Brighten up your days

While the sun is showing itself less and less, the wind is getting colder and the days are getting shorter, we are busy preparing for a new exciting, eye-catching autumn exhibition.

'Four artists, four techniques’, is an exhibition in which there is something to be found for everyone. Linocuts, bronze statues, oil paintings and ceramics; everything your heart desires.

Participating artists are: Jaap Hartman, Niqui Kommerkamp, Memo Tunali & Froukje Stam.

The exhibition will be officially opened on November 17 (doors open at 02:00 pm) and the official opening speech will be held around 3.30 pm. During the afternoon we will be serving light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!

This exhibition will run through December 2019.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Invitation

You are cordially invited to join us for the official opening of the exhibition  at ‘Galerie Streetscape’ in Castricum.

The exhibition features paintings, collages, drawings lithos, etchings & sculptures. This is a great opportunity to meet the participating artists in person and engage in conversation while enjoying the art and listening to live music.

The exhibition comprises works by the following artists: Frans Hendriks, Anita Mizrahi, Edo Poland, Niqui Kommerkamp, Peter de Jong  & Marga Klumper.

The official opening will be held on Saturday, July 13 from 5 pm - 7 pm. The Exhibition will be on display from July 13 to August 16, 2019.

Address: Gallery Streetscape, Dorpsstraat 7, 1901 EH Castricum, Netherlands.
Opening hours: Friday - Sunday from 2 to 5 pm or by appointment.

Dutch art in France

From June 16 to September 16 2019, more than 50 Dutch artists will exhibit their work in Préporche, a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

The exhibition organized by the "Kamergalerie" will consist of photos, paintings, drawings, sculptures and more.

Address: Atelier Préporché: Le Bourg 58360  Préporché Bourgogne

Opening hours: Sunday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Spring is here - A new fresh art exhibition

Have you already completed your spring cleaning? Maybe it's time for something new to decorate your walls and cabinets with.

The annual group exhibition at Galerie Stam is the best opportunity to purchase something really beautiful to spice up your room. The exhibition will be officially opened on April 14 (doors open at 02:00 pm) and will run through June 2019.

About Galerie Atelier Stam
This gallery is known for the broad range of artists they represent and the wide variety of materials and genres in which they work.

TNT by Niqui Kommerkamp - ceramic box, 11 x 11 x 16 cm

Galerie Atelier Stam
Prinsengracht 356
1016 JA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Less is more

Dutch artist Allon Verheul creates beautiful paper birds by cutting out tiny parts and leaving the rest up to the viewers imagination. He works with a scalpel and uses different patterns for feathers and other distinctive parts of the birds which results in many extra details.

Duck family - Allon Verheul, 2019

More about Allon: https://www.allonverheul.nl

Obscure Art

Camera obscura basically means 'dark room', but in this case it refers to a simple device; a box with a simple tiny opening (a pinhole) with which photos can be taken, therefore also known as a 'pinhole camera'.
This device is far from a modern invention. Apart from Leonardo Da Vinci who describes it in his notebooks, even Aristotle understood the optical principle of the camera obscura.

In the 17th century it was a fairly popular aid for painters to help them to project an image. It was only from the first half of the 19th century that people began to use them in combination with photosensitive materials to take photographs. Nowadays it is mainly used in art projects or to entertain, either by building or by using one.

I've always wanted to build one myself. It took a while, but I think it was worth it.

@niquikommerkamp

The Embroidered portraits of Cayce Zavaglia

Although most of us think of embroidery as a somewhat boring pastime, Cayce Zavaglia has taken this hobby to a higher level; a (reinvented) art form.
Cayce, originally trained as a painter, now makes the most stunning visual art with cotton and silk or wool.

Illusion of paint strokes
She sews threads of different sizes and colors into a complex layering of stitches, which cross in the direction of each other. This not only creates an illusion of depth and volume, but also mimics the brush strokes and tones of classic oil paintings.

And if you think that's amazing, you should take a look at the back of her portraits, where the complexity of stiches with all the loose ends and knots gives you the impression that the soul of her subject is exposed.


Verso from Jesse Brass on Vimeo.

Invitation

Untouchable

Bronze Shield - Ceramic wall object by Niqui - 48 x 25 x 10cm

Ceramics Exhibition

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Opening hours: Wednesday - Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm

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Sundaymorning@ekwc

I've just visited the European Ceramic Work Centre in Oisterwijk (The Netherlands) where I joined a guided tour.

The EKWC is an artist-in-residence centre and a centre of excellence where about 60 artists, designers and architects are annually welcomed to experiment with ceramics for a continuous or phased period of three months.

Currently there are staying 15 artists from all over the world. They all have their own individual room (including a bed, a bathroom, and desk) as well as their own spacious studio with the most advanced equipment to work in. And because the studios and workshops are 24/7 available it's possible for the artists to work as long and as late as they want.

The centre also offers the support of a team of specialists that gives a unique added value to the residency as 75% of the participants have no or little experience with ceramics.

In addition to all this Sundaymorning@ekwc also encourages its participants to conduct research in not only artistic and technical fields, but also in the area of presentation.

And last but not least the centre works together with art academies, the ceramic industry, several scientific research centres, museums and galleries in the form of special projects.

Interested?
You'll find more information on their website.

Art against Trump

The inauguration of Trump as president of the United States has left many people shocked and uneasy. Lately artists worldwide are becoming more and more vocal about Trump.
WG Kunst agrees that it’s time for action. They’ve called upon artists to respond to Trump in the form of a work of art.

More than 20 artists have responded and created an artistic statement. It will be a varied exhibition in which various disciplines are showcased. There will be paintings, drawings, cartoons, three-dimensional work, stories, and poems.

Address:
Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28, 1054 SP Amsterdam.

Opening hours: 
Saturday, February 25 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm
Sunday,   February 26 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm

More about this exhibition in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool > go to article

New Year's Exhibition

Happy new year!

The annual group exhibition at Gallery Stam will be officially opened on Sunday, February 5 at 3:30 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Participating artists this year include: Patrick van der Linde, Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jan Jaap Stigter, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam, Adriana Schuurman and John Stikvoort.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Christmas Art Sale

During the weekend of December 17 and 18, a special exhibition will be held at WG Kunst in Amsterdam; more than 100 works of art by more than 100 artists are offered for 100 euros each. Drawings, paintings, graphics, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics, glassware and more. Free entrance.

Address: Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (show on map)
More information: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | +31 (0)20 6161515


In het weekend van 17 & 18 december 2016 zijn meer dan honderd kunstwerken van ruim honderd kunstenaars voor honderd euro per stuk te koop bij WG Kunst, Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (Wilhelmina Gasthuisterrein).
Kopers kunnen het kunstwerk na betaling meteen meenemen. Op de vrijgekomen plek wordt direct een ander kunstwerk geplaatst. Zo is sprake van een telkens wisselende tentoonstelling.

Meer informatie: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | www.wgkunst.nl | 020 6161515

Airheads

Exhibited at Gallery Stam from May 15 to July 16 2016. A series of half head vases with various oxides by Niqui Kommerkamp.

Open Ateliers Jordaan - art event

The Jordaan is a district in the center of Amsterdam. Every two years the artists working in this area, organize a ‘open studio event’, the Open Ateliers Jordaan.  This year this event takes place during the Pentecost weekend (May 14 to May 16). You are more than welcome to visit 66 participating  studios, meet the artists and buy their art directly without any intervention from a gallery. 

 

Artist: Patty Schilder.

Artist: Niqui Kommerkamp.

You can start at any studio; download the guide and the map of the studios. Or, if you like, you can even join a guided tour*. There will be daily lectures (in Dutch) and on Sunday afternoon there will be a Jazz concert. 

You can find me and Patty during this event at 'Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder' at the Lijnbaansgracht 102. All participating studio's are open during this event from 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm.

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*)  Starting point of the Guided Tour: Lijnbaansgracht 102. Only on Sunday, May 15 at 12:30, 02:30 & 04:30 pm.

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Happy New Year!

New Year Exhibition at Gallery Stam

Gallery Stam, located in the center of Amsterdam at the Prinsengracht, is specialized in contemporary realistic art. Within this specialization they exhibit as broad an example as possible of art from the Netherlands and from a few other countries as well.

Participating artists in this particular exhibition include: Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jaap Hartman, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam and Alison Chambers.

This exhibition will be officially opened on Sunday February 7 at 4:00 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Amsterdam Light Festival

Clockwise: "Dearest friend..." by Darya von Berner; "Paths Crossing" by Ralf Westerhof; "Run Beyond" by Angelo Bonello; "Today I love you" by Massimo Uberti & Marco Pollice.

The Amsterdam Light Festival is a festival of light, art and water. From November 28 2015 to January 17 2016, Amsterdam will be transformed into a true city of lights with the help of contemporary light artists. 

The festival offers talented light artists a platform to present their latest work. One of the artists is Aleksandra Stratimirovic, whose 'Northern Lights' sculpture will cross the River Amstel. 

Treat yourself to a spectacle of light. You can either enjoy this festival by boat or on foot. The boat route, Water Colors, offers a unique view of the city from the perspective of Amsterdam’s famous waterways. Whereas the walking route, Illuminade, winds its way through the culturally rich neighborhoods in the eastern part of Amsterdam. Also keep an eye out for guided tours and an extensive side-programme that will see a host of activities and events take place at museums, theatres, restaurants, shops and other locations in Amsterdam.

Lighten up! Celebrate the dark days of winter with art, light and water!

More information can be found here

WG Kunst Sale 2015

During the weekend of December 12 and 13, a special exhibition will be held at WG Kunst in Amsterdam; more than 100 works of art by more than 100 artists are offered for 100 euros each. Drawings, paintings, graphics, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics, glassware and more. Free entrance.

Address: Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (show on map)
More information: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | +31 (0)20 6161515

In het weekend van 12 & 13 december 2015 zijn meer dan honderd kunstwerken van ruim honderd kunstenaars voor honderd euro per stuk te koop bij WG Kunst, Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (Wilhelmina Gasthuisterrein). Kopers kunnen het kunstwerk na betaling meteen meenemen. Op de vrijgekomen plek wordt direct een ander kunstwerk geplaatst. Zo is sprake van een telkens wisselende tentoonstelling.

Meer informatie: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | www.wgkunst.nl | 020 6161515

Mirroring time in Ceramics

The National Museum of Ceramics, De Princessehof, in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) presents ceramics as the cultural memory of the 20th century. The exhibition 'The 20th century – mirroring time in ceramics' tells the story of the previous century through approximately 400 ceramic objects, ranging from avant-garde to mass-produced objects. 

The ceramic objects are complemented by objects from other fine and applied art disciplines, and include furniture, paintings, a jukebox and even an original caravan from 1960. There are also film footage and historical photographs, which locate the ceramic objects in time. 

The exhibition can be seen from 5 September 2015 until 3 July 2016. 

Ceramics Museum Princessehof, Grote Kerkstraat 11, 8911 DZ Leeuwarden