{"id":5134,"date":"2022-08-29T13:50:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T11:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/beleef\/karel-appel-bird\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:26:06","slug":"karel-appel-bird","status":"publish","type":"beleef","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/beleef\/karel-appel-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Karel Appel &#8211; Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Koen Fillet and Naomi Meulemans, conservator modern and contemporary art from The Phoebus Foundation<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conservator Naomi Meulemans looks over the shoulder of CoBrA artist Karel Appel with the work <em>Bird<\/em> (1954). Like no other, she is able to unlock secrets from the materiality of the paint. The author dissects Appel&#8217;s painting layer by layer. The outcome is somewhat sobering. Were the CoBrA artists really as &#8216;free&#8217; as they wanted to believe? Listen now (in Dutch)!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 6: Vogel (Karel Appel) - Naomi Meulemans\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/20iXqVIQb0vVMZez3tn9Qf?si=Gvu8USYCSS-6cmnmjAYYog&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/figure><br>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1379\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-2000x1379.jpg\" alt=\"Abstract depiction of a bird composed of rough, expressive brushstrokes in red, blue, yellow, and white against a black background. The form is schematic and dynamic, emphasizing movement and energy. Painting by Karel Appel, Bird, 1954.\" class=\"wp-image-5126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-2000x1379.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-1200x827.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vogel_podcast-2048x1412.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karel Appel, Bird<em>, <\/em>1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more? 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