Carel Visser
author
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]
Themes
- constructivism
- minimalism
- assemblage
- found objects
Books
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Carel Visser Zonnehof-reeks 10author
Works by Carel Visser
- Carel Visser Zonnehof-reeks 10 2000 · 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