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Visual artist, The Hague (NL)

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Birgit Verwer
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
Looking back on the @bigartnl 2021 exhibition with Looking back on the @bigartnl 2021 exhibition with tons of good and very special memories! Miller Rick Vermeulen of monument wood sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam (near The Hague) came. The local oakwood I’ve used for the Viriditas installation is sustainably sawn by wind at De Salamander. It was a leftover batch of oak from which this installation could arise. Rick is part of the Dutch Guild of Volunteer Millers (GVM) and he gave me a whole day of his time to cut the wooden planks to size. I am so very grateful to have spend a whole day with him at the wood sawmill, where he shared his knowledge, experience and craftsmanship. When we met at Big Art he brought his wife, a fellow Miller / a good friend and his wife. I could tell them everything about the artistic process of how Viriditas came to be and let them sit in the result. 📷 Nelleke, Rick’s wife #specialmemories #bigart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #chair #enzomari #artchair #rockingchair #madewithhelpof @marjet_roling #marjetroling #locallysourced #oakwood #from #wood #sawmill #desalamander #leidschendam #textbasedart #femaleartist #installationartist #artinstallation #installationart #viriditas #surviveyourself #perpetuatethespecies #unburdentheearth #exhibitionvibes
Final day of Big Art Looking forward to CU there Final day of Big Art Looking forward to CU there! Viriditas, 2021 (SURVIVE YOURSELF, PERPETUATE THE SPECIES, UNBURDEN THE EARTH) @bigartnl 2021, Zaanstad #bigart #exhibition #groupexhibition #artinstallation #installationart #textbasedart #installationartist #femaleartist #art #fineart #contemporaryart #crossover #design #rockingchair #artchair #artistsoninstagram #dailydoseofart #fortheloveofart #kunstkijken #artwatching #dutchart #dutchartist #sustainableart #local #oakwood #thehague #VIRIDITAS #SURVIVEYOURSELF #PERPETUATETHESPECIES #UNBURDENTHEEARTH
On view at the @bigartnl exhibition until this Sun On view at the @bigartnl exhibition until this Sunday: YOUR TRUTH OR MINE from the Irenic series The irenic series resulted out of my collaboration with @corunumceramics About the "Irenic" series: Ceramic making is a craft and one of the oldest art forms in the world. The first painted and decorated vases from far before our era give us a hint of ​​the daily life of that time. That we have this knowledge is due to the almost indestructible character of pottery. It can break to shards, but will survive the ravages of time. It can withstand the elements and the harshest conditions. What if our current pottery turns up at an archaeological site hundreds of years from now? What will future generations learn about us then? In the series "Irenic", contemporary personal and social issues are both title and the work of art. Irenic: aiming at peace (comes from the Greek word "eirene", peace) 📷 @annevanderzwaag @bigartnl 2021, Hembrug Zaanstad Irenic series of five vases: HEAVEN IS ON YOUR RIGHT YOUR TRUTH OR MINE NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT MAKE NATURE GREAT AGAIN #art #bigart #contemporaryart #fineart #ceramicart #ceramics #clay #vase #contemporaryceramics #ceramica #céramique #ceramicsculptures #klei #keramiek #ceramiclife #ceramiclicious #keramik #crossover #multidisciplinary #objects #shapes #design #objectdesign #collectingart #youngcollectors #femaleartist #irenic #collectableart #textbasedart #YOURTRUTHORMINE
Excited and ready for the opening of the @bigartnl Excited and ready for the opening of the @bigartnl exhibition! #openingday #bigart #art #artoftheday #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #gegenwartskunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #artoftheday #sculpture #dailydoseofart #textbasedart #textandart #dutchart #installation #artinstallation #installationart #crossover #design #enzomari #exhibition #groupexhibition #artexhibition #kunstausstellung #fortheloveofart #kunstkijken #artwatching #visualinspiration #readyready
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