Beeldend kunstenaar Cor van der Meijden woont en werkt in Huizen (NH), Nederland. Hij heeft de SOL Lerarenopleiding Tekenen en Handvaardigheid in Utrecht gevolgd (tegenwoordig Instituut Archimedes – Hogeschool Utrecht) en daarna de ABK Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Arnhem (tegenwoordig ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten).

Statement

Verweerde, verbleekte, vervaagde of verkleurde objecten fascineren mij omdat de tijd er zijn sporen op heeft achtergelaten. Door deze karaktervolle objecten in combinatie met geometrisch abstracte vormen te gebruiken, ontstaat er een beeldtaal die los van de werkelijkheid naar zichzelf verwijst. ‘Oud’ inspireert mij zo tot nieuw. In mijn collages werk ik met mixed media: gevonden papier en karton, tape, acrylverf, gesso, marker, potlood, ballpoint… waarbij ik mij richt op vorm, lijn, kleur, compositie en structuur.

Dutch Visual Artist

Visual artist Cor van der Meijden lives and works in Huizen, the Netherlands. He attended the SOL Teacher Training for Art Teacher in Utrecht (nowadays HU University of Applied Sciences) and thereafter the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem (nowadays ArtEZ University of the Arts).

Objects being weathered, bleached, discolored or almost faded fascinate me because time has left its mark on it. By using these characteristic objects in combination with geometric abstract shapes, a visual language arises that refers to itself independently of reality. ‘Old’ inspires me that way to new. For my collages I work with mixed media: found paper & card, tape, acrylics, gesso, marker, pencil, ballpoint…where I focus on shape, line, color, composition and structure.

On Instagram

“Cor van der Meijden understands the art of making art out of nothing: erased texts, used cardboard, scratched papers from his agenda, newspaper pages, etc. Everything will do as long as he can cut, scratch, erase, paint, and glue it. His collages are carefully composed works of art seen through the eye of an abstract painter who mostly cares about form, line, and colour. The joy Van der Meijden puts in this time consuming, creative process radiates from the work.” (Manuela Klerkx, art coach at manuelaklerkx.nl and account manager at galleryviewer.com on Instagram).

Exhibitions

2023 September, Participation (with 6 collages) in group exhibition ‘Reopening Erasmuslaan 9’. PE9 (Post Erasmuslaan 9) Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2023 Participation (with 15 collages) in group exhibition ‘RIETVELD RAAKT!’ about Gerrit  Rietveld and his influence on contemporary art and design, Rietveld Pavilion ‘De Zonnehof’ Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
2023 Group Exhibition ‘MAAK RUIMTE’ – four artists in residence, Bos Fine Art en PE5 Utrecht, The Netherlands.                                                             
2022 November, ‘Artist in Residence’ in center for Art and Architecture at Erasmuslaan 5 (housed in a block of houses build by architect Gerrit Rietveld opposite the iconic Rietveld Schröderhuis) in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2022 Group Exhibition ‘Final’ Bos Fine Art The Hague, The Netherlands.
2022 Solo Exhibition Untitled TZT067 Bos Fine Art Utrecht & The Hague, The Netherlands.
2022 ‘W139 Hosts…’ Exhibition in the Front Space, Warmoesstraat 139 Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2022 Group Exhibition ‘Spring 2022’, Bos Fine Art The Hague, The Netherlands.

2021 Group Exhibition ‘Prelude Exhibitions 2022’ Bos Fine Art Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2021 Group Exhibition ‘Grande Finale’ Bos Fine Art The Hague, The Netherlands.
2021 Solo Exhibition Pop-up Gallery ‘in de dwarsstraat’, Tweede Laurierdwarsstraat 51c Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2021 Group Exhibitions Bos Fine Art The Hague and Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Links

www.corvandermeijden.com / Instagram @art_corvandermeijden / www.kunstinzicht.nl/portfolio/werk/corvandermeijden