Willem den Broeder

The Dutch surrealist artist Willem den Broeder (born 12 August 1951, Schiedam) is a autodidact and exhibit national and international since 1997. However he discover surrealism very early (he was 1 year old), he works as a surrealist since 1995.

Technics

Technics used by Willem den Broeder are, paintings (acryl, oil, aquarel), drawings (charcoal, conté, pencil), Etching, carve wood, objects, digital technic and 'semi ready-mades', short surrealist movies and several works are accompany with poems.

tyle and influence

His works belong to Dadaism and Surrealism of the modern art.He have also much interest in art history. The artist he admire are the old surrealists and dadaïsts as there was Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, writer Guillaume Apollinaire and André Breton founder and spiritual father of surrealism.

Exhibitions

*2008 Gallery Vaartland Okt/nov Vlaardingen Holland
*2008 Actual Surrealism May/June Coimbra Portugal
*2008 Building Kerklaan till March Schiedam Holland
*2007 Gallery Vaartland Vlaardingen
*2007 Angoulême France 'Exquisite corpse' Group exhibition
*2007 Sumerfestival Vlaardingen Holland
*2007 Cesariny em Estramoz in Museu Municipal Prof. Joaquim Vermelho Estremoz Portugal
*2007 Etching Capelle aan den IJssel Holland
*2006 Surrealist Show Spencer Iowa, USA
*2006 150th anniversary Sigmund Freud Berlin Germany

Collaborations

Willem den Broeder works with surrealists from all countries, as there are Rik Lina (Holland), Zazie (Austria), Bernard Dumaine (France), Richard Dotson, Graig Blair and Pablo Weisz Carington, son of Leonora Carrington (all USA), Pinina Podésta Italy and many others.

Other links

* [http://www.surrealisme.nl Surrealisme.nl]
* [http://www.het-surrealisme.nl Surrealisme]

Persondata
NAME=Broeder, Willem den
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= WdB, Wim den Broeder, Willem, W den Broeder,
SHORT DESCRIPTION= 20th century Dutch surrealist artist
DATE OF BIRTH=August 12 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH= Schiedam, The Netherlands

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