Program
Moderated by Sandra Kisters & Klaas-Jan van den Berg
- 09:30 am Walk-in
- 10.00 - 10:10 am Welcome (Ina Klaassen)
- 10:15 - 10.35 am Klaas-Jan van den Berg: ‘I start from my basic material – paint’. An introduction to the symposium.
- 10:40 - 11:10 am Franz Kaiser: ‘Spontaneity’ as a common thread of the international avant-garde of the 1950s – origins, meaning and consequences for the conservation of paintings
- 11:15 - 11:35 am Antonien Rijksen: Composing Images. Karel Appel’s use of drawings in the making of his paintings.
- 11.40 - 12.00 am Ida Bronken: Establishing pieces of the material practices of Karel Appel. Investigation into soft oil paint from his Paris period, and critical issues on their future care.
- 12.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch (included)
- 2.00 - 2.20 pm Juliette Evezard: The elusive Karel Appel
- 2.25 - 2.45 pm Louise Wijnberg: A closer look at the paintings of Karel Appel in the collection of the Boijmans Van Beuningen: The materials and painting techniques.
- 2.50 - 3.10 pm Fahed Ibrahim: Notes on the materials’ use of Karel Appel in his paintings. House paints vs ‘high quality‘ artists’ paints.
- 3.15 pm Break
- 3.45 - 4.05 pm Hanspeter Marty: Observations on painting technique
- 4.10 - 4.30 pm Interview: Franz Kaiser, Joan Banach, Hanspeter Marty & Louise Wijnberg
- 4.30 pm Discussion
- 5.00 pm Drinks