Klaashenk Blonk
Sculptor | The Netherlands
Klaashenk Blonk creates abstract and figurative ceramics. His work is inspired by the experiences he had on his travels to North-Africa, Central-America, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia.
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Klaashenk Blonk is a seasoned ceramics sculptor, who is currently based in Dordrecht. Initially, he did his art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam. Later he was affiliated as an art teacher at the Free Academy in Rotterdam., Cultural Education Dordrecht and Art Education Walcheren.
Originally a painter, he explored many techniques in 2D and 3D before moving into ceramic sculpting. During the COVID-period Blonk started a new series of ceramic sculptures . Confined in his studio, he went back into memory lane and started to revisit his travels to North-Africa, Central-America, South-East Asia and South-West Asia.
This free exploration through online trips, old photos and books resulted in the intriguing Proud-series: A series of duo sculptures, on the edge of Western and non-Western impressions, consisting of indigenous clay masks with acrylic paint, topped up with colourful glazed semi-abstract headdresses. Headdresses that are far from indigenous on second sight, but are a remarkable impressions of these memories of colouful far away worlds.
Blonk is an established artist in the Netherlands who has participated in many group and solo exhibitions including museums like the Boijmans -Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam, Museum Dordrecht and the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.
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Credentials
Solo exhibitions
Rotterdamse kunststichting
Kunstzaken Rotterdams Steengoed
Galerie Neeltje Jansen, Rotterdam
Galerie Gaudi, Landgraaf
Kunstliefde, Utrecht
Pictura Salon, Dordrecht
GSH Galerie, Hilversum
Provinciehuis Zuid-Holland, Den Haag
Galerie Kralingen, Rotterdam
Gemeentehuis Veere
Art et Industriae, Den Haag
Galerie Keramix, Nieuwegein
Galerie Wind, Rotterdam
Stadsgalerie, Gouda
Galerie Wijnstraat, Dordrecht
Group exhibitions
2023
#Faces, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam, The Netherlands
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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Slot Zeist
Dordrechts Museum
Grote Kerk Veere
Galerie Noord Groningen
SBK Dordt Verbeeldt
Commisions
CBK Dordrecht, wall relief Aquapulca zwembad, Dordrecht
CBK Dordrecht, design for Tunnelsyndroom, Dordrecht
Municipality of Papendrecht, realization of a collection of contemporary art in various techniques, for Regionale Kunstuitleen