"The dutch artist Hetty van der Linden, who has won international acclaim for her lively figure paintings, performances, murals and theatre sets, has that certain turn-on-a-dime twist of the wrist that her fellow countryman Willem de Koning imported to this country where he settled, became a citizen, and proceeded to revolutionize American art.
"Like the abstract expressionist master himself, van der Linden has a gestural fluidity that can make her figure to seem shimmer and shake, even while retaining recognizable human features. For all their anatomical anomalies, her painted personages express a contagious quality of joy, rather than angst. Thus the title for her New York show "Moments of joy" which captures figures in the throes of life: dancing, cavorting on the beach, and otherwise comporting themselves in a celebratory manner. Her vibrant colors and dancing lines bring her painted people alive like characters in a film whose gestures, movements, and surroundings evoke emotions with which one can readily identify.
"This, finally, is what makes this relatively young Dutch painter an extraordinary talent: in time when so much art has strayed far from its roots, Hetty van der Linden restores the human element to expressionism, enabling it once again to convey the immediacy and excitement of real life."
Get in touch!
For questions, suggestions, contributions or just chatting about this initiative, please feel free to email Hetty at hetty@hettyvanderlinden.com .
telefoon:
+31 (0)20 664 83 92 (landline)
+31 (0)65 323 56 25 (mobile)
email:
hetty@hettyvanderlinden.com
2007
Bethaniënklooster - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003
Hobusepea Galerii - Tallinn, Estonia
2002
Galerija Decumanus - Grad krk, Croatia
Gallerie La Marge - Ajaccio, Corsica
Galerija Cvanjer - Pula, Croatia
Galleria Adria - Trieste, Italy
Grad Grobnik – Cavle, Croatia
Galerie Hoopman - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Galerie Peter Leen - Breukelen, Netherlands
2001
Studio Cerne - Ljubljana, Slowenia
Carpe Artem - Paris, France
Alianza Francesa - Gualeguaychu, Argentina
La Tulipe Noire - Mirepoix, France
Galleria Castello Aragonese - Taranto, Italy
Galeria Sylvia Vesco - Buenos Aires, Argentina
G.Francis Gallery - Providence, USA
2000
Galeria 70 – Milan, Italy
G.Francis Gallery - Providence, USA
Centro Cultural Recoleta - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Il Punto di Svolta – Roma, Italy
Kunst im Raum – Viena, Austria
1999
Montserrat Gallery - New York, USA
Farmagora – Paris, France
Galleria 70 – Potenza, Italy
Potell et Chabot – Paris, France
Galerie Desiree Lieven - Madrid, Spain
Galerie Atelier – Boxtel, Netherlands
Ted Tihansky - Newport, USA
1998
“Oosterkerk” - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Galerie de l’Arcade - Paris, France
Galleria 70, Milano - Italy
Trienale Cobra Museum - Amstelveen, Netherlands
1997
Reinart galerie - Oss, Netherlands
Galerie Due - Bochum, Germany
Grote Kerk - Veere, Netherlands
Galeria Magdalena Baxeraix - Barcelona, Spain
Sala Goya - Toledo, Spain
Galleria AAA - Trieste, Italy
1996
Casa de Cultura - Alfas de Pi, Alicante, Spain
Galeria La Naya - Alicante, Spain
Obuda, Budapest - Hungary
Galleria 70 - Milano, Italy
Galerie de Tolloor - Alkmaar, Netherlands
1995
Galerie Maya Wildevuur - Hooghalen, NL
Montserrat Gallery - New York, USA
Sala Velazquez - Toledo, Spain
Het Schoor - Heeswijk, NL
Galerie zonder drempel - Breukelen, NL
RA del Rey - Madrid, Spain
1994
Galeria Dotze bis - Barcelona, Spain
Galeria 2001 - Badhoevendorp, NL
Kunstcentrum - Bergen, NL
Galerie de Telloor - Alkmaar, NL
Barbizon - Hoofddorp, NL
1993
Galeria Marta Moore - Sevilla, Spain
Galerie Beeldspraak - Amsterdam, NL
Michelham priory - Eastbourne, UK
Sala Greco - Toledo, Spain
1992
Metz en co. - Amsterdam, NL
ART FAIRS
Toulouse
Milan
Valencia
Gent
Granada
Malaga
PERFORMANCES
De Balie - Amsterdam, NL
Teatro Alfas del Pi - Spain
MURALES
Amstelveen, NL
Toledo, Spain
THEATRE SETS
“In de schaduw van de zon”
