INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ART
This experimental 'melting pot' of styles and techniques is the series that gave me relative fame. My 'Jazz Art' was presented in the Dutch Paviljon at World Expo Seville '92, which implied my international breakthrough. Reflection of the international acculturation process and the global integration...
dated 1989 until 2009
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Jazzy musician in green
2009quick sketch (experiment) on hardboard
Browny, quicksketch
2008Jazz myth - acryl quicksketch on hardboard
Dutch Jazz in red
2007Dutch Jazz, improvised sketch in red
Jazz Art-La Bijma
2006Performance of La Bijma at the opening of the duo-exposition of Wendy Fields and myself, during the kick-off of the Midnight Express Jazz Festival Groningen 2006, inspired me to this painting.
Jazzy Aruban band 1
2005Ivan Jansen and his established Aruban jazzband. Painted in mixed media and grinded moneybills ( critic on the economic world...?!)
Jazzy Aruban band 2
2005Aruban Jazz band in mixed media and grinded money bills (reflecting our economic world view)
Jazzy Sunset Glitters
2005Collagelike composition with all kinds of materials and jazzy improvisations. Reflection of the international acculturation process...
Jazzy Triple portrait of Chet
2003In my view, a 'Myth' reflecting the globsalisation and degeneration/breakdown in general; but also personal dynamism, passion and 'obsession'.
Jazzy Dizzy
2000Dizzy and his 'weird', but very personal 'twisted trompet'!
Jazzy bread crumbs...
2000A painting with real breadcrumbs and all kinds of jazzy materials. The international acculturation process also knows her dissipations and madness...
Jazzy Candy on Aruba
1999I know Candy as a very nice person who was very willing to let me make pictures and sketches of her for my paintings during her rehearsals on Aruba
Aruban Latin Jazz festival
1995Aruban Latin Jazz festival was inspired by the North Sea Jazz Festival, I believe...
Sharon Rose
1994Aruban singer
Dizzy Gillespy and me...
1993The few personal meetings I had with Dizzy were inspiring.
Jazzy Bill Evans in Rumania
1993International acculturation process in the widest sence of the word, through music, Jazz and Art , being reflected as well as I can in this painting.
Dutch jazz, Achterbeek
1993The jazzy international acculturation is also in process in Holland.
Jazzy - Dutch Jazz dualism
1992
Contradictions and a lot of 'jazz' in the Dutch Jazz - interpretations, yet still exciting..
Possibly the 'Poldermodel' at it's best?
Jazz Art - Denise in Green
1992An experimental composition in green where colour, sound and singer are molded, as well I can, into a Jazz Art painting.
Dutch Jazz Willem Breuker
1992Dutch Jazz, reflection of the spirit of the times...
Jazz Art - Denise in Black
1992An experimental composition in black of an admirable woman, daughter of a preacherman... with a realistic worldview.
jazzy potpourri 6
1991Series 'Jazzy potpourri' is a melting pot of styles and techniques just like ij Jazz...
Jazzy experiment on etch
1992Aquatint with chalk and acrylic paint and random materials with technical improvisations.
Jazzy singer
1992Improvised jazzy composition... collagelike fusion of styles and techniques.
Jazzy Caribbean experiment
1992The Caribbean melting pot
Jazzy potpourri 7
1991international acculturation process
Jazzy potpourri 1
1991A crucible of styl;es and techniques as is suitable for jazz....
Jazzy archetypical sounds 2
1991Recycling linoleum into unique jazzy expressions is an attempt to reflect the jazzy integration process in time and space...
Jazzy archetypical sounds 1
1991Recycling linoleum into unique primitive, jazzy expression is for me the essence of reflecting the universal integration process...
Jazzy Miles in red
1991Miles Davis, in the first place 'experimental' and avantgarde; improvisations in red.
Jazzy - Dutch Jazz, Denise in green
1991Denise Jannah, a diva of the ex-oversea Kingdom Suriname is, in my eyes, one of the most talented singers in the actual Dutch Jazz.
Jazzy - Blue purple magic
1990Magical funnel-function and reflection of a cultural melting pot in Jazz.
Jazzy - Yellow paradox
1990Apparently not compatible paradoxes (dualism) between collective and individual initiatives, in the broadest sence of the word
Jazzy - Song of destiny
1989Jazzy imaginary composition.