The National Galleries Scotland in Edinburgh present a beautiful exhibition of Rembrandt’s work from a British perspective. Rembrandt not only painted British buildings, people can also see little known work like as an (alternative) Reading old woman, a windmill in a landscape that inspired many other artists and beautiful etchings and selfies, a genre that […]
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Train journey through Scotland
Travelling by public transport often leads to surprises when using unfamiliar routes. The bus ride from Amsterdam Central to Port IJmuiden seems to pass a historic site that has been on my list of places to visit for ages: Ruigoord. A squatted stronghold with an artistic attitude somewhere between hippie visions and punk ideals. Once […]
Johan Bakker | | Art & Culture, Blog, Travel | Ben Nevis, Edinburgh, Fort William, Glasgow, Harry Potter, Indepence, Inverness, Oban, Portree, public transport, Rannoch, Scotland, United Kingdom, Walter Scott | 0 Comments
Pablo Picasso’s Masterpieces
The year 1932 was a wonder year for Pablo Picasso. In 366 days he made hundreds of masterpieces. Museum Tate Modern shows a large selection of the art from that year in the exhibition ‘Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy’. Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) regarded his visual art as his diary. Even if you […]
Johan Bakker | | Art & Culture | art, contemporary art, Marie-Therese Walter, modern art, Pablo Picasso, Paris, Picasso, Tate Modern | 0 Comments
LUNA FESTIVAL MARCH 17TH EINDHOVEN
✨One-way trip to Mars by Johan Bakker✨ Ever wondered what a journey to Mars would be like? Author Johan Bakker will help you imagine! 🛸 His book ‘One-way trip to Mars’ takes you on a fascinating journey of stories and music to the red planet. At the Luna Festival he will read from his book, […]
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Rob Scholte’s intriguing Embroidery Show
An exhibition can’t be more ironic than this: contemporary Dutch artist Rob Scholte shows his collection of embroideries. Embroidery Show may have a tongue-in-cheek-character, the underlying idea is absolutely serious. In the previous century, pastors and other positive thinkers used these examples of femine home craft in sermons and pep talks: “Our life is like […]
Johan Bakker | | Art & Culture, Blog, Interviews | Embroidery Show, Rob Scholte | 0 Comments