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Gouache and pen on paper. Hand-signed by the artist. Christie van der Haak - Mixed media on paper, 1995
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50 cm x 36 cm (h x w)
Christie van der Haak connects order and chaos. With grace and ease, she weaves together completely different patterns. The viewer sees a wondrous jigsaw puzzle of contradictions, fragments that together form a unity. It is the image of our time, where unity has been replaced by multiplicity. The fragments are interconnected; together they form the world of which the world in the painting is a part. The use of fragments of patterns (suggesting multiple layers) seems to originate from a cubist collage.
Christie van der Haak
She studied fashion and design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague from 1968 to 1972.[2] She started painting, and from 2003 onwards she focused on designing textile patterns.[1] In addition, she taught for many years at the art academy in Kampen.[1] In 2005 she contributed to the renovation of the Scheepvaarthuis in Amsterdam into a hotel.
In 2015, Christie van der Haak was awarded the Ouborg Prize for her entire oeuvre.[3] Her work has been praised for an "abundance of colour and unexpected combinations of patterns."[1]
Since the late 1970s, Christie van der Haak has exhibited her work regularly, resulting in a series of solo exhibitions at home and abroad.[4] Her work is included in the collections of several museums, including the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, the Museum Arnhem and the Noordbrabants Museum.
Exhibitions (selection)
1980. Three women exhibiting, The Hague Center for Contemporary Art, exhibition with Pat Gentenaar and Asa Hedberg.[5]
1984. Christie van der Haak: paintings, Galerie Swart, Amsterdam.[6]
1985. The cause of our joy, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven[7]
1991. Energeia, 9 Visions of Energy. Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. Group exhibition with Hans Wap, Bert Vredegoor, Anton Vrede, and Jeroen Henneman, among others.[8][9]
2015. Sproken, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, following the award of the Ouborg Prize[10]
2016. More is More, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, United States[11]
2019. Knisper, Knasper, Knusper Schunck, Heerlen, installation in the display cases. From October 5, 2019 to March 1, 2020.[12]
2020. Maria van Brabant, Empress, Helmond Castle Museum, January to October 2020.[13]
2021. Nouveau Deco, Stedelijk Museum Kampen until January 30, 2022.[1]
2022. The Wavy Line Cuypershuis, Roermond.[14]