Jan van de Pavert
Johannes Antonius van de (Jan) van de Pavert (born May 10, 1960) is a Dutch artist, working as sculptor, painter, draftsman, animator, and video artist.[1]
Life and work
Born in Zeist, Van de Pavert was educated at the
Ateliers '63 in Haarlem, with among others Stanley Brouwn and Carel Visser.[1] At the Ateliers '63 his work developed "from painting to spatial work took place, where the dialogue between silence and cacophony began."[2]
Van de Pavert settled as independent artist in Amsterdam in 1987. In 1989 he moved to Utrecht, where he worked until 1997. Since 2009 he is working in Rotterdam.[1]
According to Van Kooten (1991) "at a cursory glance Jan van de Pavert's works call everyday objects to mind: rather than sculptures they are elements like a door, a window or a cupboard. However, on closer scrutiny of these elements one discovers references to norms and images. Yes, they do turn out to be... an empty space on the paper."[2]
Van de Pavert was awarded the
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art
in 1998, and the 2015: Jeanne Oosting Prize for watercolors in 2015.
Selected publications
- Association pour l'art contemporain (Nevers) (1988), Jan Van de Pavert: Sculptures Et Dessins : [exposition, Nevers, APAC, Centre D'art Contemporain, 18 Juin-23 Juillet 1988].
- Jan van de Pavert (1991). Jan van de Pavert: voor de spiegel.
- Mark Kremer, Jan van de Pavert, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum (1994), Jan van de Pavert: Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum 30/4 - 5/6/1994.
- Jan van de Pavert et al. Jan Van de Pavert: Untiteld/zonder Titel, 1996
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan van de Pavert.
- Jan van de Pavert at janvandepavert.nl.