Frank Dekkers (born 1961 in

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

) is a Dutch

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

of landscapes. He studied painting and graphics at the

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. His work is influenced by artist

Kees Bol Cornelis "Kees" Bol (21 September 1916 – 16 September 2009) was a Dutch painter and art educator. His work was exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout the Netherlands, as well as in Paris. Bol's work encompassed landscapes, portr ...

, with whom he interned in 1984. Dekkers makes aquarels,

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s and

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s on location and in particular near rivers. Based on his impressions, he creates

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s and large paintings in his studio.

Museum exhibitions

* 1991 - Taipei Fine Arts Museum,

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* 1993 - Ino-cho Paper Museum,

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* 1996 - Ino-cho Paper Museum, Ino, Kōchi, Japan * 1998 - Singer Museum, Laren,

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* 1999 - Museum The Old Town Hall,

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, Netherlands * 2002 - City Museum,

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, Netherlands * 2005 - Municipal Museum,

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, Netherlands

Books and catalogues

* 1999 - ''De plek'' (The place), with art by Dekkers and Jeroen Hermkens, and texts by

Michael Martone Michael Martone (born August 22, 1955 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American author. Since 1977, he has written nearly 30 books and chapbooks. He was a professor at the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, where he taught fro ...

. * 2001 - ''Frank Dekkers'', with texts by Rimme Rypkema * 2006 - ''Aan de rivier'' (At the river), with poetry by Menno van der Beek, Mark Boog, Lenze Bouwers, Chrétien Breukers, and Abe de Vries * 2006 - ''Winterreise'' (Winter journey) * 2009 - ''Oorverdovend stil'' (Deafening stillness), with texts by Dick Adelaar, Bianca Ruiz, Christina Hosman and Jeroen Hermkens

References

External links

Official website
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