Maas' work has been exhibited in and collected by prestigious galleries in countries all over the world. He is most recognized for his work in bronze sculpture, which his colleagues describe as "monumental." They exude life and light through the use of rich and varied patinas including deep coppery reds, purply browns, blacks and oxidized greens and blues. Geert completes every aspect of his work in bronze in his studio except for the casting. This includes making the molds and the wax positives, grinding, sanding, polishing and creating the varied patinas and finishing work. This allows him flexibility in manipulating hues and surface finishes to his own satisfaction. In this way he is able to create quite different results to identical castings, giving the individual works their own, unique quality. He combines these technical elements with a strong and confident use of line, movement and mass, with particular attention to the relationship between the work and its occupying space.
	ON THE BEACH bronze close to life size
There is an integration between painting and sculpture as well. This can be seen in the painting, Imprisoned by Opinions. It resonates the spirit and message of the two sculptures of the same title: one in clay and the other in bronze, but where the sculptures speak succinctly, the painting shouts incessantly. Through the use of multiple images and the addition of colour, in this case a dominance of blue, the theme of the sculp­ture is magnified in the painting. We are drawn to the faces behind the bars and to the exaggerated hands grasping that which imprisons them. It is a stunning work, mesmerizing us with its message.
	IMPRISONED BY OPINIONS acrylic & lacquer on canvas 181 x 122 cm
	IMPRISONED BY OPINIONS bronze 32 x 34 x 77 cm
While Imprisoned by Opinions is subjective, Metamorphosis moves into abstraction. We see the human form described by the repetition of puzzle shapes, but rather than a single foreground pres­ence, they move between the foreground and background, fading and reappearing. The shapes are softer and less figurative, giving the work a mysterious and intuitive presence. The introduction of a metallic hue outlining the edges of the puzzle shapes once again invokes a relationship between Geert's three-dimensional work and his painting.
	METAMORPHOSIS acrylic & lacquer on canvas 121 x 90.5 cm
Some of these recent paintings have been designed to hang in combination in an installation approach which is conducive to larger spaces. In this way, there is an assurance of dynamic move­ment and yet, when the individual canvasses are separated, they become complete in themselves. Scintillating Fragments I, II, III, installed as a triptych, is spacious and compelling. The repetition of desaturated and graduated hue, combined with recurring line and shape, flow from one canvas to the other causing the eye to move over the work as one. However, this same movement occurs when the individual canvasses are isolated. This technique is certainly one of the brilliant trademarks that define Maas' paintings, demonstrating once again his extraordinary vision and remarkable skill and expertise in process.
		SCINTILLATING FRAGMENTS triptych, acrylic & lacquer on canvas III 122 x 101 cm I 122 x 122 cm II 122 x 101 cm
These new canvasses seem to epitomize the depth and breadth of Geert Maas' artistic journey. They are filled with his personal voice and style, and speak of his diversity, his ability to engage viewers in subject and his masterful expertise in technique and process. They become a link, binding his work as a whole, causing us to pause and reflect. Ultimately, our innate interpretations of his work will be influenced by the passion and vision that motivated him, causing him to invest his life in the creation of art. Geert Maas' investment has become our inheritance. Gayle E. Liman, Guest Curator