artists

MAURICE VAN TELLINGEN

Maurice van Tellingen (1957) is a visual artist whose work balances between sculptural work and painting. His spatial works seem to be images of a memory or atmosphere that is recognizable but which the viewer cannot immediately place. Maurice van Tellingen studied at the Rietveld Academy and the Rijksacademy in Amsterdam. His work is part of the collections of AKZO-Nobel, KPN, and the De Groen Collection, among others. The tension is palpable in spatial works where the actual event still seems to be about to happen or has just ended. The works appear to be images of a memory or atmosphere that is recognizable but which the viewer cannot immediately place. Van Tellingen works with everyday spaces where little or nothing happens and where time seems to loop back on itself. He takes us from the stage where the human drama unfolds directly into the wings. He shows us a mysterious space that poetically portrays the backstage of our society. An art that explores the language of things and then uses it to find a new poetry. Interested in identity, he focuses on boundaries, the edge where one thing meets another.
Sam Andrea - Fecund grounds linocut print

sam andrea

Sam Andrea is an Amsterdam-based artist whose work explores the animalistic essence of human nature, emphasizing the sexual and violent impulses inherent in modern society. His self-identified punk-baroque realism captures the absurdity of reality, drawing heavily from autobiographical experiences. Andrea engages with models and scenarios from his immediate surroundings, rooted in counterculture, anarchist squats, and queer nightlife.

In his latest series, Andrea shifts away from direct representation and the traditional colour palette, embracing a more liberated approach to the core themes that define his work. The vibrant greens, yellows, and reds he employs introduce a fresh direction in his artistic expression. These new paintings are more intuitive and dreamlike, allowing for a direct engagement with the medium that makes them resonate with an authenticity that surpasses even his most lifelike pieces.

Since his graduation from the Royal Academy Of Art in the Hague in 2018 Sam Andrea has had multiple solo exhibitions with gallery Vriend van Bavink, shown work at Big Art, Art Rotterdam, and museum MORE. Andrea has worked internationally and had exhibitions at Arden Asbaek gallery in Copenhagen and shown in Mexico City, Antwerpen and Austin Texas.