visual art
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“Visible and mobile, my body is a thing among things; it’s caught in the fabric of the world, and its cohesion is that of a thing. But, because it moves itself and sees, it holds things in a circle around itself.”
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (French philosopher, 1908–1961)
Roots (above) and Spines (left): work made during my residency at the Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson VT, USA.
2010
Illustrations for the Animal Column by philosopher Maarten Doorman in Human magazine, edited by Kamer13 and published by Het Humanistisch Verbond (Humanist Alliance) and Uitgeverij Boom.
2009-2011
Selection of illustrations for Human, a magazine edited by Kamer13 and published by Het Humanistisch Verbond (Humanist Alliance) and Uitgeverij Boom.
2009 - 2011
Portraits of Socrates and Bertrand Russell, private commission.
2011
Classic initial illustrations for the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Royal Library) in The Hague.
2011
Selection of illustrations for Clou, a magazine for marketing professionals, published by MOA.
Selection of illustrations for culinary magazine Smaak.
2007-2009
drawings & sketches
2006
illustrations for Carp* magazine.
2006
illustrating spaces & paper
Studying at the University of Technology Delft has given me a structured, theoretical and user-driven approach to design, whereas studying art has taught me a more intuitive, flexible way of creating with an emphasis on personal expression. With this background in both illustration and industrial design, I combine my skills to create “illustrations” for two and three dimensional purposes. I find that the design approach in illustration and set design is very similar, and both disciplines balance between applied art and fine art.
2003-2008 Illustration, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam (BA)
1994-2001 Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology (ir. / MSc)
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