Toine Horvers was brought forth into this world in the year 1947 in Loon op Zand. His intellectual pursuits led him to the prestigious Academy of Visual Arts in Tilburg from 1965 to 1970. Continuing his studies, he honed his craft at the esteemed Theater School in Amsterdam. Upon completing his education in 1979, his artistic manifestations took on a tangible form. In his performance art, he intricately explored the movements of the human body. Horvers drew inspiration from ballet lessons, theater classes, and the evolution of performance, conceptual, and minimalist art. He incorporated other art forms such as drawing, with language playing a crucial role in his works.
Initially, Horvers focused exclusively on performance art, moving with the precision of a sculptor. He imbued his works with the traditional elements of sculpture like rhythm, mass, and volume, while also infusing his own unique touch of performance art through movement and duration. In his performances, Horvers explored the boundaries of the natural laws, giving great attention to the force of gravity. As both the creator and the subject, the movements of his body and the formations of his muscles were at the forefront. Other elements added to enhance his performances were steel and lighting. Notably, Marcus Bergner reviewed Horvers’ BBC performances titled DAY am/pm (2015), stating, “At the core of these performances, one can recognize the power of the voice in provoking and revealing original, yet enigmatic moments of presence. As psychoanalyst Denis Vasse aptly puts it, ‘The voice is never represented, it represents, it is the act of presence which represents itself.'” According to Bergner, Horvers’ performance art is centered around the voice, which holds the ability to evoke genuine and cryptic moments of presence. www.ftn-books.com has 2 scarce Horvers items now available.
Toine Horvers ETMAAL VOOR BERLAGE 1985
