Teylers Museum on their exhibition:
“Towards the end of
the 18th century, Europe witnessed the advent of a new cultural movement,
in reaction to the prevailing coolness of classicism: Romanticism. Gone was the
supremacy of Reason. Romantic art gave precedence to emotions, intuition,
spontaneity and imagination. With imminent shipwrecks, oaks split by the force
of nature, awe-inspiring sunsets, or at times tranquil interiors and sensitive
portraits, artists in all parts of Europe conveyed their emotional responses.”
It
was very interesting to see the similarities and differences between Russian
and Dutch art of that time.You can visit the exhibition until May 25th 2014.
I
enjoyed myself at ‘The Romantic Soul’ but then I stumbled into the exhibition
about Willem Hofker, which impressed me
maybe even more.
Willem Hofker (1902-1981) made
really beautiful, delicate drawings. Sometimes you can see the artists love for
the subject and Hofker is a good example of that. Next to drawings
Teylers Museum shows a small collection of etchings and lithographs. Most of Hofkers
work show Balinese women/ dancers. Willem Hofker and his wife moved to Bali (Indonesia)
in 1936. During the Japanese occupation in WW 2 they were both put in internment
camps (separately). Still Willem Hofker managed to keep drawing and this gives
us a very interesting view into camp life.You can visit the exhibition until March 9th 2014.
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| Willem Gerard Hofker Ni Asoeg in Ardja, 1946 Aquatint Etching 27,5 x 25,5 cm |
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