EPPE DE HAAN

The artists

Eppe de Haan 1949 began as a painter having studied at the Royal Academy for the Visual Arts in The Hague. As a painter he seemed to be searching for what could not be seen. His search led him to the three dimensionality of sculpture, which has given him the possibility of revealing hidden depth, fracturing surfaces to discover what lies beyond, using a fragment to suggest the whole, juxtaposing different aspects to reflect the complexity and mystery of his subject. There is an implicit movement in de Haan's sculptures, a sense of past and present. The strong composition that defined his painting is always present in his sculpture.
The beauty of marble, its inherent sensuality, its demand for discipline is able to express the tension between control and freedom, which is so central to Eppe de Haan's sculptures.

Eppe de Haan works in Pietrasanta, Italy, near the famous Carrara marble pits. In this village, where famous artists like Botero have their studio, he works on his bronze and marble torsos and portraits. They are a materialisation of his search for balance. A balance between ideal beauty and reality, between male and female and between force and sensuality. His classically rooted but very modern sculptures are regularly exhibited in Holland and abroad. In 2006, his monograph was published.

Expositions

2008
Houses of Art Marbella Spain

2007
Sculpture Biënnale, Kijkduin (Holland)
‘Eppe de Haan’, galerie Rademaders/ Smelik & Stokking, Amsterdam (Holanda)
Tefaf International Art Fair ,Maastricht Holland
Harold Martin Botanic garden, University of Leicester England

2006
‘Eppe de Haan’, galerie het Depot, Wageningen (Holanda)

2005
Virtual Fine Art Fair, Den Haag (Holland)
Realisme 05 Art Fair, Amsterdam (NL)
‘Eppe de Haan & John van der Valk’, galerie Rademakers / Smelik & Stokking, Amsterdam (Holanda)