{"title":"From Apple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiederik van Apple\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist born and raised in Leiden, Netherlands, who was passionate about comics, books, and films from childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter two years of studying law, he realized it did not allow him to express his creativity and began working as an art representative at an art gallery in Amsterdam in 2005. This enabled him to travel the world to participate in exhibitions and art fairs, discovering his true passion for art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his experience, artistic sense, and passion for art, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiederik van Apple\u003c\/strong\u003e began creating designs for his own creations using digital techniques such as photography and adding handcrafted elements like holograms, colors, and glitter to aluminum or gold leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy applying multiple layers of epoxy, he creates a unique and innovative 3D effect for his mixed digital artworks, which are now popular in international galleries and among art lovers and investors worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pop-art-royal-queen","title":"Royal Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIconic work by the artist \u003ca title=\"Van Apple\" href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e created using a print on aluminum panel and epoxy resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dutch artist depicts here the Queen of England made up with the codes of David Bowie's album Rebel Rebel (lightning bolt on the face and album logo) with the English flag in a Street Art style in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46483405635918,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/files\/20260524-110052.jpg?v=1779613267"},{"product_id":"the-black-amex-love-gun","title":"The Black Amex Love Gun","description":"In the style of Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd's giant sculpture in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York, Diederik \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Van Apple\" href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e offers us a reimagined version of a revolver symbolizing love and peace in a limited edition of 125 pieces worldwide. This version is part of an edition titled Art Against War, where the revolver is dressed in the colors of Amex (American Express).","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680315986254,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/products\/the-black-amex-love-gun-242014.jpg?v=1682473636"},{"product_id":"the-dollar-love-gun","title":"The Dollar Love Gun","description":"In the style of Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd's giant sculpture in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York, Diederik \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Van Apple\" href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e offers us a reimagined version of a revolver symbolizing love and peace in a limited edition of 125 pieces worldwide. This version is part of an edition titled Art Against War, where the revolver is gilded and stained with acrylic paint.","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46682831028558,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/products\/the-dollar-love-gun-972432.jpg?v=1682567738"},{"product_id":"uproarious-road-beatles","title":"Uproarious Road - Beatles","description":"\u003cp\u003eIconic work by the artist \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Van Apple\" href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e created using a print on aluminum panel and epoxy resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dutch artist presents here his version of the famous photo of the Beatles on the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing taken in 1969, adding a Pop Art background in the style of Piccadilly Circus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46726996230478,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/files\/20260523-175019.jpg?v=1779551436"},{"product_id":"the-black-amex-love-gun-2","title":"The Black Amex Love Gun 2","description":"In the style of Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd's giant sculpture in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York, Diederik \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Van Apple\" href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e offers us a reimagined version of a revolver symbolizing love and peace in a limited edition of 125 pieces worldwide. This version is part of an edition titled Art Against War, where the revolver is dressed in the colors of Amex (American Express).","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795086332238,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/products\/the-black-amex-love-gun-2-165643.jpg?v=1686812786"},{"product_id":"the-butterfly-black","title":"The Butterfly Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis iconic sculpture by Diederick \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" title=\"Van Apple\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e is part of the \u003cem data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"254\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eArt Against War\u003c\/em\u003e collection, a committed series that repurposes weapon imagery to offer an artistic and pacifist interpretation. The weapon features a striking contrast between a textured golden stock and a barrel covered with a delicate floral pattern, symbolizing the duality between violence and beauty. The whole rests on an elegant black base, enhancing its sculptural and conceptual character. With this work, the artist plays with the codes of luxury and pop culture to invite reflection on war and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51723749851470,"sku":null,"price":990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/files\/3c530459-e3f8-48aa-b4b0-1831235a85f7.jpg?v=1741716292"},{"product_id":"the-flowers-gun","title":"The Flowers Gun","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"489\" class=\"\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eThe Flowers Gun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" title=\"Van Apple\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e repurposes a universal symbol of violence – the revolver – to create a decidedly peaceful and poetic work. The sculpture, chrome or gold depending on the version, depicts a firearm whose barrel bursts forth with a vibrant bouquet of flowers, made of colored resin or metal, symbolizing beauty, life, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"881\" class=\"\"\u003eTrue to his contemporary pop-art style, Van Apple blends visual provocation with a committed message: here, the artist invites us to disarm the world through culture, love, and nature. \u003cem data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"690\"\u003eThe Flowers Gun\u003c\/em\u003e is not just an aesthetic object; it is a manifesto against violence, a celebration of peace, and a call to wonder in a world too often dominated by brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1055\" class=\"\"\u003eWith this strong and bold work, Van Apple continues his exploration of contrasts and object subversions, offering a piece that leaves no one indifferent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711212745038,"sku":null,"price":990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/files\/6de516c2-7d60-485e-a6e2-61dc6bb7f5e6.jpg?v=1744641669"},{"product_id":"banksy-bomb","title":"Banksy Bomb","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eBanksy Bomb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/collections\/van-apple-diederik-artiste\" title=\"Van Apple\"\u003eVan Apple\u003c\/a\u003e offers a sculpture that is as ironic as it is striking, merging the animal world with the military universe. \u003cstrong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eMade of chrome resin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the turtle features a smooth and shiny body, contrasting with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eshell transformed into a black tactical helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e, which becomes the core of the artistic statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eOn each side of the helmet, the artist has incorporated a reproduction of an iconic \u003cstrong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eBanksy\u003c\/strong\u003e artwork, thus reinforcing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"940\"\u003edialogue between street art, social satire, and contemporary sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e. These motifs, both critical and recognizable, inject a dose of rebellion and humor into the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eThe juxtaposition between the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1113\"\u003epeaceful slowness of the turtle\u003c\/strong\u003e and the armed, technological, and engaged world evoked by the helmet and Banksy’s visuals offers a multi-layered reading: between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1277\"\u003eresistance and absurdity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003efragility and armor\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003elong time and social urgency\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Apple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52983318708558,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/files\/b8ceb3e2-5848-4155-90c1-431ac05b15e0.jpg?v=1749661050"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/3156\/6158\/collections\/van-apple-668998.jpg?v=1681021758","url":"https:\/\/popart-gallery.fr\/en\/collections\/from-apple-diederik-artist.oembed","provider":"Galerie d'art dédiée au Pop Art et au Street Art - Pop Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}