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Visual artist, The Hague (NL)

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Birgit Verwer
As a 19 yo old student I started my part time job As a 19 yo old student I started my part time job at one of the oldest interior design firms of The Netherlands. That’s when I first held a Cor Unum vase. It was the blue Garbo Large vase by Geert Lap to be precise. My memory of it is so vivid that I can still feel the surface while touching it back than - the colour and the shape of the design. I fell completely in love with it. As with Cor Unum. 2021 started with my collaboration with Cor Unum Ceramics in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. I applaud and thank the team of @corunumceramics for their trust, enthusiasm and for sharing their expertise and craftsmanship with me. Irenic, 2021 HEAVEN IS ON YOUR RIGHT YOUR TRUTH OR MINE NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT MAKE NATURE GREAT AGAIN 📷 Marit Hazebroek #art #textbased #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #gegenwartskunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #femaleartists #visualartist #artistsoninstagram #ceramics #clay #clayart #vase #contemporaryceramics #ceramica #céramique #lifewithceramics #ceramicsculptures #klei #keramiek #ceramiclife #ceramiclicious #keramik #design #collectibleart #collaboration #corunumceramics #loveeverysecondofit
NOW Nine Christmas tree candles The best present NOW Nine Christmas tree candles The best present is now Wishing you a cosy and merry one #verymerry #christmas #christmas2021 #weihnachten #weihnachtszeit #jule #noel #kerst #hollyjolly #happyholidays #relightmyfire #now #thebestpresentisnow
End of year special thanks to the amazing @marjet_ End of year special thanks to the amazing @marjet_roling We have been working together on several amazing projects throughout the years but this year’s collaboration is topping them all. Marjet helped me build my triptych art installation Viriditas. From sawing the locally sourced oakwood at windsawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam to constructing the three rocking chairs - it was a journey we did together that I will never forget! Marjet, I thank you for your enthusiasm, for sharing your expertise, experience, and craftsmanship. And of course for all the laughs and talks about the essence of life ❤️ Tot straks 😘 📷 friend of Marjet during @bigartnl 2021 Hembrug Zaanstad #art #arte #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #gegenwartskunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #femaleartists #visualartist #artistsoninstagram #textbasedart #artwork #textandart #artchair #chair #enzomari #artecontemporaneo #dutchart #bigart #collaboration #marjetroling #craftmanship #Viriditas #SURVIVEYOURSELF #PERPETUATETHESPECIES #UNBURDENTHEEARTH
Working on several new works and projects. Not qui Working on several new works and projects. Not quite ready to share any of those. In the phase of inspiration to vague outlines towards initial sketches. Here the initial sketch of my triptych installation Viriditas (SURVIVE YOURSELF, PERPETUATE THE SPECIES, UNBURDEN THE EARTH), 2021 #art #sketch #inspiration #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #word_artworks #textandart #dutchart #femaleartists #visualartist #installationartist #installationart #artinstallation #chair #design #enzomari #artchairs #rockingchairs #sustainableart #local #oakwood #Viriditas #SURVIVEYOURSELF #PERPETUATETHESPECIES #UNBURDENTHEEARTH
A few weeks ago it was children's book week #kinde A few weeks ago it was children's book week #kinderboekenweek. The theme of this year was: ‘be(come) what you want to be.’ The teachers of my 6y old son asked parents to read or tell about their profession. My son asked me to tell something about my art practice and so I did. We turned it into an interactive one #showandtell, with several assignments which give an insight on contemporary art. How art can give you another perspective on how you can look at the world or experience (ordinary) things? Erwin Wurm’s one-minute-sculptures were an immediate hit, they all wanted to be a sculpture for one minute, preferably longer.... #art #arte #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #gegenwartskunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #kunst #femaleartists #artistsoninstagram #artwork #artlife #oneminutesculpture #erwinwurm #inspiration #dailydoseofart #artlovers #arteveryday #education #arteducation #arteducationmatters #gotalotofhugsafterwards
Ticketshop MISPLACED PRIORITIES (buy tickets here Ticketshop MISPLACED PRIORITIES (buy tickets here - do it now!), 2011 H243 x W128 x D122 cm Mixed media, recycled and reused materials @cop26uk #COP26 #cop26glasgow #facetheclimateemergency #globalwarming #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climatejustice #climateaction #climateactionnow #climatestrike #fridaysforfuture #uprootthesystem #anotherfutureispossible #timeforaction #safethefutureofourplanet #careaboutourplanet #forourchildren #unburdentheearth #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #sustainableart #artinstallation #installationart #femaleartist #activist
New Artist Book Encompass Very happy with my new New Artist Book Encompass Very happy with my new artist book >>> Excellent creative printing and binding by the experts at @dekijm - so grateful - thanks again guys! <<< Encompass “A very dear friend told me that everything starts with getting the right questions out there; According to him good questions last your entire life, the answers can change over time. 2021 was a pressure cooker for my art practice. So it was due time for a new artist book. With a modest tour through my brain, my inspiration, my research, my artistic process and my new artworks; the series Irenic of five vases in collaboration with Cor Unum Ceramics and my new triptych art installation Viriditas.” • Limited edition • Language: English • Risograph printed cover • ecoFIBRE metapaper • Pamphlet stitched • 48 pages on wood-free, acid-free and chlorine-free produced paper More information birgitverwer.com #art #artistbook #artbook #artisticprocess #artisticresearch #textbasedart #textandart #artworks #irenic #viriditas #creativeprinting #dekijm #riso #risograph #cover #craftmanship #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #artistsoninstagram #femaleartists #HEAVENISONYOURRIGHT #YOURTRUTHORMINE #NEVEREVERFITTHEMOULD #ALMOSTDOESNTCOUNT #MAKENATUREGREATAGAIN #SURVIVEYOURSELF #PERPETUATETHESPECIES #UNBURDENTHEEARTH
In april 2016 I went to China for an Artist-in-Res In april 2016 I went to China for an Artist-in-Residency. It wasn’t easy to leave my than one and a half year old son but it turned out to be an unforgettable journey. Not only because it was my first time in China but also to make art with a new medium, ceramics. When I was young I regularly went to a ceramics studio in Heimberg, Switzerland. My mother, born and raised in Thun, was trained as a traditional ceramics painter there. Being in China and being able to explore the vast possibilities of ceramics brought back many childhood memories. I had never imagined, I would be working the same medium she did. The first picture above shows me painting my I DON’T HAVE A HOBBY BUT IF I HAD A HOBBY I WOULD MAKE ART one-off vase at my Artist-in-Residency’s workspace in one of China’s Porcelain capitals. Tijdens mijn artist-in-residence in China in 2016 heb ik tussen honderden verschillende bestaande vormen en mallen een passende vaas gevonden, die zowel medium als drager van mijn kunst kon zijn. Geïnspireerd op deze vorm heb ik samen met de experts van @corunumceramics een nieuwe vaas ontwikkeld. Hieruit is de serie ‘Irenic’ ontstaan. #artistinresidence #art #fineart #ceramics #clay #vase #contemporaryceramics #ceramica #céramique #ceramicsculptures #klei #keramiek #ceramiclife #ceramiclicious #keramik #objects #irenic #textbasedart #textandart #artist #femaleartist #artistsoninstagram #hedendaagsekunst #gegenwartskunst #artcontemporain #vases #shapes #asfarastheeyecansee #howitallbegan #IDONTHAVEAHOBBYBUTIFIHADAHOBBYIWOULDMAKEART
Linda. NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD In this months is Linda. NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD In this months issue of Linda. magazine: the series Irenic vases is featured. So sweet! Including a picture of the NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD vase. The Irenic series consists of five different texts on a newly developed vase, inspired by a vase I worked with during my Artist in Residency in one of China’s porcelain capitals. The titles of my artworks are always as important as the artwork itself. Together with the experts @corunumceramics we developed the vase and the Irenic series in which the vase is both carrier and medium for my art. Irenic III- NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD, 2021 Birgit Verwer X Cor Unum Ceramics Earthenware, H41 x W34 x D9 cm Handmade in ‘s- Hertogenbosch with lots of love, expertise and craftmanship Available through my webshop (link in bio) More info on the series Irenic can be found on my website birgitverwer.com Thank you editorial team @linda Linda. 208 Page 21 Photo Vase: @MaritHazebroek #art #collectibleart #contemporaryart #textbasedart #femaleartist #birgitverwer #crossover #design #contemporaryceramics #ceramics #handmadeceramics #clay #vase #ceramica #céramique #ceramicsculptures #klei #keramiek #ceramiclicious #keramik #textandart #collaboration #ceramicstudio #corunumceramics #dutchdesign #linda #lindamagazine #Irenic #NEVEREVERFITTHEMOULD
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