In the paintings of Reinoud van Vught, paint and chance are given free rein. Moments at which he pours out the paint and directs the fluid substance only in a loose, intuitive manner are alternated,…
Howard Hodgkin belongs to the same generation as Ronald Kitaj, David Hockney and Patrick Caulfield. His first exhibition, in 1962, was held jointly with Allen Jones. Later, too, he remained in contact…
Penone was the youngest member of a group of Italian artists whose work was collectively named arte povera (‘poor art’) by the critic Germano Celant during the late sixties. One of the features of…
Since his early studies after El Greco (from the years 1974-1976) Hans van Hoek has come to regard painting more and more as a study. Seriousness, dedication and respect for the timeless qualities of…
The basis of Long’s work is always a simple geometric form: the circle, the line, the spiral or the cross – minimal forms that stand out in the landscape because they have been produced by human…
The building of the former Thomas de Beer wool mill, which is the remainder of a much larger factory complex, has a certain mysteriousness: a peculiar closed box that reveals nothing about its…
The artistic quest of Anne & Patrick Poirier began in Rome nearly fifty years ago. During a stay at Villa Medici, the French Academy in Rome, they became fascinated with the age-old ruins and other…
Lothar Baumgarten has become known through his subtle culture critique. His work widely reflects a great concern on ethnographic stratum and local historic circumstance. The extensive body of the…
Light, color and space are the fundamental materials used by Ann Veronica Janssens (Folkestone, 1956). With these intangible phenomena she creates 'sculptures' that make the invisible visible.…
The four-part cycle Hermes Trismegistos I-IV (1995) takes its title from a mythical figure who is considered the founder of alchemy and the inventor of hieroglyphics. Several Hermetic philosophical…