Artist Statement
and Info
Grady van den Bosch (1966)
Lives and works in Huizen and The Hague
Artist Statement
Writer and poet Abdelkader Benali, once said about my poetry that it holds an overwhelming vulnerability. I think that is also the core of my visual art. It seems to be part of who I am.
In my art I question the theme with different expressions and techniques. From monumental photography, to delicate drawings, to expressive paintings and also video and small installations. A characteristic in my art is the regular use of a central form in the composition.
The complexity and challenges in life are furthermore subjects within the overall theme of being vulnerable. Part of the research concerns my faith. Despite imbalance, chaos and suffering, there is also love, light and purpose.
I like to explore different materials and techniques. That which I want to articulate, develops in the process, where material and meaning are intwined. Lately I explore the blending of photography, drawing/painting and digital editing.
A member of the art committee of the Fontein Church in Amersfoort, described my art:
“The monumental acrylic paintings that one can admire in the current exhibition, and the delicate ecoline drawings and monoprints in her book, symbolize in my opinion human strength and vulnerability (two sides of the same medal), that are united within the artist. They testify of her life experience, insights and wisdom” – Marion Vorage
Review Art Course STORING AUB
“Grady van den Bosch is a brave maker of art. The kind of person you notice because of her natural tendency to dive deep with every project, for 100 %. She shows courage in her points of view and choices of subjects, that often goes beyond the personal/individual and expose a particular engagement with social themes. Furthermore she handles normal and special materials and techniques in a surprisingly way, without losing her own identity. And in the latter lies perhaps her greatest strength: her poetic, connecting and sensitive approach of being human in todays world.”
Stephany Jansen – teacher
Other Reviews:
“Very vigorously, original and touching to the core of our existence”
Sjaak Verboom – Documentary Photographer
“Everything is worth dwelling on”
Riki Koster – Sculpturer – visiting an art exhibition
Education
Selection
2020 – 2021
Two courses with Storing AUB:
Artistic Research, starting with contemporary art
Short Academic Plus Education
2015
One year Painting Course:
Coaching by visual artist Irene van den Bos, followed by a few months of coaching by visual artist and illustrator Gerdien van Delft
2014 – 2015
Art Philosophy of the 21st century
Post-master course
Amsterdam Academy of the Arts
2009 – 2014
Master Art Education
Amsterdam Academy of the Arts
With Interdisciplinairy Art Projects on the NDSM-werf in Amsterdam
(Picture right: Cathedral, video and performance. Collaboration with Christine Breeveld)
1999 – 2017
Several courses in painting and drawing:
Gooise Academie, 3 x Summer Academy CNV Kunstenbond, other studies in painting and drawing. (One of the teachers was Henk Pietersma, former teacher at Art Academy Leeuwarden)
1988 – 2019
Several courses in diverse art techniques, like installation art, digital sound art, mixed media art, theatre and more.
International Christian Artists Seminar
1983 – 1989
Music Teacher
Hilversums Conservatorium
Amsterdam Academy of the Arts
Residencies
2017
Atelier Church Ginnum
Awards
2007 – 2012
Several 2nd and 3rd jury – and audience awards at CNV Kunstenbond, by artists
Gallery
Small art works in
Gallery De Kleine Toonzaal
Huizen
Collaborations
Flappie & Toeter
with Stephan Ruigrok
Light satire art projects
www.flappieentoeter.nl
Memberships
ArsProDeo
Christian Art Collective
The Turn Club
A collective of artists and others for artistic solutions for world problems
De Painters
An App-group of 7 female, religious artists, with artists days
Atelier Route Huizen
Artists in Huizen are selected to open their art studio’s in an organized way, once a year, with publications
Other activities
Selection
Studio Grady
Art Education
I am a master of education in arts, and design and execute projects in art education, for different audiences, like professional artists, amateur artists, students and teachers.
www.gradyvandenbosch.nl
Writer and Published Poet
www.alleswatzachtwas.nl
www.uitgeverijanderszins.nl
www.artway.eu
Member of the board
Platform Church and Art
Member of the board
De Blauwe Koepel
Art, Religion, Philosophy and Education
Curator
Curating and realizing art exhibitions in the window of shelter home Tolvrij in Huizen.
Collaboration with visual artist Willem Zijlstra
Quite the journey
As you can read above, there was some journey in becoming a visual artist. Somewhere on the road there was the career as a music teacher. But there were always also the visual arts. Yes, from early childhood. The picture on the left is a painting that I made when I was nine years old.
I consider it as the Big Bang for becoming an artist.
In 1999 I started to take serious lessons, first in painting and drawing. From 2008 I started exhibiting, with photography with poems. In that time, there was a shift in my artistic aim, from just paintings to conceptual art.
Further professional development came during my master study in arts education, where there were interdisciplinairy art projects, with coaching by artist Henk Schut. And later with Storing AUB for artistic research (picture left).
As an artist, I express and develop myself in multiple art forms: visual arts, poetry and music. Sometimes I combine these art forms in my visual art, like with music, as in the project Holy Ground. Sometimes combined with my poetry, like in my book Everything that was soft.
And I still teach, now as an art educator. You will find more about that on
www.gradyvandenbosch.nl
(That will be www.studiogrady.nl in the future)