Guido Nieuwendijk
Auckland (Australia), 1967
Characteristic to the style of Guido van Nieuwendijk (1967) is his unusual melting pot of abstraction with pop. Furthermore, the relativised and humorous character of his work is remarkable. Nieuwendijk creates monumental murals as well as smaller work on panels. His work can be recognised by the clear usage of colour, geometrical shapes and well thought-out construction.
As for the artists of De Stijl back then, Nieuwendijk also limits himself in his way of working through self-imposed rules and laws. Yet nothing is set in concrete; he keeps on questioning these rules and laws. The playful game of harmony, balance and geometrical clarity is of crucial importance here. It brings about works that have been created out of a form of abstract thinking.
In origin, Nieuwendijk’s work is about the translation of random daily thoughts and ideas in a work of art. These simple basic principles are in contrast with the precise performance and add tension to the work. During the process of creation, Nieuwendijk performs intuive research into the formal aspects of the art of painting. He does this with an attitude of detachment, by playing with boundaries and by bending the rules.
Guido Nieuwendijk (1967) lives and works in Apeldoorn. He studied the art of painting at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Academy of Arts) in Utrecht. His work was exhibited at SOIL Gallery in Seattle, ParisCONCRET in Paris, the Mondriaanhuis in Amersfoort, the Post-Museum in Singapore, the Kommunale Galerie in Berlin, the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, the LACDA in Los Angeles and at HEDEN in The Hague. Several museums have added his work to their collection. Guido Nieuwendijk is co-founder of TADA projects, Temporary Artspace of Dutch Abstracts, a travelling artists initiative.
