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N e w s   J a n u a r y  2 0 0 8

link Arti et Amicitiae

I am taking part in the groupexhibition entitled Work from New Members of the Amsterdam old (160 years) and very historical but nevertheless contemparary artsociety Arti et Amicitia, from 12 january till 27 january, 2008. This exhibition includes not only paintings but also video-art, projections, photograpy, sculptures and objects. I was glad to see that one of the biggest wall of the galleryspace was devoted to 2 of my 3 paintings. Here the pressrelease (in Dutch) of Arti et Amicitea, describing my contribution in transparent complimentary language.

'Het hoofdthema van de Pools/Nederlandse kunstenares Magdalena Jesionek is architectuur. Jesionek presenteert in de tentoonstelling een tweeluik The Furniture of Heaven and Earth en het schilderij Building Castles in the Sky IV. Twee van deze drie schilderijen zijn gevat in shaped canvas. Jesionek is vanaf haar academietijd in Krakow, waar zij is geboren, gefascineerd door de Italiaanse architectuur die de stad rijk is. De met symboliek vervulde vormentaal van architectuur biedt haar de mogelijkheid om de mens, ondanks zijn letterlijk afwezigheid op haar doeken, te portretteren in relatie tot de natuur en zijn eigen sociaal-culturele context. Haar werk is gebaseerd op foto's die zij bij wijze van vooronderzoek heeft genomen op verschillende locaties in de wereldsteden, locaties die voor haar qua ruimte, licht en materiaalgebruik bijzondere betekenis hebben gekregen. De fragmentatie en vertekeningen in de fotografie bepalen veelal de vorm van de schilderijen. Middels het gebruik van verschillende materialen streeft zij naar een subtiel reliëf dat de symboliek en de tactiele suggestie van de schilderijen versterkt.'

Maturity Of Mind, 2007 Amsterdam.
Basement & Capitel Ionic column.
Oil, graphite encaustic on canvas.
Diptych left 40x85 cm right 40x55cm.
Private collection.

M a r c h  2 0 0 8 - web activity

link  Saatchi Online Gallery

I have registered myself on the site of the London gallery for contemporary art: Saatchi Online Gallery. The gallery offers artists around the world a platform to showcase their work. I created a special page (click on the direct link on top of this news item) with a small selection and introduction of my work. As visitor of this site you can send my page to your friends. Go and have a look, the site is huge and has lots of interesting features about modern art.
After registration I received a warm welcome from Mister Charles Saatchi himself. Quote: ‘Hello, very happy to see your work on Saatchi Online. I am thrilled that the standard is so high from such a variety of artists and hope it will be interesting to gallery owners, exhibition curators and collectors to see such diverse work.’

M a y 2 0 0 8 - Ready to take of

I will be participating in an annual group exhibition in the gallery De Meerse, Hoofddorp, a suburbian city located close to the airport Schiphol. The title of this exhibition is Ready for take of. The opening will be at Thursday 22 may 2008, 17.00 hr. At 22 June 2008 this exhibition will close.

All participating artists are teachers in the educational culture centre Pier-K, where I am working as teacher portrait and modeling painting. The title of the exhibition Ready for take of refers to the temporary removal of our centre to another location end of june, due to renovation and expansion of the centre. I will exhibit my painting Building Castles In The Sky III 2003, see picture. 

This exhibition will have a catalogue.
Address of the gallery:
Galerie De Meerse
Raadhuisplein 4,
Hoofddorp
phonenumber: 023 5563727