Sjaak Korsten

Netherlands  • 1957

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As a visual artist, Sjaak Korsten creates paintings, works on paper, objects, images, photographs and installations. His works are poetic, light, intimate and personal. Everyday objects and situations are isolated and placed in a different context, giving them a deeper poetic value. They depict the desire for beauty and truth. The art movement with which Sjaak Korsten feels most connected is the Arte Povera that originated in the late sixties in Italy. In the Netherlands known under the name Fluxus and also under ZERO. Like the artists in this movement, he incorporates shabby materials into his works of art such as branches, rags, shoe soles etc. but also as a contrast, for example, gold leaf, which distances him from the hierarchical approach to materials. Contradictions fascinate him and so does the tension it causes when you bring them together in a work of art. Nature is also an inspiration.

His work is represented and presented by galleries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and the United States and at art fairs such as the TEFAF Maastricht, PAN Amsterdam, Art Amsterdam, ART FAIR Cologne etc. In addition, he has had exhibitions in some museums such as Museum Bommel van Dam in Venlo, CODA museum in Apeldoorn and the ODA park in Venray.

His work is included in collections of musea,  bedrift and many individuals including; Museum van Bommel van Dam, OCE, DSM, RABObank, KAS Association, Ministry of The Interior, Her Majesty Princess Beatrix. In 2018 he and his partner Juliette Wermenbol (the nose),  Marielle Robbe and Yves Dupuits founded the company "SOM tales of perfume'. This company develops and produces 100% botanical perfumes and design objects that are the carriers of these perfumes. The fragrances are mainly presented by installations in a room where you can walk through a perfume:  "Scent Architecture'.

As a musician (drummer) he plays in The Ragtime Rumours.


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All artworks of Sjaak Korsten
Photography, Hide 3, Sjaak Korsten

Hide 3

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 85 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Mountain, Sjaak Korsten

Mountain

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 45 x 45 x 1 cm

$2,484

Photography, Witness 10, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 10

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 11, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 11

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 5, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 5

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 6, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 6

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 4, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 4

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 3, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 3

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 2, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 2

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 1, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 1

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 9, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 9

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 8, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 8

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Photography, Witness 7, Sjaak Korsten

Witness 7

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, Outside - inside, Sjaak Korsten

Outside - inside

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Open Up, Sjaak Korsten

Open Up

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Open Up, Sjaak Korsten

Open Up

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Here, Sjaak Korsten

Here

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Here, Sjaak Korsten

Here

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Escape, Sjaak Korsten

Escape

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, From Now From Here, Sjaak Korsten

From Now From Here

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Travelling Light, Sjaak Korsten

Travelling Light

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Somewhere, Sjaak Korsten

Somewhere

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Painting, Epicurus, Sjaak Korsten

Epicurus

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$423

Photography, Hide 1, Sjaak Korsten

Hide 1

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 85 x 70 x 1 cm

Sold

Painting, Being, Sjaak Korsten

Being

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

Sold

Painting, Growing, Sjaak Korsten

Growing

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

Sold

Painting, Within, Sjaak Korsten

Within

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

Sold

Painting, Between, Sjaak Korsten

Between

Sjaak Korsten

Painting - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm

Sold

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Who is the artist?

As a visual artist, Sjaak Korsten creates paintings, works on paper, objects, images, photographs and installations. His works are poetic, light, intimate and personal. Everyday objects and situations are isolated and placed in a different context, giving them a deeper poetic value. They depict the desire for beauty and truth. The art movement with which Sjaak Korsten feels most connected is the Arte Povera that originated in the late sixties in Italy. In the Netherlands known under the name Fluxus and also under ZERO. Like the artists in this movement, he incorporates shabby materials into his works of art such as branches, rags, shoe soles etc. but also as a contrast, for example, gold leaf, which distances him from the hierarchical approach to materials. Contradictions fascinate him and so does the tension it causes when you bring them together in a work of art. Nature is also an inspiration.

His work is represented and presented by galleries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and the United States and at art fairs such as the TEFAF Maastricht, PAN Amsterdam, Art Amsterdam, ART FAIR Cologne etc. In addition, he has had exhibitions in some museums such as Museum Bommel van Dam in Venlo, CODA museum in Apeldoorn and the ODA park in Venray.

His work is included in collections of musea,  bedrift and many individuals including; Museum van Bommel van Dam, OCE, DSM, RABObank, KAS Association, Ministry of The Interior, Her Majesty Princess Beatrix. In 2018 he and his partner Juliette Wermenbol (the nose),  Marielle Robbe and Yves Dupuits founded the company "SOM tales of perfume'. This company develops and produces 100% botanical perfumes and design objects that are the carriers of these perfumes. The fragrances are mainly presented by installations in a room where you can walk through a perfume:  "Scent Architecture'.

As a musician (drummer) he plays in The Ragtime Rumours.

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When was Sjaak Korsten born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1957