work
‘i would not like to write anything, nothing to add.
i want to let the pictures speak and silence themselves.
simplicity is power and accuracy is tension.'
white…
black…
repeat…
horizontal…
vertical…
for martijn duifhuizen, the tension is in the surface, the subtle.
but there is also a hidden world behind the surface.
he always searches for the strongest possible expression of what he wants to say.
one time he insists the action, the other time the shape or the surface.
there are several ways of expressing.
‘if there is a line on a canvas, it is that what i want to say.
however ... how the line is put down, how big the line is, on what background, with what colours or contrasts, are questions that concern me’.
in addition to the traditional canvas, he uses wood and steel as substrates, and he uses contemporary techniques as well.
he uses a limited palette and just colour when it adds something.
or, as kandinsky said, ‘the external exaltation changes into inner enrichment’.
themes that play a role in the background are silence, infinity, death and mysticism.
the brush direction plays an important role.
sometimes a canvas is painted in only one colour, but has been made use of different directions.
only in daylight this is visible.
often returning elements are line, contour, composition, balance.
he is reluctant in colour use, works alternately on large or even small formats.
it is about the image but also the detail is important.
martijn duifhuizen
born in 1976 in gouda, the netherlands (nl)
lives and works in berkenwoude (nl)
since 2004 working as an autonomous visual artist
education
2004 bachelor of fine art, willem the kooning academy, rotterdam (nl)
exhibitions
solo and group exhibitions in the netherlands include:
ammerstol, amsterdam, berkenwoude, bergambacht, breda, the hague, dordrecht, gorinchem, gouda, haastrecht, krimpen aan de lek, ouderkerk aan den ijsel, rotterdam, schoonhoven, utrecht, zwolle
in 2016, work (‘the last supper’) in the exhibition ‘leven met aandacht’ ('living with attention') in stedelijk museum zwolle.
in 2015 he was selected for the third edition of the gorinchem symposium and realized a ‘silence / space’ at the langendijk.
in 2014 several works in the zomerexpo (summer exhibition) of gemeente museum (later kunstmuseum) the hague.
in 2012, he organized together with composer kees wisse a unique silent concert in the saint john church in gouda, where image and music made a special combination.
in 2007 'creation' presentation in de kunsthal, rotterdam
gallery 9 presents his work since 2011:
2024 summer exhibition in the gallery
2024 presentation at art on paper amsterdam 2023 in gashouder westergas,
amsterdam (nl)
2024 solo-presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2023 holidays exhibition in the gallery
2023 summer exhibition in the gallery
2023 duo exhibition with esther stasse in the gallery
2023 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2023 presentation at art on paper amsterdam 2023 in gashouder westergas,
amsterdam (nl)
2023 winter exhibition ‘blue’ in the gallery
2022 summer exhibition in the gallery
2022 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2022 spring exhibition in the gallery
2021 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2021 summer exhibition in the gallery
2021 spring exhibition in the gallery
2020 summer exhibition in the gallery
2019 trio exhibition with anjeliek blaauw and johannes karman in the gallery
2019 summer exhibition in the gallery
2019 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2019 winter exhibition in the gallery
2018 summer exhibition in the gallery
2018 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2018 winter exhibition in the gallery
2017 presentation at art the hague in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)
2017 summer exhibition in the gallery
2017 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2017 late spring exhibition in the gallery
2017 early spring exhibition in the gallery
2017 winter exhibition in the gallery
2017 presentation at rotterdam contemporary art in world trade center, rotterdam (nl)
2016 season’s holidays exhibition in the gallery
2016 presentation at art the hague in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)
2016 summer exhibition in the gallery
2016 duo exhibition with martine van leeuwen in the gallery
2016 presentation at kunstrai in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2016 spring exhibition in the gallery
2016 presentation at rotterdam contemporary art fair in cruise terminal, rotterdam (nl)
2015 summer exhibition in the gallery
2015 after-art-fairs exhibition in the gallery
2015 spring exhibition in the gallery
2015 presentation on art breda on chasséeveld, breda (nl)
2015 spring exhibition in the gallery
2015 presentation at rotterdam contemporary art fair in cruise terminal, rotterdam (nl)
2014 presentation in museum hooghstate, haastrecht (nl)
2014 summer exhibition in the gallery
2014 presentation at kunstrai in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2014 jubilee presentation 25 years gallery 9 at kunstrai, amsterdam (nl)
2014 presentation at art breda on chasséeveld, breda (nl)
2014 jubilee presentation 25 years gallery 9 on art breda, breda (nl)
2014 presentation at raw art fair in cruise terminal, rotterdam (nl)
2014 jubilee presentation 25 years gallery 9 at raw art fair, rotterdam (nl)
2014 jubilee exhibition 25 years gallery 9 in the gallery
2013 summer exhibition in the gallery
2013 kunstrai in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2013 presentation at art 2013 in jaarbeurs, utrecht (nl)
2013 presentation at raw art fair in warehouse santos, rotterdam (nl)
2013 reopening exhibition in the gallery at the new address of the gallery at the
keizersgracht 548 in amsterdam (nl)
2012 presentation in de tuyter, krimpen aan de lek (nl)
2012 summer exhibition in the gallery
2012 presentation at kunstrai in rai, amsterdam (nl)
2012 exhibition ‘vensters ...’ together with eef de graaf and coen vernooij in the gallery
2012 presentation at artantique in jaarbeurs, utrecht (nl)
2011 summer exhibition in the gallery
2011 presentation at artspot in loods 6, amsterdam (nl)
2011 presentation at artantique in jaarbeurs, utrecht (nl)
art fairs
millionaire fair in 2011 in rai, amsterdam (nl)
gallery 9 presents the work of martijn duifhuizen since 2011 at various art fairs such as:
art 2013 in jaarbeurs, utrecht (nl)
art breda in 2015 and 2014 on chasséeveld, breda (nl)
art on paper amsterdam 2023 in gashouder westergas, amsterdam (nl)
art the hague in 2016 in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)
artantique in 2012 and 2011 in jaarbeurs, utrecht (nl)
artspot in 2011 in loods 6, amsterdam (nl)
kunstrai in 2024 (solo), 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2012 in rai, amsterdam (nl)
raw art fair in 2014 in cruise terminal, rotterdam (nl)
raw art fair in 2013 in warehouse santos, rotterdam (nl)
rotterdam contemporary art fair in 2016 and 2015 in cruise terminal, rotterdam (nl)
rotterdam contemporary art fair in 2017 in world trade center, rotterdam (nl)
collections
his work is included in several private collections.
museums
works of martijn duifhuizen were on show in:
gemeentemuseum (nu: kunstmuseum), den haag: zomer 2014
stedelijk museum, zwolle: ‘leven met aandacht’ 11.10.2016 > 04.02.2017
museum ‘de fundatie’, zwolle: 24.05.2017 > 20.08.2017
museum catharijneconvent, utrecht: ‘bij ons in de biblebelt’ 07.07.2019 > 22.09.2019
stedelijk museum, zwolle ‘even et aandacht): 11.10.2016 > 04.02.2017
museum ‘de fundatie’, zwolle): 24.05.2017 > 20.08.2017
gemeentemuseum (nu: kunstmuseum), den haag: zomer 2014
museum catharijneconvent, utrecht: 07.07.2019 > 22.09.2019
awards and nominations
2017 zomerexpo,
uit ruim 3000 werken werden 238 werken gekozen waaronder 1 werk van martijn duifhuizen
2015 symposion gorinchem
2014 artube, wedstrijd makers,
10 genomineerden uit 150 inzendingen
2014 zomerexpo,
uit ruim 3000 werken werden 250 werken gekozen waaronder 2 werken van martijn duifhuizen.
2011 koninklijke prijs voor vrije schilderkunst,
stichting koninklijk paleis amsterdam
2007 vierkante ei,
kunsthal, rotterdam, dagwinnaar met 11 anderen uit ruim 1000 inzendingen
memberships
illuzien, artist collective in the municipality of bergambacht (nl)
krimpenerkunstwaard, collective of artists from the krimpenerwaard (nl)
publications
2019
stel, magazine nr.1
nrc handelsblad
algemeen dagblad
2018
nederlands dagblad
2017
de schiedammer online
zomerexpo
reformatorisch dagblad
lazarus
recensie, roel wimmenhove
algemeen dagblad
2016
artway
rtv oost
lazarus
2015
rené morriën, voorzitter symposion 2015
essay, jan verhoeven
reforstorisch dagblad
2014
collect
2013
the art catalogue amsterdam, winter
geloven nu, recensie dr. p.m. wisse
2012
cv koers magazine, cv uitgaan - nr 3
cv koers magazine, cv uitgaan - nr 4
gezinsgids
het kontakt, verschillende edities
eo visie, nr. 19
reformatorisch dagblad
algemeen dagblad
groot nieuws radio, interview
reformatorisch dagblad
zilverstad radio/tv, interview
nederlek nieuws
2011
het kontakt
nederlek nieuws
kunstnieuws.nl
algemeen dagblad
het kontakt
2010
reformatorisch dagblad
nederlands dagblad
het kontakt