Last weekend, I visited the new Newhouse Gallery space on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, where the gallery presented CAN Ibiza: The After. The exhibition brought a selection of works from CAN Ibiza back to Amsterdam, offering a second opportunity to see the works in a more intimate gallery setting. The show featured works by Julie Haverkamp, Claire Witteveen, Floor Merjenburgh, Allard Warmelink, Willem van Hooff and Roosje van Donselaar.
Newhouse Gallery is a private gallery in Amsterdam working at the intersection of art and design. The gallery brings together visual art, photography, collectible and vintage design, with a focus on artists whose work is defined by materiality, spatial awareness and a strong sense of authorship. // image above We Are Wow Makers //
// Painting Simona Frigerio / Vases by Willem van Hooff // Image vosgesparis //
The gallery space is designed to give the works room while keeping an intimate and reflective atmosphere. It also includes a garden house, recently painted with We Are Wow Makers Stucco Paint in colour Miami, and the ceiling finished in Wall Gloss Paint in Comporta.
Rather than separating art and design, Newhouse places works in relation to each other, creating exhibitions and environments where space, objects and people become part of the experience. The gallery was founded in 2021 by Mick Nieuwenhuis and has a particular focus on supporting and showcasing Dutch artists.
// Wall sculpture by Julie Haverkamp / Image and wall colour We Are Wow Makers //
// Image Newhouse Gallery //
The Artists | CAN Ibiza: The After
The exhibition brought together six artists working across painting, sculpture and design. Below is a closer look at the artists and their work.
Claire Witteveen (1983, Naarden) pictured above, works in oil on canvas and paper. Her abstract paintings move between control and spontaneity, with compositions that balance structure and instinct. Her work explores the space between thought and feeling, using paint to express things that are difficult to put into words.
// Image Newhouse Gallery //
Floor Merjenburgh
Floor Merjenburgh works with materials by allowing them to partly determine the final form. Gravity, pressure and the resistance of a material become part of her process, rather than something she tries to control completely. Her sculptures show traces of movement and deformation, making the process of making an important part of the finished work.
// Wall sculptures by Julie Haverkamp / Vases by Willem van Hooff / Image vosgesparis //
Julie Haverkamp
Julie Haverkamp (1997, Rotterdam) is a Dutch painter working between figuration and abstraction. Her paintings are made with broad brushstrokes and deep, layered colours, often combined with materials such as sand, linen and cotton. This gives the surfaces a tactile quality, making the paintings feel almost physical. Since moving to Ibiza, the island’s light, sea and surrounding landscape have become an important influence on her work and colour palette.
Willem van Hooff
Willem van Hooff (1992) works with forgotten techniques, materials and products, giving them a new life through contemporary objects. His approach is raw and intuitive, with a strong focus on how an object is made and how it functions. For Van Hooff, a good object combines function, visual presence and character, something he feels is often missing from the perfection of mass-produced objects.
// Image vosgesparis //
Roosje van Donselaar
Roosje van Donselaar (1986, Haarlem) combines working with materials with research into history, myths, rituals and stories from different cultures. She currently works with clay and gold, exploring what these materials can do through an intuitive process. Her research often becomes a starting point for the work, but the sculptures leave room for different interpretations.
// Image Newhouse Gallery //
Allard Warmelink
Allard Warmelink (1986, Rotterdam) works between design and sculpture, creating objects based on familiar forms and references from design history. He reworks these forms through changes in proportion, material and structure, reducing them to their essential elements. The resulting pieces are both functional and sculptural, with a raw and architectural quality.
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