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Rik Meijers (1963)

Unlike most painters of his generation, Meijers plays with the boundaries of fiction. When one sees his canvases, one does not think of photography or art history, as with most contemporary painters. Instead, one is transported to the culture from which such a painting could have originated, contemplating the backgrounds and motivations of the creator – which, in turn, are completely different from what one might initially assume based on their appearance. Once this is understood, one realizes that Meijers cleverly challenges the viewer’s ingrained habits of looking.

www.ftn-books.com has the Irma Boom designed book on Meijers now available.

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Peter Zegveld (1951)

Peter Zegveld is a visual artist and playwright, born in 1951 in The Hague and a graduate from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His artistic oeuvre is distinguished by simplicity and accessibility, and is frequently exhibited in major museums throughout the Netherlands. His theatrical performances are visually stimulating, evocative, and cinematic. With boundless freedom and an unconventional approach, Zegveld ventures across diverse disciplines, allowing his audience to encounter and uncover absurdities. In addition to creating shows for theaters, festivals, and his autonomous art, he has also produced works for Orkater and television series for VPRO. Peter Zegveld serves as the artistic director of the Caspar Rapak Foundation.

www.ftn-books.com has the Irma Boom designed book ” Exploded View# now available.

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Tomas Rajlich…Structures in paint

 

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Just a short blog to let you know that a large retrospetcive on Tomas Rajlich will be opened on the 15th of October 2016 which will be on show until 22nd January 2017.

Tomas Rajlich, a minimal painter for whom the grid is the measure of things. Rajlich’s starting point is usually a network of horizontal and vertical lines, which he lays down and then covers them with loose brushwork. The result – constructed with an exceptional feel for colour, sheen and the substance of his materials- is a painted surface  in which texture and structure predominate.

The exhibition is made partly with works that Rajlich recently has donated to the collections of the Gemeentemuseum.

The Irma Boom designed book is available at www.ftn-books.com