Jerome Bech
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Jerome Bech is a Dutch
artist
known for colourful paintings and objects, sometimes signed with humorous textual remarks.
Bech was born in Amsterdam
and grew up in Hoevelaken
. He attended a Waldorf school, known for its foundation in Anthroposophy
. In the 1980s he moved with his parents and brother close to Bergen, North Holland
.
Bech started his career in several areas but none satisfied him, until he found out he liked to paint and create objects of all kinds of materials. He was initially strongly influenced by the COBRA
movement. Early in his career his talent was noticed by Lucebert
, who saw one of Bech's first pieces and commented that whoever created it had talent which could be developed further as an independent artist. As an autodidactive artist, he developed his own style which has incorporated various objects — a brush, a chain — anything he can think of with his creative mind.
In 2003, Bech had an exposition in the Art Calvia Grand Casino at Mallorca, Spain.
From October 2006 to June 2007 Bech was one of the artists involved in the "Taste of art" project where diners at the t Jagershuis restaurant in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
dined off a plate he had designed and took the plate home.
In April 2007, Bech was involved in a project together with Harold van Geerestein in Muiden
, The Netherlands.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
known for colourful paintings and objects, sometimes signed with humorous textual remarks.
Bech was born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and grew up in Hoevelaken
Hoevelaken
Hoevelaken is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 5 km east of Amersfoort.Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk....
. He attended a Waldorf school, known for its foundation in Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
. In the 1980s he moved with his parents and brother close to Bergen, North Holland
Bergen, North Holland
Bergen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its North Sea beaches make it a popular destination for tourists, especially Germans. In 2001, the municipality was expanded to include the former municipalities of Egmond and Schoorl.Since about 1900, Bergen...
.
Bech started his career in several areas but none satisfied him, until he found out he liked to paint and create objects of all kinds of materials. He was initially strongly influenced by the COBRA
COBRA (avant-garde movement)
COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen , Brussels , Amsterdam .-History:...
movement. Early in his career his talent was noticed by Lucebert
Lucebert
Lucebert was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement.He was born in Amsterdam in 1924...
, who saw one of Bech's first pieces and commented that whoever created it had talent which could be developed further as an independent artist. As an autodidactive artist, he developed his own style which has incorporated various objects — a brush, a chain — anything he can think of with his creative mind.
In 2003, Bech had an exposition in the Art Calvia Grand Casino at Mallorca, Spain.
From October 2006 to June 2007 Bech was one of the artists involved in the "Taste of art" project where diners at the t Jagershuis restaurant in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is largely a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 9 km south of Amsterdam. A small part of the town lies in the municipality of Amstelveen....
dined off a plate he had designed and took the plate home.
In April 2007, Bech was involved in a project together with Harold van Geerestein in Muiden
Muiden
Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.-Population centres :...
, The Netherlands.
External links
- Artist's web site. Accessed 2008-01-08.
- Zo blij als een kind (As happy as a kid). Article in Atelier, 115:21-24 (2005). Accessed 2008-01-08.
- Several works of Jerome Bech
- Paintings of Jerome Bech
- Dutch page about the Bergense school
- Current Art Project of 17 artists among others Jerome Bech
- Diner at the artist from Harold van Geerestein
- Partners in Xpo Crime