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Barend
Houtsmuller
Barend
A. M. Houtsmuller discovered photography in 1976. He saw the medium as the
perfect vehicle for expressing himself. After graduating from the Institute
for Audiovisual Communication in Haarlem
he received a grant from the Prince Bernhard Foundation to go to the
Venice Festival and workshops at the International
Center of Photography.
He studied with the likes of Nathan Lyons, Duane Michaels, and Christian
Vogt. He returned to the
Netherlands
in 1980 and soon
partnered with several other photographers in founding gallery and
accompanying magazine, Perspektief,in the city of
Rotterdam.
The
female form is the main subject of Houtsmuller's
work. Aesthetics are stressed over eroticism and his photographs are
grounded in classic elements and strong forms. His work has been
exhibited
in many countries in
Europe
and accepted in collections like the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, The
International Polaroid Collection (USA), Bibliothèque
Nationale Paris (FR) and the International
Bert Hartkamp collection. His book The
Other Side of the Light was published in 1985 and
contains eighty infrared images of women.
About his work
Barend
Houtsmuller
says: "Photography is one of the best ways to visualize my world of
ideas. I am obsessed with the beauty of females. My work is the visible
form of the fantasies which are created between my models and me. Much is
originated spontaneously in the intimacy of the sessions at my studio, but
ultimately I will have everything under control. Nothing happens
accidentally and at the end I often use image manipulation to intensify
the picture".
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
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| Location: Woerden, The
Netherlands |
| Email: foto@houtsmuller.com |
| Website: www.houtsmuller.com
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| PRINT
SALES & INFORMATION |
| Yes
- contact artist directly to purchase fine art prints. |
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