past events

Timeline
16 September – 11 November 2023

Vernissage
Saturday, 16 September 2023
From 16:00

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NEDERLANDS

Erwin van Duijnhoven (1967) studeerde aan de Vrije Academie in Den Haag en de Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam. Hij zoekt het liefst naar de scheidslijn van het ongemak en het comfortabele zowel in compositie, kleurgebruik, verftoets als eventuele thema. Het schilderen gebeurt veelal als spontane actie, die gepaard gaat met emotionele ontlading.

Raymond Boekelder (1962) studeerde aan de kunstacademie AKI in Enschede en aan de Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten te Amsterdam. Boekelder heeft inmiddels een oeuvre opgebouwd van realistische verstilde kunst waar vorm en inhoud dichtbij elkaar liggen. Hij zoekt voortdurend naar inzichten tussen de kunstmatige werelden van object en mens. Zijn tekeningen met mens als object, diens vereenvoudigde lichaamsdelen en verbonden lijnen zijn onderdeel van een eigen beeldtaal.

ENGLISH

Erwin van Duijnhoven (1967) studied at Vrije Academie, The Hague and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. He is keen to explore the narrow zone between discomfort and comfort in composition, use of colour, brushstroke and themes. His painting style is spontaneous and can be regarded as a reflection of emotional release.

Raymond Boekelder (1962) studied at the AKI, Enschede and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. His oeuvre has been built on stylised realistic paintings. He is however continuously seeking the insightful relation between the artificial world of objects and human. Human figures as object with simplified body parts, and with knots connected by lines, are part of his visual language.

Timeline
27-29 October 2023

Location
Hall 8
Zeche Zollverein, Essen, GERMANY

Participating artists
Jan Wessendorp, Laura Casas Valle, Edith Bons e.a.

Entrance / Ticket booth from
Hall 5

VIP Preview (invitation only)
Friday 27 Oct. 19.00 – 20.00

Opening hours
Friday 27 October: 20.00 – 22.30
Saturday 28 October: 12.00 – 20.00
Sunday 29 October: 11.00 – 19.00

The Contemporary Art Ruhr takes place at the former and beautiful coal mine factory Zeche Zollverein Essen (Germany), an Unesco industrial monument with museums and a site for many cultural events and entertainment facilities.

Please MAIL US for free tickets to visit the artfair.

KADK is a collective of artists from different background, disciplines and origine from all over The Netherlands. The group creates individual, collaborative and even commissioned yet affordable artworks.

The theme this year is France “Vive la France”

Timeline

29 August – 3 September 2023

Opening Hours

Tue 29 Aug: 11:00 – 20:00
Wed 30 Aug: 11:00 – 20:00
Thu 31 Aug: 11:00 – 20:00
Fri 1 Sep: 11:00 – 20:00
Sat 2 Sep: 11:00 – 20:00
Sun 3 Sep: 11:00 – 20:00

Finissage

Sunday, 3 September 2023
From 15:00
with music by Peter Hogenboom

Participating artists:

Frida Duivenvoorden, Sonja Noot, Tineke den Dulk, Chislaine ten Berge, Han van den Boogaard, Diederick Ingel, Pejo, Sjoert Willemstein, Anne-Marie van Walraven & Ineke van der Burg

In the summer exhibition of 2023 you will find a selection of the works by artists from Indonesia and The Netherlands. With works by Jan Wessendorp, Edith Bons, Soni Irawan, Ayu Arista Murti, Indra Dodi & Afdhal.

Jan Wessendorp is one the 6 artists in the art specials of the BNDeStem newspaper, which will be published in every weekly edition this summer. Following the publication on 28 July 2023, Gallery Lukisan will also be open Sunday, 30 July 2023 from 11am – 5pm, next to the regular opening hours.

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This exhibition is a selection of works by Joop Mijsbergen, one of the master artists in Bergen op Zoom.

Master in watercolour technique, Joop Mijsbergen also excels in mixing painting techniques oil or acrylic. Mijsbergen prefers to paint on board in stead of canvas, due to its smooth surface, which is perfect for refined details he tries to achieve on his paintings.

Timeline

8 April – 29 May, 2023

Vernissage

Saturday, 8 April, 2023
From 16:00

The exhibition will be opened by Mrs. Letty Demmers, Municipal Councillor responsible for culture and heritage in Bergen op Zoom.

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At Infinity – The End, Annemarieke van Peppen will show her newest works, greatly inspired by the Trimurti philosophy of Balinese Hinduism. The Trimurti (from Sanskrit) are the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities. Typically, the designations are that of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. The effect of this holy trinity is the philosophy embracing the concept that everything happens in one’s life is necessary to strike the balance and to complete the infinite circle of lives.

Van Peppen is a socially engaged artist, involved in several charitable projects in The Netherlands and Indonesia. She recently photographed Ukrainian women refugees to help them cope with their traumatic experiences. In the portraits exhibited recently in the shipyard in Bergen op Zoom, the women are seen wearing their self-made amulets and clothes as reminder for the mother country they have been forced to leave.

Also being showed in this exhibition are paintings and prints by Ukrainian designer-cum-artist Olexandr Pinchuk.

His newest paintings and prints are based on his short animated film “The Big Vault” based on the poem by Taras Shevchenko. The poem is a philosophical and mystical story about life and death, past, present and future.

Mo Rooneh (Jacco Lauret, 1963) is a composer and sound artist, who uses the repeats of sounds and noise as the foundation for his compositions. The philosophy behind the frequent use of ‘noise’ in a production is to bring back a certain reality in the fictional character of a composition.

Over the years he released several projects that received attention in national and international media. In November 2016, Rooneh received the Sakko Culture Prize for the Arts and Letters for his oeuvre. His newest album Zonard will be released on December 10, 2022 and is an integral part of the exhibition INFINITY – THE END supporting the works by Annemarieke van Peppen.

Timeline

8 December, 2022 – 28 January, 2023

Vernissage

Saturday, 10 December, 2022
From 16:00

Release album Zonard (CD) by Jacco Lauret a.k.a. Mo Rooneh

Gallery Lukisan is one of the participants of the Grafiek2022, the nationwide graphic art and printmaking triennial. Museums, galleries, printmaking studios, art centers, and artists will organize various projects and activities related to graphic art – exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and workshops. These three months will be dedicated to printmaking as an art form and show the wide scope of expressions and enormous variation in graphic art: from traditional printing techniques to contemporary crossovers, mixed media combined with other techniques, as well as the invention of new printing methods.

Gallery Lukisan is collaborating with Peter Franssen to present the exhibitions and exciting programs around graphic art and printmaking.

Etching artist Laura Casas Valle (The Netherlands) and critical graphic artist Prihatmoko Moki (Indonesia) present their latest works, along with Jan Wessendorp (linoprint, The Netherlands), Soni Irawan (Indonesia) and Herlambang Bayu Aji (Indonesia/Germany). Five different artists with different techniques and different motivation.

Vernissage
Date: 7 October, 2022
Time: 8 – 10 pm
Venue: Gallery Lukisan

Speakers
Peter Franssen, Yuriko Miyoshi, Marian Vergouwen, Laura Casas Valle.

No appointment necessary.

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WORKSHOPS

• Saturday, 8 October 10 am – 5 pm
  Japanese woodblock print by Yuriko Miyoshi
• Saturday, 15 and 22 October 10 am – 2 pm
  Etching by Peter Franssen
• Saturday, 29 October 11 am – 5 pm
  Mezzotint by Sjoerd Tegelaers

All workshops take place in the studio of Peter Franssen (Sint Annastraat 10, Bergen op Zoom) and cost € 100 pax for the full day.

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“Merdeka | Vrijheid” is hopefully somewhat appropriate title for the exhibition in the month which Indonesia not only remembers her independence from the Netherlands, but also an opportunity for both countries to reconcile with the colonial past. The words merdeka (from Bahasa Indonesia) as well as vrijheid (from Dutch) mean freedom (independence).

Juni Kusumanto and Edith Bons, two Dutch artists who explore the relationship and the balance of their bicultural background and living environment, as well as critical Indonesian artist Prihatmoko Moki and Yoga Mahendra, participate in this exhibition.

Timeline:

11 August – 17 September, 2022

Finissage:

17 September, 2022
From 4pm

Music by Indonesian cellist Alfian Aditya and poetry by Winarko Boesri. Some Indonesian snacks will be served.

No appointment necessary.

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The former church at Moeregrebstraat 72, Bergen op Zoom, the current GALLERY LUKISAN, is open for public viewing during the Open Monumentendagen. The church, which was built in 1876 behind a much older house from 16th century called “Wapen van Frankrijk” (the Shield of France) and as such was not immediately visible from the street. It has been renovated recently and converted to an art gallery space. 

During the weekend many historic and listed buildings in many places in The Netherlands are open for visit. An unique opportunity to learn about the history, see the exteriors as well as some of the interiors thoroughly, as some of the buildings are private properties.

Timeline:
10 & 11 September, 2022

No appointment necessary.

The title of the second solo exhibition refers to the new paintings by the artist Jan Wessendorp and works unknown before to general public. 

Although Jan Wessendorp is known for his impressive and large format paintings, in this exhibition you will find his new and smaller paintings, along with a number of works on paper, drawings as well as collage. 

With works ranging from the 1980s to the most recent ones, the exhibition can be regarded as a kind of cross-section of the oeuvre of the artist. Shown in contrast with works by the Vietnamese artist Nguyen Dinh Vu.

Timeline:
15 April – 23 July, 2022

No appointment necessary.

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Theatre company Honger is diving into the underworld of the humanity in their newest production. The play looks for stories and situations of this universal search. 

Erol Struijk, who writes the script of the piece, lets himself inspired by the Swedish playwright Lars Norèn, based on a number of documentation, interview, and social research. 

The cast includes Tom van de Berg, Julia Dierikx, Koen van Dongen, Hilde Koopmans and Daan Quaden.

Location:
Gallery Lukisan
Moeregrebstraat 72, 4611JD Bergen op Zoom

Date:
13 / 14 / 15 / 20 / 21 May, 2022

Time:
20.00 – 21.45

The paintings by the Balinese artist Ida Bagus Putu Purwa are full of figures in expressive postures, as token for his search for freedom and troublefree life. The artist finds his inspiration from traditional Balinese dance and modern ballet.

Timeline:
15 January – 12 March, 2022

No appointment necessary.
Face mask is strongly advised.

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Date:
16 October – 28 November, 2021

A collaboration exhibition with new works the artists group SynapsZ Bergen op Zoom in the Autumn 2021. Exciting new works ranging from drawing, prints, paintings to installation in the former church building and the cellar of Gallery Lukisan, Bergen op Zoom. Some musical intermezzi, dance performance and talks every Sunday afternoon.

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Opening

Vernissage:
zaterdag, 16 oktober, 2021 om 15:00

Na een welkomstwoord van SynapsZ-voorzitter Jan Slokkers zal de opening worden verricht door jazz- en kunsthistoricus Tom Goosen.

Op deze expositie is werk te zien van de SynapsZ-leden Els van Egeraat, Petra Kwaadgras, Fred de Ron, Gerard Huisintveld en Hans Oerlemans en van gastkunstenaars Katja Tempelaars (Schijf: keramiek & surroundings), Frank van Es (Bergen op Zoom: fotografie) en Rob Musters (Rotterdam: illustraties, observaties).

Geheel in overeenstemming met het thema heeft de expositie een organisch/dynamisch karakter. Via een proces van groei en aftakeling wisselt deze expositie steeds van vorm en inhoud. Dat geldt ook voor de gratis toegankelijke bijeenkomsten die op zondagmiddag om 15.00 uur beginnen. Gallery Lukisan is speciaal ‘s zondags geopend gedurende deze tentoonstelling.

Programma

zondag, 24 oktober 2021 om 15.00
Lezing “Klimaattraining” door Hanneke van Andel (Klimaattrainer IVN).

Over de overbelasting van onze planeet door menselijke hebzucht en activiteiten, en hoe die terug te dringen. Hannekes lezing wordt ingeleid door Carl Samuels (Regisseur duurzame ontwikkeling en oprichter van Volhoudbaarheid).

zondag 31 oktober 2021 om 15.00
Boekpresentatie “Spelend Metaal” van Fred de Ron, een light-verse bundel met illustraties van Rob Musters.

Gastheer is muziekjournalist Willem Jongenelen. SynapsZ-voorzitter Jan Slokkers leest voor en Henk Boot (Redacteur, lid SynapsZ) verklaart. De afterparty wordt verzorgd door DJ WCoolJ.

zondag 7 november 2021 om 15.00
Lezing “Groencollege” door Tom Goosen.

Over de symboliek en de associaties van groen in de schilderkunst, de muziek en de architectuur, en de kracht en betekenis van groen in onze eigen leefomgeving. Was Bergen op Zoom in 2015 niet de groenste stad van Europa?

zondag, 14 november 2021 – AFGELAST
Dansvoorstelling “Water gevangen in dans” door Wilde Mossels.

Een artistieke vertolking van een natuurelement.

zondag, 21 november 2021 – AFGELAST
Performance “Je reste” van Kunstcollectief P.A.T. (Performance Art Theatre).

Beweging, beeld en geluid golven in deze prikkelende performance langs vele brute maar ook verstilde momenten die de natuur rijk is.

zondag, 28 november 2021 – AFGELAST
Afsluiting met wijnproeverij “Biologische wijn; Meer leven in de Wijngaard”, verzorgd door Vitis Wijnkring.

Verder op diverse momenten onaangekondigde performances, uitgevoerd door de verschillende hoedanig- en persoonlijkheden van Gerard Huisintveld.

The theme for the month September is photography, with works by the Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro, an award winning landscape photographer and one of the Hasselblad ambassadors. As part of the photo festival FoBoZ titled “Water”, you will find water birth photography by the Belgian photographer Jos Verhoogen, while Corine Heijmans revisits the places her young father had been sent to during his military service in West-Papua (now Irian Jaya province of Indonesia). 

Date: 1 September – 2 October, 2021

Links:

Hengki Koentjoro

FoBoZ Stichting Fotografie Bergen op Zoom

Corine Heijmans exposeert in Galery Lukisan – Nieuws.NL
edition Bergen op Zoom (in Dutch)

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Laura Casas Valle is a graphic artist, based in Arnhem, The Netherlands.  The human figure is a recurring element in her works. She finds her inspiration in nature, architecture and images from the media. In her new works she explores beyond the boundaries of traditional etching and pressing prints and creates unique 3-D etching sculptures.

Herlambang Bayu Aji is a Berlin (Germany) based graphic artist, painter and performance artist originated from Indonesia. His creations are often imaginary creatures conjured from a combination of species with strong focus on the traditional Javanese shadow puppetry or wayang, an ancient form of Indonesian storytelling, ultimately raising questions about the relation between human and nature. In his works on paper and objects he combines myths and multi-cultural identities with playful children fantasies and fun.

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See the exhibited works

The month May opens with works by Jan Wessendorp (1940), a well-known Dutch contemporary artist in Bergen op Zoom.

The exhibition shows a selection of the oeuvre of this versatile artist whose works range from drawing and graphic to plastic arts (sculpture). Wessendorp creates figures and characters that show openness, even vulnerability, yet they are never defenceless let alone aggressive. They manifest themselves by their unusual look and posture. Despite their subdued emotions, one can sense the fear, compassion, happiness, loneliness and even some love there.

“Teder Indringend” can be considered as a belated celebration of the Wessendorp’s 80th birthday. The shown works are of personal choice, in stead of a chronological overview of the artist’s career.

Our special thanks to Albert Hagenaars for the foreword and kind introduction to Jan Wessendorp’s works. Albert Hagenaars is a poet, book critic and writer of many books, with whom Jan Wessendorp has worked together in several art projects.

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Meet-and-greet

The artist Jan Wessendorp will be present every Saturday afternoon to tell you personally about his works.

Schedule:
May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 2-5 pm
June 5, 12 and 19 from 2-5 pm

See the exhibited works

The exhibition with works by Yoga Mahendra en Arwin Hidayat reopens from March 3rd up to April 16th, 2021, after the long winter lockdown caused by the covid19 pandemic.

The main focus of the exhibition is the large work by Yoga Mahendra, which consists of 7 separate painted panels. The solemn appearance of the work attributes to the symbol of the republic Indonesian, the mythical bird Garuda, yet depicts bizarre worlds of endless compounded figures, in a united chaos of life and expectations. Yoga Mahendra’s works are characterised by the bizarre figures shaped by the endless smaller universes of sci-fi and comic characters. 

Arwin Hidayat’s inspiration lies in the primitive depictions of living creatures and raw emotions. In this exhibition you will see not only drawings, but also a number of batik cloths by the artist Arwin Hidayat. The unique batik cloths are hand-painted by the artist and created with traditional methode.

This group exhibition marks the first activity in our new location in Bergen op Zoom. Next to the remarkable “children” sculptures by Abdi Setiawan, there are large paintings by Indra Dodi and other different artists showing diversity of styles and materials.

– Abdi Setiawan (sculptures)
– Indra Dodi (paintings)
– Ayu Arista Murti (paintings)
– Eddie Hara (painting & sculpture)
– Agus Prasetyo (paintings)
– Arwin Hidayat (drawings)

The current exhibition is extended and these works are to be viewed through November 29th, 2020.