Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in black on warm yellow and orange, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line. Parts of the roof and walls are missing where the image transfer did not take, leaving the house broken. Brayer strokes of acrylic paint, finished with varnish
Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, framed and standing on a carved wooden cabinet under a barred window, with a mug for scale. The room is a Blender render of the interior of the same traditional Malaysian house shown in the print.
Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, shown in full including the paper and the pencil writing at the bottom. The impression shows a traditional Malaysian house in black on warm yellow, standing on its reflection, with parts of the house missing. Grey smudges on the paper along the right-hand edge, on smooth hot-pressed paper
Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, framed on a wooden wall under a spotlight, seen from the side, with binoculars, a watch and a lighter on a table below. The room is a Blender render of the interior of the same traditional Malaysian house shown in the print.
Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, shown as a close-up: the roof and side of the house in black on yellow, where parts of the image transfer are missing, with the horizon line below. At the right edge, the paper margin with grey smudges
  1. Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in black on warm yellow and orange, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line. Parts of the roof and walls are missing where the image transfer did not take, leaving the house broken. Brayer strokes of acrylic paint, finished with varnish
  2. Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, framed and standing on a carved wooden cabinet under a barred window, with a mug for scale. The room is a Blender render of the interior of the same traditional Malaysian house shown in the print.
  3. Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, shown in full including the paper and the pencil writing at the bottom. The impression shows a traditional Malaysian house in black on warm yellow, standing on its reflection, with parts of the house missing. Grey smudges on the paper along the right-hand edge, on smooth hot-pressed paper
  4. Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, framed on a wooden wall under a spotlight, seen from the side, with binoculars, a watch and a lighter on a table below. The room is a Blender render of the interior of the same traditional Malaysian house shown in the print.
  5. Broken Dreams Study, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, shown as a close-up: the roof and side of the house in black on yellow, where parts of the image transfer are missing, with the horizon line below. At the right edge, the paper margin with grey smudges

Broken Dreams Study

RM150.00

Original (1/1) hand-pulled layered monotype print: Broken Dreams Study (2026)

Reduced price

This piece is a study piece that I made available. These study pieces are leading up to the collections and were for me to learn from, experiment and explore different techniques and materials. The reduced price reflects the compromise between exploring how to create vs the final quality of the creation and how that is perceived. This is an image transfer study, finished with varnish.

Condition

This study has damage on the paper: grey smudges along the right-hand edge, next to the printed image. Please look at the detail image before buying. The price reflects this.

Details:

Sizes:
• Paper size: A4, 21 × 29.7 cm (8.3 × 11.7 in).
• Art size: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in).

Medium:
Acrylic paint on paper printed, pressed and hand-pulled from a gel plate, finished with varnish.

Paper: 100% cotton, acid-free, hot pressed, 300gsm, sourced from the EU. Hot-pressed paper is smooth to give the print a fine feel.

Authenticity: All art comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Art is signed, titled and dated below the artwork with pencil.

Condition: The paper has grey smudges along the right-hand edge, in the margin next to the printed image. They are visible in the detail image.

Available to purchase online
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  • Art to enjoy for generations
  • International shipment securely with DHL at $70 flat rate.
  • Flat rate for one, two, three or more prints in the same order.
  • Returns and refunds are accepted within 14 days of delivery (T&C apply).

Only one Available

Description

This print is a traditional Malaysian house standing on its reflection in warm yellow, with parts of its roof and walls lost in the image transfer, and is a part of the Minimalist collection, in which the focus is on the house. The elegance, architecture, and timelessness shine. It’s telling a unique story without distraction. The colours are revealing the emotion. The absence of detail and surroundings speaks. Here the house is vulnerable and bold at the same time.

What is a monotype print?

A monotype is a type of print whereby the printmaker starts with a clean plate the paper is pressed on after the image is created, and ends with a clean plate after the paper is pulled from it. It is, therefore, impossible to create the same image twice as opposed to monoprints. With a monoprint, the plate the paper is pressed on has the image permanently created in it using different techniques. Then it is possible to reproduce identical prints in smaller limited editions.

All the impressions I make are monotypes. The gel plate is clean so I will have to start anew to create the next impression. This ensures you always will have a unique print that nobody else has.

The artist & printmaker

Daniel Arendzen in a hat and glasses holding a yellow gel plate monotype of a traditional Malaysian house, standing inside a Blender render of the same house, with a carved wooden window behind him.
Daniel is standing in the digital version of the house he is holding in his hands.

Daniel Arendzen is the artist and printmaker who makes original works of art using traditional printmaking techniques with a modern twist in which he first recreates traditional houses digitally before transforming them into physical pieces. His primary objective is to (re)connect people with home through traditional architecture from all around the world. His current collections are the Malaysian traditional houses.