Life
Bernard de Wolff (1 November 1955 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch painter of contemporary cityscapes, cows, landscapes and nudes. Currently, he lives In Paris, France. His work is represented in art collections in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Suriname, the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Israel and China.
Bernard de Wolff studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam between 1982 and 1988. During his study he in-depth on classical archeology, cultural anthropology, cultural anthropology, theatrical media, aesthetics and cultural philosophy. He travelled multiple times to West Africa, experiences which contributed to his evolvement as an artist. His first art exhibition was in 1982 at gallery Memphis in The Hague. In 1988 he graduated as an art historian. During the 1980s Bernard de Wolff worked on some video productions, for example for the Allard Piersonmuseum (Amsterdam). His program “De streling” (“The caress”) was nominated for the Sony Video Award and “De Olympische Orde” (The Olympic Order”) was selected for the NVWFT Mediaprice. He is also responsible for the scenario and the music.
After his graduation Bernard de Wolff further developed himself as a painter. During the 1990s his art exhibitions led him to the United States where he lectured on the art of painting landscapes. Important for his artistic development were his journeys to Suriname and Brazil in the 21st century. Also the city live of Amsterdam and Paris are an ubiquitously important source of inspiration for his work. However, ever since 2015 the Orient became an important source of inspiration. In 2016 Bernard de Wolff traveled, on invitation of the Chinese Academy of Art (division of the Department of the Culture, China) to Wushan China to experience the Chinese landscape for new landscape paintings. The exposition will is due 2017. Nevertheless, in 2015 and 2016 Bernard de Wolff already exposed his art at exhibitions in respectively, Jinan, Shanghai and Beijing.
Awards
1980s
Nomination Sony Video Award for the program “De streling” (“The caress”)
Nomination NVWFT Mediaprice for the documentary “De Olympische Orde” ("The Olympic Order")
2000s
Winner Brooklyn Gallery Award (2002)
Winner Bronze Calla (2002)
Election top hundred contemporary Dutch artists, kunstweek.nl, position 21 (2008)
Trivia
In 2005, in celebration of his fiftieth birthday, a book regarding Bernard de Wolff was released in courtesy of Galery Peter Leen.
Bernard de Wolff (1 November 1955 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch painter of contemporary cityscapes, cows, landscapes and nudes. Currently, he lives In Paris, France. His work is represented in art collections in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Suriname, the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Israel and China.
Bernard de Wolff studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam between 1982 and 1988. During his study he in-depth on classical archeology, cultural anthropology, cultural anthropology, theatrical media, aesthetics and cultural philosophy. He travelled multiple times to West Africa, experiences which contributed to his evolvement as an artist. His first art exhibition was in 1982 at gallery Memphis in The Hague. In 1988 he graduated as an art historian. During the 1980s Bernard de Wolff worked on some video productions, for example for the Allard Piersonmuseum (Amsterdam). His program “De streling” (“The caress”) was nominated for the Sony Video Award and “De Olympische Orde” (The Olympic Order”) was selected for the NVWFT Mediaprice. He is also responsible for the scenario and the music.
After his graduation Bernard de Wolff further developed himself as a painter. During the 1990s his art exhibitions led him to the United States where he lectured on the art of painting landscapes. Important for his artistic development were his journeys to Suriname and Brazil in the 21st century. Also the city live of Amsterdam and Paris are an ubiquitously important source of inspiration for his work. However, ever since 2015 the Orient became an important source of inspiration. In 2016 Bernard de Wolff traveled, on invitation of the Chinese Academy of Art (division of the Department of the Culture, China) to Wushan China to experience the Chinese landscape for new landscape paintings. The exposition will is due 2017. Nevertheless, in 2015 and 2016 Bernard de Wolff already exposed his art at exhibitions in respectively, Jinan, Shanghai and Beijing.
Awards
1980s
Nomination Sony Video Award for the program “De streling” (“The caress”)
Nomination NVWFT Mediaprice for the documentary “De Olympische Orde” ("The Olympic Order")
2000s
Winner Brooklyn Gallery Award (2002)
Winner Bronze Calla (2002)
Election top hundred contemporary Dutch artists, kunstweek.nl, position 21 (2008)
Trivia
In 2005, in celebration of his fiftieth birthday, a book regarding Bernard de Wolff was released in courtesy of Galery Peter Leen.
伯纳德·德·沃尔夫简介
伯纳德·德·沃尔夫,荷兰画家,目前在法国巴黎生活和工作。他擅长画当代都市景观、自然风光、动物和人体。
1955年11月1日出生于阿姆斯特丹。1982年至1988年间,在阿姆斯特丹大学攻读艺术史,深入学习古典考古学,文化人类学,戏剧媒体,美学与文化哲学。他多次到西非旅行,这些经历促使他日后成为一名艺术家。1982年在海牙的孟菲斯画廊举办首次展览。在20世纪80年代,伯纳德·德·沃尔夫做过一些视频制作工作,如为阿拉伯国家博物馆(阿姆斯特丹)所作的“De streling”被提名为索尼视频奖,“De Olympische Orde”被选为NVWFT 媒体奖。他也编剧和制作音乐。毕业后伯纳德·德·沃尔夫进一步发展成为一名画家。在20世纪90年代,他的艺术展览带他去到美国,在那里他教授绘画风景的艺术。在21世纪,对他的艺术发展至关重要的是他前往苏里南和巴西的旅程。此外,阿姆斯特丹和巴黎的城市生活也是他绘画的重要灵感来源。2002年获得布鲁克林画廊奖和卡拉铜牌。2008年入选百位当代荷兰艺术家。
自2015年以来,东方成为重要的灵感来源。 2016年,伯纳德·德·沃尔夫应中国美术学院(中国文化部)的邀请前往中国巫山,体验中国山水画的意境而创作出新的风景画。2015年和2016年,伯纳德·德·沃尔夫的作品分别在济南,上海和北京展出。目前他的作品在世界各地的艺术机构展出和收藏,其中包括:法国,荷兰,德国,瑞典,英国,俄罗斯,日本,新西兰,南非,印度,香港,美国,意大利,比利时,巴西苏里南。