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Limited by SAATCHI ART
Honored to be selected for this new initiative by Saatchi Art! 200 artist have been chosen for the launch of Limited: “a new way to buy limited edition prints by top emerging artists from around the world”. ‘Portrait 36: Kandinsky.’ … Continue reading
GIF Weekender Festival
The first Dutch festival entirely dedicated to the animated GIF took place last weekend at the Amsterdam Volkshotel. In a sense a kind of film festival in which the entries have been reduced to just a few frames, endlessly repeating, … Continue reading
Visual Street Poetry in Chile
image eric marechal text roberto voorbij Street art pasted by Eric Marechal initiator of Street Art Without Borders and co-founder, along with Fabi Futata, of The ArtFabric. For both initiatives goes that Marechal takes the art of street artists to … Continue reading
Big Amsterdam Art Calendar 2016
text and image roberto voorbij Last week was the official presentation of the ‘Big Amsterdam Art Calendar’. This coming edition coincides with a leap year, therefore offering room for 366 artists, designers, photographers and architects. A collection of established names … Continue reading
The Garden Which is the Nearest to God
text and image roberto voorbij This week is the last chance to visit the installation The Garden Which is the Nearest to God at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. This spectacular work by Japanese artist Taturo Atzu aka Tatzu Nishi aka … Continue reading
SHOW WHAT YOU WANT SHOW
text and image roberto voorbij An “open call” art magazine may perhaps be ushered in best with an “open source” art exhibition. That is, the SHOW WHAT YOU WANT SHOW to celebrate the inaugural issue of Platform Platvorm. A magazine … Continue reading
The spectacular Arp Museum in Remagen, Germany
text and image roberto voorbij Located along the Rhine in a beautiful 19th century railway station can the Arp Museum be found. Since 2007 in a truly sublime manner complemented by a new building designed by Richard Meier. Among others … Continue reading
Contemplative collection for a meditative museum building: The Kolumba in Cologne
text roberto voorbij image roberto voorbij & kerstin heyen Apart from the mandatory visits to the Cathedral and the Museum Ludwig the Kolumba absolutely belongs to the ‘must sees’ in Cologne as well. This – by Peter Zumthor designed – beautiful … Continue reading
Artist Portraits, at the beautiful Bar Moustache
text and image roberto voorbij Last month I had the pleasure to exhibit my ‘Artist Portraits’ at the, beautifully by ‘byStella’ designed, Bar Moustache, in the center of Amsterdam. For who missed it here are some images. The photographs of … Continue reading
Mesmerizing mural, based on the design of a color test
text and image roberto voorbij This mural you could probably categorize as Optical Art. After all it does have a similar hypnotic effect. Particularly if you look at it a bit longer. But aside from this first formal interpretation it certainly … Continue reading