Looking back at Art Square Hermitage 17-04-2016 by Rineke de Jong Found on: http://www.hermitage.nl/nl/17-4-32016 Museum Week in the Hermitage Amsterdam Between 14 and 24 April, the Hermitage is the art temple on the Amstel. Experience the rare Spanish Masters exhibit with the acclaimed free music tour. And come to…
The Hermitage Amsterdam and Almere Open Studio My exhibitions in April 2016: Museum the Hermitage Amsterdam and Almere Open Studio Tour Art Square Amsterdam The sixth edition of Art Square will be in the courtyard of the Hermitage Amsterdam. From 14 to April 17, 2016, 30 (international) contemporary artists present…
What David Bowie taught me … by Rineke de Jong, 26-3-2016 25-3-2016 I visited the exhibition “David Bowie IS” in the Groninger Museum. Too bad he’s gone, David Bowie died too young. From the beginning I have been a fan of his music and performance. The album “Aladdin Sane” I…
Amber and oil painting – Painting Techniques posted by Rineke de Jong, 20-3-2016 This interesting article I came across on my quest for knowledge. It was written by Amandine Gilles. Because I am very interested in old techniques I translated it from French to English for you. In not one…
Painting techniques – oil painting, cleaning, technique and history In museums and private collections you sometimes see paintings that are still relatively new, but already cracked or peeled off. That’s because most art academies have not paid attention the last hundred years of material and technique. There exist books, but…
By Rineke de Jong, 6-3-2016 Fashion a portrait, and art I wanted to write a piece about the exhibition Cat Walk, in the Rijksmuseum. I was there last Friday. And I have enjoyed, as a fashion designer, artist and natural lover of beautiful clothes and costume history. Clothes from ca.…
Jheronimus Bosch – Visions of genius During the Jheronimus Bosch Year, attention will be paid to contemporary artists as part of the Bosch Grand Tour, an extensive exhibition programme resulting from a unique collaboration between the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, De Pont museum in Tilburg, MOTI Museum of the Image in…
The Creative Collective A fun, active group to show your work is The Creative Collective. Here you can show your art. Worldwide. Not only in the Netherlands, but everywhere where Facebook can be viewed. You can publish in different languages: Dutch, German and English. Basically it is an online gallery.…
Made in Holland, Part 4, Miniatures and jewelery by Rineke de Jong Everything I describe here is Made in Holland. I would like to connect art with all the good things in life. Also read: Part 1, Zeeland Girl, Part 2, Dionysos, and Part 3, Markens girl. The National Muiseum…
Made in Holland, Deel 3 Markens meisje Onze klederdrachten zijn geweldig mooi. Made in Holland, lang geleden. Jammer dat het steeds minder te zien is in het dagelijks leven. Maar ook wel begrijpelijk, want het is veel meer werk om je in een klederdracht te kleden dan in moderne kledij.…