A view on daily life
It happens regularly in daily life that our attention is drawn by a happening, a composition of a pecularity. Bert Uytley transforms to a perception that does not exist and often raises questions
dated 2012 until 2026
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cigarette butts on the side walk
2021They are there. But do you still see them or are you to used to them to notice? cigarette butts on the side walk. You will notice them for a while after seeing this digital photo graphic.
Craquelur 4, sweet childhood memory
2018Craquelure, synonym for aging. Sweet childhood memories return.
the lost box
2018A lost box of cigarettes
craquelure 1
2016decline and live
craquelure 2
2016decline and live
craquelure 3
2016live and decline
Miami Coffeeshop
2019Bert Uytley: "Miami Coffeeshop". A digital impression of a city scene of Miami in the eighties of the 20th century.
Berlin
2015An empty place in Berlin with one building left.
Café de la Poste
2015The Artist V. returns from lunch and is going to proceed his exploration of the region in his wheel chair.
The Fitting Room
2015A young man fits a jeans. He has a choice between different kinds of blue and sometimes black. But in the end it is always a jeans.
The Portrait Of The Dictator
2015The Portrait of The Dictator. The Dictator behind his desk rehearsing his speech to the people on the Revolution Square next Sunday . "....You do not know how important it is to have a clear mind and clear ideas at this time of universal confusion. But with our patriotic enthusiasm we can make any effort, any sacrifice in the defence of the values of our fatherland....." It would be better if the people addressed The Dictator.
bulb fields
2014Three ladies admiring a dutch bulb field with three big barns disturbing the landscape
The Old Sanatorium
2014A lady looks at a nursery room in the old tuberculosis sanatorium
Left with empty bags
2014A shopkeeper behind the desk of her traditional shop in a digital world.
monument for a dead dictator
2014Two people visiting the Mausoleum. He closed his heart, clenched firmly his soul and guarded it with all his power to prevent that anyone could see what went on inside him.
shoe laces
2014A lady takes a rest before putting on her shoes and tie laces
Garden View
2014A man and a woman in their chairs. The man is reading a book and the woman is looking at her garden.
Where are my keys
2014A lady has put down her banana and runs upstairs to see if she left her keys on the night table in her bedroom.
waiting for lunch
2014A young lady waits for the opening of the harbour snackbar being observed by a boy who is also hungry.
Studio Visit
2013A prospect looks at one of the big paintings in the studio of the artist.
Ball on the Roof
2013A boy climbs the roof because he accidentely kicked his ball on the roof. But where else to play.
The Author
2013The author working on his new novel, stopped for a moment to take a book from his bookcase.
The Riding Arena
2013The horse girl poses for an empty riding arena with a rooster in her arms.
The Graveyard
2013A man walks his dog on an old graveyard, where een old man is visiting the grave of his wife.
The Husband
2013A man waiting for his wife who is shopping.
Fresh Roses
2013A volunteer has put fresh roses on the table in the museum and looks at the result.
'Rue Bleue'
2013A shopping street in a village in France almost at the end of its life cycle
The Date
2013A man and a woman meet each other at a countryside petrol station
The Museum Guard
2013A museum guard is supervising.
The Restroom
2013A man walks into the restroom of a big hotel in Hong Kong.
Sunbathing
2013A woman takes a sun bath on a beautiful day on the beach while her husband takes a walk along the sea.
Bus Stop
2012A man in the country of nothern Germany is waiting for the bus after he finished his job.
The Bedroom
2012A sleeping room with an open door. In the hall you see an elderly woman occupied with the household.
The Balcony
2012A woman is enjoying the sun on the balcony of her appartment in Lyon.
The Depot
2012A woman drinking water from a bottle on the stone bench of an old depot building in a german speeking city.
The View
2012A woman on the balcony of her luxury apartment looking at the mountains surrounded by residences that were build later while a building crane is in operation.
Icicle
2012An icicle hangs on a badly insulated roof of a building in a mountain village.
Italy and the Euro
2012There are so many monuments in Italy that there is not enough money to maintain them all properly. With the present economic and euro crisis Italy may become a beggar in its own cardboard box
Knocked Off
2012The driver parked his truck and walks now to his own car to go home. In the mean time he takes some food.
Milano Fashion
2012A streetcar in Milano that has been grafitized.
Milano Pleasure
2012A man looks surprised to the carbage on the street with a trown away picture. Watched at by an asian woman.
Milano Restaurant
2012A restaurant in Milano that will be open starting 7 o'clock to night.
Milano Trading
2012A surprised lady in the access of an Asian trading company in Milano with grafitti on the front and with a thrown away umbrella.
Playground
2012A group of boys is playing basketball on the road in front of their appartment building while a young boy walks towards them.
Residence Solitair
2012Residence Solitair is located in a quiet neighbourhood and is resided by mainly elderly people.
Tayuan Temple 1
2012Tayuan temple in China
Tayuan Temple 2
2012Tayuan Temple in China