K_Van

 

 

 

K_Van

K_Van uses fine arts to take you intimately close to a world inspired by the beauty of different cultures. His visions result from a search beyond the recognisable elements of the world as we know it. K_Van's blog

works in

painting video graphics drawing photo Collage illustration installation

 

education

2000-2001   Burren College of Art   County Clare
  Ireland
with Nuffic grant
1994-1998   de Vrije Academie   Den Haag
  Netherlands
1991-1992   de Vrije Academie   Den Haag
  Netherlands

 

exhibition

  2008 "illuminators"   Airport Koltsovo
  Yekaterinburg  Russia
Exhibition at the airport Koltsovo. Yekaterinburg. Russia. April 11 – July 11, 2008. http://www.artpolitika.ru/ill_en
  "Mama´s arts"   geborgen kamers
  den Haag  Netherlands
textile art
  2007 "Time and Space"   geborgen kamers van
  Den Haag  Netherlands
This work explores the positions where the human mind, or thoughts are found in a time map based on the concept of mapping time and space.
  "Words-no words"   geborgen kamers
  Den Haag  Netherlands
A presentation of short films without words and an installation with visualized poems.
  "Exhibition around the world "   geborgen kamers
  Den Haag  Netherlands
Exhibition around the world will hold 5 identical exhibitions at the same time in different times zones.
  2005 "Words in the Sky"   Sky Garden Barge.
  Battersea Beach  UK
Summer evenings series of poetry with installations, sound and choreography, curated by Karlien van den Beukel, in the Sky Garden Barge
  2003 "Dusk"   Artb-gaidaro
  Brussels, Amsterdam, Cork, Athens, Volos  
dusk is a visual arts project on the exchanges of peace between the individuals and the environment. It is an exhibition - installation of contemporary art where the art works are created to live in a space of dim light
  "La Science de l’Art"   Jacques Frank
  Brussels  Belgium
  2001 "Burren College of Art"   Burren College of Art
  County Clare Ireland  Ireland
  "Re-inventing the post stamp"   Burrren Collage of art
  County Lare  Ireland

 

publications

  1999 Gaidaro on Tour a european story Gaidaro  Athens  Greece     71   ISBN 960-86469-0-1  consists out of stories of travels and obsessions, linked with pictures. Each chapter is an individual world, yet all connected with the intention to recreate the inner ambience from which the paintings emerge. The book is written and produced by the artists themselves
  1996 a dry point on telephonecards the underground press  Den Haag  Netherlands  100   125     Small catalog edition of telephone card prints
  Not for Everyone underground press  Den Haag  Netherlands  100       

 

awards

  2000 "kunststof recycling prijs" Federatie NRK  Netherlands   The telephone card series was awarded the Recycling prize by the Federation Nederlandse Rubber- en Kunststofindustrie.

 

commissions

  2005 2005  Words in the SkyBattersea Beach London  UK Three summer evenings of poetry with installations, sound and choreography, curated by Karlien van den Beukel, in the Sky Garden Barge. Flag installation

 

extra

ARTb-gaidaro artists' association, Brussels 2003   Founding member
'Dusk' 2003   Co organiser of the ‘DUSK’ project ARTb-gaidaro
'The Insider’ project NiceProgram 2002   Organiser
‘Re inventing the post stamp’ project NiceProgram 2001   Organiser
‘The otherself’ 2000   Co organiser
Gaidaro 1999   Founding member of the Gaidaro Foundation, The Hague
‘Not for sale’ project Gaidaro 1999   Co organiser
‘Gaidaro on tour’ 1999   Co organiser of the publication of ‘Gaidaro on tour’ book
Art market Zimbabwe 1993   Organiser in Art market in the national gardens of Harare Zimbabwe
BAT art workshop, Harare Zimbabwe 1992-1993   Volunteer teacher

 

 

 

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