Jan van Munster

Jan van Munster
Van Munster in 1969
Born(1939-07-03)3 July 1939
Gorinchem, Netherlands
Died28 May 2024(2024-05-28) (aged 84)
NationalityDutch
Websitehttp://www.janvanmunster.nl

Jan Nicolaas van Munster (Gorinchem, 3 July 1939 – 28 May 2024) was a Dutch sculptor and installation artist whose work appears in many public places in the Netherlands and Germany.[1][2]

Biography

Van Munster studied from 1955 to 1957 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences in Rotterdam, and from 1957 to 1960 at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Amsterdam.[1]

After graduation van Munster settled as independent artist in Gorinchem. In 1967 he moved to Rotterdam, where he worked until 1985. From 1987 to 1991 he worked is Noordwelle, Schouwen-Duiveland, from 1989 to 2003 in Renesse, Schouwen-Duiveland, and afterwards in Vlissingen.[1]

In 1966 he received the A. Schwartz Prize, in 1971 the Hendrik Chabot Prize,[3] and in 2002 the Wilhelmina-ring.[4] From 1968 to 1970 he was a lecturer at the Ateliers '63 in Haarlem, from 1974 to 1977 at the Rotterdam Art Academy and from 1978 to 1990 at the Academy of Art and Design St. Joost 's-Hertogenbosch.

Van Munster was the initiator and founder of the IK foundation (Stichting IK; based on his "IK" works).[5] Since 2011, this foundation has managed an artist residency and exhibition space located in a former water tower and adjacent buildings in the Dutch village Oost-Souburg.

Van Munster died on 28 May 2024, at the age of 84.[6][7]

Work

Van Munster’s work is minimalist in nature. He worked in wood, stone, bronze, glass, and other materials, and has also produced light sculptures and video art. The focus of his work was on all forms of energy as a metaphor for life,[8] with an emphasis on light and the energy with which it is loaded.[9]

Tensions and oppositions, for example, between light and dark or heat and cold, are often illustrated in his work.[10]

His notable projects include the Plus-Minus initiative, and the “IK” works. His works can be found in many cities in the Netherlands and Germany, in public spaces and museum and private collections. One of his works is part of the collection of the Centre for International Light Art (CILA) in Unna, Germany.

Van Munster's 1981 work Energie-Piek ijs was pictured on the inside cover of the 1988 Joy Division compilation CD Substance, while his light sculpture Plus et Min featured on the inner sleeve art of the reissued single Atmosphere released from the same album. The latter in turn inspired the title and artwork of the band's compilation box set +- Singles 1978-80.[11]

External links to the artwork: Energie-Piek ijs and Plus et Min, the alphabet used is designed by Wim Crouwel a graphic designer who is also Dutch.

Exhibitions

  • 1987: Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen
  • 2001: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp
  • 2004: Die Energie des Bildhauers, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen
  • 2005: Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM), Karlsruhe

Sculptures in the Netherlands

  • Energiesculptuur (1988), Zwolle
    Energiesculptuur (1988), Zwolle
  • Energiering (2002), Arnhem
    Energiering (2002), Arnhem
  • IK voor Utrecht (2003), Utrecht
    IK voor Utrecht (2003), Utrecht
  • IK (2003), Apeldoorn
    IK (2003), Apeldoorn
  • Grasspriet met veel energie (2004), Ede
    Grasspriet met veel energie (2004), Ede
  • Brainwave (2005), Gorinchem
    Brainwave (2005), Gorinchem
  • Plusminus, Gorinchem
    Plusminus, Gorinchem

Sculptures in Germany

  • Sonnenstrahl für Heilbronn, Heilbronn
    Sonnenstrahl für Heilbronn, Heilbronn
  • Lichtsäule, Ludwigshafen
    Lichtsäule, Ludwigshafen
  • Brainwave, Ludwigshafen
    Brainwave, Ludwigshafen

References

  1. ^ a b c Jan van Munster (1939); male / Netherlandish; sculptor, installation artist, environmental artists, draftsman, conceptual artist, light artist, photographer at rkd.nl, 2015.
  2. ^ German National Library, 2015
  3. ^ "Prijzen van afdeling Zuid-Holland". Prince Bernhard Culture Foundation website. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Over de Wilhelmina-ring". Wilhelmina-ring Prize website. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Stichting IK". www.stichtingik.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Death notice - Jan van Munster". NRC (in Dutch).
  7. ^ Kunstenaar Jan van Munster overleden (in Dutch)
  8. ^ "Jan van Munster". Website of the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ^ Wijnja, Nicoline. "Jan van Munster, De Energienaald (The Energy Needle, 1984/1985)". Museum de Paviljoens. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  10. ^ Grevsmühl, Ulrich (March 1989). "Mathematics and modern art: combinatorics" (PDF). Mathematics Teaching (126): 42. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Joy Division +-". Studio Parris Wakefield. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

Further reading

  • Paul Hefting, Jan van Munster "Energie in beeld", Veen/Reflex (1988)
  • Peter Lodermeyer, Jan van Munster Licht | Light, Jap Sam Books (2012) ISBN 978-94-90322-25-0
  • Lisette Pelser, Jan van Munster, Die Energie des Bildhauers, Werkverzeichnis 1960–2000. Mainz 2001
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