Schiedam, the local swimming pool, a 3 months squat in Rotterdam, Spaanse polder industrial aerea.

I find the media and goverment not realistic in their approach and vision about squatters.
Instead of an problem it should be seen as een asset and a solution. It makes it possible that people can live in a way that provides other possibiltys of being and develloping one self. This makes it possible for the society to be enriched by colourfull people and prevents dulness in the complete society which would lead to a world of slavery of mind and body.

I feel like this because I see this division of people and cultures, as an burden that people instead of breaking it exgererate and lead to conflict. This is done by mainstream and subcultures and myself can reflect to be narrowminded just as easy. As we are al human and subjected to the same influences and complicated mind day in and out. I see this world without borders as created by origin and our lack of communicational and affectional skills as the spring for this strange conception of the world that has become mainstream.

Don't be restrained by borders is my moto also of those of an subculture .

and our struggle to survive