4. Ton Dubbeldam: A Master of Colour
Richly dressed ladies and gentlemen walk across this painting
with a definite air of grandeur. At first glance they seem to
be placed at will, but on closer inspection it becomes appar-
ent that artist Ton Dubbeldam (1957) has used color to bring
both movement and order to this painting. The scene shows
a tremendous richness of color from sky blue and cool violet
to a soft pink and a deep red. But the artist deftly uses the
color orange to bring structure to the dynamic scene, leading
from the woman in the bottom left to the figure all the way in
the back to the right. Dubbeldam is a master of color and he
proves it once and for all with this masterpiece. Dubbeldam
was raised in an artistic family and graduated at the age of 21
at Academie Minerva in Groningen. His oeuvre has been part
of countless exhibitions both in the Netherlands and abroad.
5. Erkin: A Modern
Perspective of the Dutch Golden Age
This painting could easily be mistaken for a Golden Age mas-
terpiece for it has all the classical hallmarks. Colorful tulips
are arranged in a Chinese Kangxi vase; all displayed against a
dark background and dramatically highlighted making it ex-
tremely eye-catching. And yet this very much comes across
as a contemporary painting. The Uzbek artist Erkin (1957) is
deeply influenced by the 17th century Dutch still life painters
such as Adriaen Coorte, but uses these influences to create
his own clean and clear contemporary style which is undoubt-
edly remarkable.
TON DUBBELDAM
THE PROUD TOWER
OIL ON PANEL
110 X 80 CM - 2017
ILSE OELBERS - DUENDE - BRONZE - 102 CM - 2018
6. Ilse Oelbers: A Dance in Bronze
Posing against an industrial background is a new sculpture by Ilse Oelbers (1964). The man is completely focused on
himself as if he’s the only one in the world, not aware of any prying eyes and curious looks. His entire being is focused
on the complex dance he’s executing; the gracious movement of legs, arms and torso. Ilse Oelbers is a self-taught
sculptor, originally specializing in wood. She still creates figureheads and decorations for ships, but now concentrates
mainly on these spectacular figurative bronze sculptures.
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