Jan Wisse
paintings - sculptural paintings
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Early works (1983-1985)
Abstract-expressionistic works, obvious brush-strokes, gradually, over the time some figuration shows up.
Sketching leads to next series
"Dancing the Ducks" (1985-1986)

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Series "Dancing the ducks" (1985-1986)
Paintings with expressive use of material. Subject : people and their environment. First experiments with non-rectangular shape of the works.
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Series "Karakterportretten" (Character-portraits) (1987-1988)
The shape of the painting, combined with abstracted images in paint, puts together divergent characters in a series of 17 works.
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Series "Inner rooms I" (1988-1992)
Rectangular and shaped paintings. Subject is (Empty) Interiors which refer to physical and mental Inner Rooms by colors and composition.
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Series "Inner Rooms II - "Flowery Beds" (1993)
A light variant of Inner Rooms I, adding flower-motives as a decorative element that defines an atmosphere.
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Series "Precious Gifts" (1994)
Experiments in design of the bearer. In this series, subjects are taken from all things that are valuable and precious to us -in a material or immaterial way.
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Series "Paintings'-Paintings" (1994-1996) -
Further experiments in design of - giving shape-to-
the painting. The painting itself is main-subject in this
series.-Minimal , almost neutral figuration has a minor
role in-these works--
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Series "Garden of Lust" (1996)
Following after the 'Paintings' Paintings'-series, this series brings back a little figuration in the paintings. Meaning: The figurative parts are more prominent and, quite crucial to the meaning of the painting.
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About the 1996 works & onward:
After this period of experiments till 1996, it is no longer necessary to isolate the questions about shape from the (distracting) figurative elements. Achievements from the past (knowing now, how to use abstract elements in the design of the painting) are combined with obvious figurative, almost photographic elements.
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Series 1983-1996
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These series of works show the developments in the constant research of the characteristics of painting and imaging, as well as the constant efforts to visualise the characteristics, senses and nature of human being.
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2008 - galleries