Jaap Hillenius was born in 1934 and throughout his career you can see the influences of the many Art Movements that proliferated in the 20th century. He was definitely influenced by and respectful of Georges Seurat and took the tenets of pointillism from the last century and applied them to Modern Art; to Abstract Art. Although you see traces of Landscape, Portraiture,Impressionism and Suprematism, to name a few and occasionally colors that evoke Matisse, he remained true to his oeuvre of pointillist marks. And being a great experimenter, you'll see touches of school after school of Modern Art reinterpreted through pointillism.
I have the deepest respect for his tenacity of being true to his oeuvre, rather than succumbing to the trends that swirled around him. For me, his best work occurs when he combines pointillism with chirography. Some of these works are quite scientific and biological looking.
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There's a quiet thrill to looking at the works of Paul Signac, Georges Seurat, Andre Derain, Augusto Giacometti and Henri-Edmond Cross, to name a few. Jaap gives us a new thrill by reinventing pointillism for a new century and a new society.
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Although his Website is not in English, I'm sure you ll find your way around. The only readable bit I found about him - Here. It's a real tragedy that his own website doesn't include the dates with each work so we can trace his career.
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Mutual Art has 13 images that enlarge a second time, so you can get a closer look at the brushwork.
Top image is from vbcn.nl.
All other images are from his website.
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1 comment:
Interesting. His work reminds me of that of Andrew Forge, who was a contemporary of his. I wonder if the two knew each other. The similarities are striking.
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