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11 februari t/m 17 maart 2012

Theo Kuijpers
Schilderijen

Opening zaterdag 11 februari 17-19 uur

Woensdag t/m zaterdag 13 - 18 uur

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Landscape in morning light, 2011, 170 x 200 cm

Dit wordt de zestiende tentoonstelling van Theo Kuijpers (1939), waarmee hij de langst aan de galerie verbonden kunstenaar is (sinds 1976).

In de werken die nu geëxposeerd worden heeft hij zich laten inspireren door de Songlines, de routes waarlangs van oudsher de Aboriginals door hun land trekken.

In 1979 kwam hij voor het eerst in contact met de cultuur van de Aboriginals in Darwin en Arnhemland, nadat zijn lithodrukker Fred Genis, die naar Australië verhuisd was, hem uitnodigde daar te komen werken.

Enkele jaren terug maakte hij voor een tentoonstelling in Sydney zijn derde reis naar Australië, waaruit de schilderijen die hier te zien zijn voortkomen.

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11 February - 17 March 2012

Theo Kuijpers
Paintings

Opening Saturday 11 February 5 - 7 pm

Wednesday - Saturday 1 - 6 pm

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This will be our sixteenth gallery show of Theo Kuijpers (1939), the artist longest connected with Wetering Galerie - in fact since 1976, three years after the gallery had been initiated.

His long career, first as a sculptor, then as a painter, started out with his version of what was then called Spurensicherung, the exploration of one’s origins- a movement that originated in Germany. So his early work was deeply rooted in the soil of his native province of Brabant.

Many travels and a stay of half a year in New York City on a PS One scholarship, soon extended his cultural scope. In 1979 he became acquainted with the Aboriginal culture in Australia, through visits to Darwin and Arnhemland.

A few years ago Theo Kuijpers stayed in Australia for a third period, having been asked to show his work in Sydney. The paintings in this exhibition are a subdued reflection on Aboriginal art and on his own earlier works.

Theo Kuijpers' works >>

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