Art in corona times 49. Bob Bonies & Cor van Dijk; Galerie Ramakers, The Hague

Galerie Ramakers presents at the moment some real hardcore geometric abstract modernism.

On show are works by old hands in the trade Bob Bonies (1937) and Cor van Dijk (1952).

Old hands though they may be, they don’t show you a program of old boring tricks. Indeed there may be something to defend in geometric abstraction, but the best defence is the refinement in the works of both artists.

They are both deepening their methods and their ideas, something which is especially visible in Bonies’ remarkable development through the years.

As Van Dijk’s works constantly attract attention by their almost casual simplicity, Bonies’ colours add an almost festive note to this exhibition.

Something festive which is not just appropriate for this dark season, but also for the dreary times we are currently living in.

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Contents of all photographs courtesy to Bob Bonies, Cor van Dijk and Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag.

Bertus Pieters

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Art in corona times 5. For the Love of Art, Galerie Ramakers, The Hague

Galerie Ramakers recently opened a new show specially made for these difficult times.

Reinier Lagendijk; background left: Warffemius,; background right: Bob Bonies

The gallery is quite spacious, so the five feet distance rule can easily be observed.

Of course there are setbacks for the gallery and its artists.

Fairs are postponed or don’t take place and works made for these events or meant to be shown at them have to be exhibited in another way.

In the gallery is, of course, the best and most obvious way to do so.

One can look at zillions of works of art on the internet, but nothing can beat the real thing.

Many of the works presently on show are for the inquisitive and have the power to absorb you.

Personally i enjoyed seeing these works very much. Some of them are golden oldies, others are quite new.

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Contents of all photographs courtesy to the artists and Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag.

Bertus Pieters

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25 Years Galerie Ramakers, The Hague

Galerie Ramakers is celebrating its 25 years anniversary.

Left to right: Yumiko Yoneda, Pat Andrea, Michel Hoogervorst

Warffemius; Bob Bonies in the background

Some artists of the gallery were invited to make a temporary monumental work on the walls.

Near the windows Bob Bonies (1937) made an apparently simple, but in fact quite sophisticated work, while Ien Lucas (1955) made such an unobtrusive work on the opposite wall, that one would almost think it is a common feature of the gallery.

In the back space of the gallery four men, Mat van der Heijden (1964), Joncquil (1973), Pat Andrea (1942) and Michel Hoogervorst (1961), are competing, each in his own special way.

In the conservatory Yumiko Yoneda (1965) has made an installation of her sensitive drop-like sculptures which now slowly change with the changing of the daylight.

In between all this monumentality there are some smaller works by other artists of the gallery on show.

It is not a minor achievement to run a successful gallery for 25 years, and the general mood of the exhibition is warm and festive.

Left to right: Joncquil, Pat Andrea, Yumiko Yoneda, Warffemius

It also goes to show how important the bond between a gallery-keeper, the artists and the gallery’s visitors and customers is.

Pat Andrea; in the background Yumiko Yoneda

Of course it is business, but it is very much a business of love.

It is very much the enthusiastic and informal personality of Catalijn Ramakers and her aesthetic choices that has made this brilliant artistic party possible.

In fact this party of love and dedication has been going on already for many years and by all means i wish her a prolongation of many years to come.

Contents of all photographs courtesy to the artists and Galerie Ramakers, Den Haag.

Bertus Pieters

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