Remco Dikken / Henk ter Horst

 

Henk ter Horst

Geen titel

watercolour

14 x 11,5 cm

collection Jan en Wiepke Noltes

Henk ter Horst

Geen titel

collage, mixed media

17 x 12,5 cm

collection Jan en Wiepke Noltes

Henk ter Horst

Zelfportret

felt tip pen on paper

14 x 10 cm

collection Jan en Wiepke Noltes

 

 

After graduating from the Aki in Enschede, I was invited by the HeArtpool Hengelo Foundation for the HeArtfund prize. This meant a year of financial support, a studio, a solo exhibition in the art center of Hengelo, accompanied by a publication of my work. In this year I was updated by colleague Henk Lassche about the rich painting past of Hengelo. Names like Eef de Weerd, Riemko Holtrop, Jan van der Leest, Theo Wolvecamp passed by. But my favorite is Henk ter Horst. 

 

Ter Horst was an outsider. And it was only at the age of 52 that he took the step towards free artistry. Ter Horst often worked with cardboard or paper that came in through the letterbox. He preferred to work with Taleta, a Talens paint that is no longer made. This paint resembles gouache paint, but can be applied in thin layers without the colors flowing together. His spontaneous way of working really appeals to me. Everything seems to be right with him! In my opinion the faster, direct to the paper, the better the work. 

 

I recognize that in my own work. Often when I think about something, it goes wrong. Like Ter Horst, I want to preserve the spontaneity of a drawing. In 1983 Ter Horst gained national fame and many doors opened for him. With his participation in the exhibition of contemporary art organized by guest curator Albert Waalkens in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam. Nevertheless, he remained loyal to Hengelo and preferred to work in isolation from his home studio. The HeArtfund prize has also been created for this purpose. To connect people with Twente. Keeping young artists for this region. So that they can work on their oeuvre in peace.

 

Remco Dikken, 2022

Remco Dikken

Dancing in spring

2022

acrylic on canvas 

30 x 24 cm

collection Akzo Nobel Art Foundation

Remco Dikken

Eiland 

2008

mixed media on paper

65 x 110 cm

collection Reyn van der Lugt 

Remco Dikken

I'm a cat

2022

acrylic on paper

19 x 28 cm

private collection

Remco Dikken (NL)

Rabbit Hill

2022

acrylic on canvas

60 x 50 cm

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