Theo Niermeijer - Ingelijste ferroprint (Unica) - Sold

Artist: Theo Niermeijer Period: 1945-1999 Technique: Ferroprint Edition: Unique Signed: stamped Finish: Framed Size representation (HxW): 29 x 20 cm Dimensions frame (HxW): 48 x 38 cm Condition work: Very good Condition list: Used
Beautifully framed ferro print by Theo Niermeijer. Although the term 'print' suggests otherwise, this is a one-off unique work.
The artist created these ferro prints by, among other things, bringing rusty pieces of metal plus color pigments and paint into contact with liquids and prepared sheets of paper. He mainly used natural templates such as leaves. But shoe sole prints are also common in his work! Theo Niermeijer was a sculptor, painter, graphic artist, installation artist and architect. He was also a contemporary mystic. He followed courses in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Warsaw. Metal was Niermeijer's material: copper and zinc to make etchings, (sheet) iron and stainless steel to make sculptures. He also used metal in his paintings (Ferro printing) and reliefs. Both at his shipyard in Amsterdam and in a northern French village, he assembled old iron into sculptures with symbolic and meditative charges. The effect of time on the material – rust – was a necessary means of expression for him. The effect of rainwater on metal and paper is reflected in his characteristic 'rust drawings'. He traveled to the Far East, where he came under the influence of Chinese and Buddhist philosophy. He incorporated what he saw and experienced on his travels into his art. His great example, the American-Japanese-Dutch artist Shinkichi Tajiri, also often used iron and aluminum. But even more was the substantive influence, wisdoms that marked the way to enlightenment. Niermeijer's work was shown no fewer than three times during ARTZUID. To start with, the first edition (2009) with Hakuin's Home from 1986. Tajiri's influence was almost palpable here. In 2013, the steel circle Vairocama was erected, with a diameter of three meters and a meditating Buddha in the middle. Four years later, during ARTZUID 2017, two sculptures by Niermeijer were shown: Perception (1990) and Non Verbal (1980). Niermeijer's work was purchased by, among others, the municipality of Amsterdam and the ABN-AMRO bank. Theo Niermeijer passed away in 2005.