About this activity.

Riet Bakker
Wessel Middelbos
Bennie Timmer

August 30 – September 25

Opening: August 30, 5 PM, with live music by Bennie Timmer (guitar) and Einko Topper (double bass)

Rooted in nature, three artists explore abstraction through ceramic objects, paintings, and monotypes.

The ceramics of Riet Bakker are inspired by the architectural qualities found in natural forms and the dynamic growth and movement of (micro-)organisms. Her speciality is textured glazes. Starting from the silhouette, she searches for flowing lines and often intriguing patterns of openings, ridges, and grooves. Since 1990 she has exhibited regularly in the Netherlands and abroad. She works full-time as a ceramicist from her studio in the Woold hamlet, in the Achterhoek region.

Wessel Middelbos combines time and space in monotypes, in which fragments of natural processes merge into abstract, fluid landscapes. His work translates the ongoing transformation of the landscape into images full of movement and layering. He studied at Academie Minerva and is active as an artist, curator, and organiser in the northern Dutch art scene.

Bennie Timmer’s work does not follow a set plan but arises from an open play with materials. Abstract colour fields, built up in layers of oil paint, evoke a suggestion of nature: sometimes serene, sometimes ominous. His paintings balance on the edge between realistic depiction and pure painterly expression, leaving interpretation to both artist and viewer. Timmer studied at Academie Minerva, worked for many years in art education, and has been a full-time artist and musician since 2013.

Galerie Noord.

Galerie Noord is een expositieruimte in hartje Groningen. Vierwekelijks bieden we kunstenaars uit het Noorden de mogelijkheid recent werk te tonen, solo of in kleine groepen. Galerie Noord richt zich op autonoom, experimenteel en onderzoekend werk in vrijwel alle disciplines. We willen bezoekers verrassen door tentoonstellingen te bieden met een wisselend karakter. 
 
Galerie Noord wordt volledig gerund door vrijwilligers. In 1997 werd de galerie opgericht als kunstenaarsinitiatief.

Location.

Galerie Noord
Nieuwstad 6
9711 JP Groningen
tel 050-3113322
www.galerienoord.nl