Carel Visser

author

Dutch^[1] b. 3 May 1928, Papendrecht, Netherlands^[1] d. 1 March 2015, Le Fousseret, France^[1] active 1947–2015

Carel Nicolaas Visser (1928–2015) was a prominent Dutch sculptor, draftsman, and graphic artist. He is recognized as an important representative of Dutch abstract-minimalist constructivism in sculpture. After studying architecture at the Delft University of Technology and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, he settled in Amsterdam in 1952. Visser's work evolved from stylized iron bird sculptures to massive closed cubes of iron and complex assemblages using found objects like tires, oil drums, leather, and sheepskin. He was a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Art (1958–1962) and later served as a professor at Ateliers '63 in Haarlem from 1966 to 1998. His artistic career was marked by international travel and significant recognition, including representing the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale in 1968 and receiving the Heineken Prize for Art in 1992.^[1,2,3,4]

• constructivism
• minimalism
• assemblage
• found objects

Works by Carel Visser

• 2000 Carel Visser Zonnehof-reeks 10 De Zonnehof · book · Dutch · ISBN 9072149459 Limited edition publication featuring text and illustrations.

Exhibitions

• Carel Visser: Genesis Museum Beelden aan Zee, Den Haag · solo
• 1968 Venice Biennale Venice · group

Awards

• 1968 David E. Bright sculpture prize Venice Biennale
• 1992 Dr A. H. Heineken Prize for Art Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2004 Wilhelmina-ring

References

1. Carel Visser link
2. Carel Visser 1928–2015 link
3. Carel Visser (1928) link
4. Carel Visser (1928), the Netherlands link