Developed over a period of 40 years, Jos van Merendonk's oeuvre consists primarily of painting and works on paper.
Almost all of Jos van Merendonk's paintings are derived from three combined motifs: a zigzag, an oval shape and a superimposed Z. These three shapes, first conceived on a piece of paper in 1983, appear in various guises. In essence, they form the basis for everything the artist creates.
Van Merendonk works in one distinct color: chromium oxide green, called Cologne bridge green in Germany, a pigment considered most stable and neutral. The paintings are done in a square format that varies in size: 40 × 40 cm, 60 × 60 cm, 100 × 100 cm or 200 × 200 cm.
With a concept of three motifs and one color in mind, a viewer discerns order in an apparent chaos. This is intentional. The artist has created a wide playing field in which the motifs have taken refuge in the color green.
Jos van Merendonk, born in 1956 in Tilburg, lives and works in Amsterdam.