Peter Dijk [1948] is born and raised in Groningen, a culturally rich city in the north of the Netherlands. As a young boy he dreamed away over the paintings by regional artists such as Dijkstra and Alting from the art movement De Ploeg who transformed the dull agricultural lands around his city into colorful expressionist landscapes. Dijk studied in Groningen at the Academie Minerva between 1967 and 1972. The academy in this period was on the verge of shifting from a traditional approach to a more conceptual. This traditional background provides him with a broad skill of techniques in painting, printing and sculpting. He encounters the works of his great examples Mondriaan, Giacometti, Malevich, Twombly, Beckman, Rauschenberg and Richter who continue to inspire him during his career. The work of pop-artists have a strong influence on his early work which result in an extensive production of screen-prints such as the series ‘Mockelmossen’ and ‘Waaiers’.
From ‘81 until ‘85 Dijk was on the board of the new artists collective called the Groninger Kunst Kollectief (G.K.K.). He has since then stayed active in several art collectives and committees, often co-working with other artists from the Netherlands or abroad.
The work from his early post-academic years consist of photography, silk screens, drawings, collages, paintings, installations and land-art. In the 90’s he starts working more abstract, focussing on painting and installations. Most works are part of a series with one title, which found its summit in the series ‘Gesprek met Venus’ counting 123 pieces. This serial driven work is also reflected in the art-books that were made in addition to his painting works of the last decade.
CONTEMPORARY WORK
The series of abstract paintings which form the main focus of Dijk’s contemporary work evoke questions of physical and emotional presence via autonomous shapes and distinctive use of layered materials. The series ‘Jewels’ and ‘Gesprek met Venus’ display the repetition of flowing lines. Central themes in these works are the contradictions of seclusion versus entanglement and presence versus absence. The most recent series of paintings ‘Traces’ works with topics of building, ruins and the decay of cultural wealth. Fragments of what has been, merge together with elements of what might become new realities.
Material layering is a distinct feature of these recent series where techniques of adding, omission and reduction join into images. It results into colorful landscapes of textures and traces often presenting one shape as the subject of contemplation. The technique of partial covering of material during the painting process could be related to his love for silk-screen printing developed in the years on the academy. The use of colors and coarse notes in paint recall the expressionist influences from his youth.
1948 born in Groningen, Holland
1972 - 2000 married / father of a son 1979 and a daughter 1983
1967 - 1972 Academy of Arts Minerva in Groningen
1972 - 2011 visual artist & teacher
2011 - fulltime visual artist
Publications:
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2012 |
Des Malers Traum /PRD |
Pietrasanta. It |
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2012 |
Five Traces / Museum D8888 |
Drachten |
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2011 |
Materiele Gebaren / Verkuno |
Roden |
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2008 |
Gesprek met Venus /PRD |
Heerenveen |
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2008 |
Verkuno 10 jaar |
Roden |
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2000 |
Bylden om Utens |
Kollumerpomp |
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2000 |
Voor de Haan gaat / PJMontessori |
Leeuwarden |
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1998 |
De Geheimen van ... /Gemeente Noordenveld |
Veenhuizen |
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1993 |
De Gouveneurstuin - Toevoegingen aan de natuur /CBK Drenthe |
Assen |
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1993 |
Lemferdinge V |
Paterswolde |
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1991 |
Meesters van het Noorden |
Leeuwarden |
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1991 |
Lemferdinge III |
Paterswolde |
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1991 |
Peter Dijk - BAS Galerie |
Sneek |
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1990 |
Beelden Achteraf |
Westerbork |
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1987 |
Noordkunst |
Zuidlaren |
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1984 |
10 Jaar Groningen kunst |
Groningen |
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1984 |
Les Ateliers de Arst recoiventle Groninger Kunstenaars Kollektief |
Mons (B) |
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1981 |
Peter Dijk: Tekeningen Zeefdrukken |
Groningen |
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1974 |
Noordelijk Drieluik |
Groningen |
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Edition KaternKompakt:
2016 Beyond Traces / KK2
Edition Zeefdrukken / Silkprints. |
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2004 |
Onder Druk |
Roden |
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1994 |
Kunstdoos Open Atelier 5 jaar |
Peize |
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1990 |
Beelden Achteraf |
Westerbork |
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1985 |
Grafiekmap 10 jaar SBK |
Leeuwarden |
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Grant & Artist in Residence
2016 Valparaiso Fundacion Mojacar (Spanje). June
2013 Lagos (Portugal). April
2012 Pietrasanta (Italy). October-November
Lezingen over kunstthema’s
2013 ZwartWit /
2016 On Mapping /
2017 Assemblage /
2018 Words Words /
Exhibitions
2018 K38,
Roden / Mogelijk Houvast
Zuidlaren/ Feest van de Geest
K38, Roden / Salon Nieuwe Oogst
2017
K38, Roden
/ wat was is ! assemblage anno nu
Assen / Kunst aan de Vaart
K38, Roden / Salon Nieuwe Oogst
2016
K38, Roden /
Hidden Faces
HKK, Den Haag / Beyond Traces
K38, Roden / Tijdspanne
2015 Galerie 4B, Peize/ Alles getegeld.
2014
Galerie 4B, Peize/ 4 daagse
K38, Roden / De Nieuwe Salon
2013 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden /
Salon Opkrassen
Galerie Noord, Groningen / Inspiratie
CBK, Drenthe, Vander Veen , Assen / Velden
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Zwart-Wit
Universiteit Harmonie, Groningen /
In Abstracto
2012 Galerie K26, Oss/ Vice Versa
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Uit de hoogte
Garage Bonci, Pietrasanta( It) /
Collettiva#0 Modus Operandi
Museum Smallingerland, Drachten/ FiveTraces
The Westminster Reference Library, Westminster,(UK)/ Al Mutanabbi Street Project
The Powell Library Rotunda, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA/ Al Mutanabbi Street Project
2011 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Tafeltaferelen
Huis van de Ridder, Litomysl (Tsj)/ Umezi z Noordenveldu
Salon Niet in de Huiskamer -Harmonie RUG, Groningen/ Dunkel 2
Salon Niet in de Huiskamer -Harmonie
RUG, Groningen/ Dunkel 1
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Materiele gebaren
Galerie Noord, Groningen/ Plantaardig
K&C, Assen/
Verkuno in K&C
2010 Galerie 4B, Peize/ 20 jaar
CBK, Groningen/ Mooi
Marginaalkunstenaarsboeken
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Stapelingen
2009 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/
Kunstenaarsboeken
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ DuoDuo
2008 UMCG Blauwe Patio, Groningen/ Gesprek met Venus
solo
Kunstruimte Van Haaren, Heerenveen/ Gesprek met Venus
solo
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Ontdeuren
2006 Bieb, Eelde/ Vera Kunova
CBK Drenthe galerie Vanderveen, Assen/ Verkuno 2
2005 Atelier 4B, Peize
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Onder Druk
2004 Keunstwurk, Leeuwarden/
Ontmoeting
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Ontmoeting 3
2003 Kunst Kabinett Hespert, Reichshof-Hespert [D/ Kunst aus
Holland
Kunsthaus Zur Mitte, Reichshof-Sinspert [D] ]/ Kunst aus
Holland
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Vera
Kunova
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Koninklijk
Blauw
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Formaat A4
2002 Galerie Noord, Groningen/ Dijk, Drukker, De Vis, Wind – Een artistiek Sociogram
2001 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Zinnelijke
Salon
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/
Kunstketen
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Goddelijke
Thema’s
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Kunstenaars
Verzamelen
2000 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Drentse
Salon
Galerie Romein, Leeuwarden/ Voor de Haan
gaat
Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Besproken
Plaatsen
Natuurlokatie Kollummerpomp/ Bylden om
Utens
Atelier 4B, Peize/ 10 jaar
Drents Museum, Assen / Drenthe aan de Brink
1999 Kerk, Veere/ Drenthe aan Zee
Natuurlokatie, Echten/ Kunst & Natuur
route
Open atelier, Groningen
Galerie Atelier 4B, Peize
Gemeentehuis, Eelde/ 5 Noordenveld Kunstenaars
1998 Koetshuis Mensinge, Roden/ Verkuno Salon
Salon Niet in de Huiskamer, Borgercompagnie/ Stemt
Geel
Het Provinciehuis, Assen/ solo
CBK Drenthe, Assen/ solo
Salon Niet in de Huiskamer, Borgercompagnie/
Blues
De oude elektrische centrale en
gevangenisterrein, Veenhuizen / De Geheimen van..
De Paardestal, Peize / Dozen op de Deel
Kerk, Peize/ solo
Salon Niet in de Huiskamer, Borgercompagnie /
solo
1997 Open atelier, Peize
De Paardestal, Peize
Kunstcentrum Haagweg, Leiden/ duo met Wilma Vissers
1995 Eigen atelier, Peize/ Omwegen
1994 De Secretarie, Meppel / Made in
Peize
Gemeentehuis, Peize/ Kunstdoos Open Atelier 5 jaar
1993 Landgoed Lemferdinge, Paterswolde/ Lemferdinge
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N.V.Provinciale, Assen
De Gouverneurstuin, Assen/ Toevoegingen aan de
Natuur
Kunst Kijkhuis Koestraat, Oirschot
One Picture Galerie, Grijpskerk
1992 NAM, Assen/ Uit Stock
Martini ziekenhuis, Groningen/ Grey
Steps
Kanselarij, Leeuwarden/ Klasgenoten
1991 BAS Galerie, Sneek/ solo
N.V.Provinciale , Assen/ solo
Verzetsmuseum, Leeuwarden/ Beelden
Achteraf
Landgoed Lemferdinge, Paterswolde/ Lemferdinge
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Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden
1990 Herinneringscentrum, Westerbork/ Beelden Achteraf
1989 Galerie Biemoldsbelang, Groningen/ Louie, Louie
1988 Galerie Markant, Langelo
1987 Galerie Artines, Nes
Prins Bernardhoeve, Zuidlaren/ Noordkunst
1986 Galerie Biemoldsbelang, Groningen
1985 SBK, Leeuwarden/ Grafiekmap 10 jaar SBK
1984 -Stedelijk Museum, Mons [B]
-Galerie Nieuw Perspektief, Amsterdam
-Diaconessenhuis, Groningen/ 10 jaar Groninger
Kunst
1983 -Veenlust, Veendam/ Tekening en Collage
1982 -De Kolk, Assen
-De Oosterpoort, Groningen/ Nat van de
Kwast
-De Oosterpoort, Groningen/ Groninger Grafiek
1981 -De Burgerzaal, Zutphen
1979 -Diaconessehuis,
Groningen
- de Kolk , Assen / 1 Jaar Huis Ter Heide, 2 Hectare
Land
-Galerie G , Groningen
1977 - de Kanselarij , Leeuwarden / 1 Jaar Huis Ter Heide, 2 Hectare Land
1974 -Het Noordelijk Drieluik/ de Oosterpoort, Groningen
1973 -Jetses tentoonstelling/ de School, Roden
1972 -De Kamerspecialist, Groningen
