Studio Amsterdam, History 1   1982

photo: Wim Nienhuis

2024 HISTORY, 'The Palace Paradise and the Triangular Obelisk; The State'.

Painting: 2x2m. Obelisk: triangular, height:2.55m. oil paint and gold leaf on linen and wood.

‘Het Amsterdams Grachten Paleizenparadijs’. Exhibition Canal Museum 2024 You are looking at the work of Janneke Viegers called: The Amsterdam Canal Palace Paradise. Janneke is a visual artist who lives and works in Amsterdam. This painting belongs to the series of city portraits. A series of over 100 works, each painted to the same size. During the 30 years Janneke has been working on this series, her paintings have become more and more abstract, increasingly reduced to the essence. According to Janneke, each new painting is a logical next step. So too in this latest work. It is Janneke's contribution of visualizing the Amsterdam Canals. At first glance, the canals are not immediately recognizable. Nevertheless, the work is full of symbolism. For instance, the grandeur of the work symbolizes the majesty of the new wealthy bourgeoisie. They showed their wealth through their palaces on the canals developed in the Golden Age, under the state system of the first Oranges. Gold and Orange. The word ‘paradise’ in the title is taken from the 17th century German urban writer Philipp von Zesen, who called the canals ‘the earthly paradise’ ‘with wonderfully decorated houses’. This work is about experiencing emptiness, space for imagination, meaning history, associations and contemplations that the viewer can discover in it. ‘De Staat’ 2024 This pendant, an obelisk is named DE STAAT and was created by Janneke Viegers. This artwork is named after De Staat (or translated the Republic). The Republic is one of the most influential dialogues by the Greek philosopher Plato. Whose ideas are still relevant today given current Amsterdam developments. The Republic is about an ideal State and society for, in which the three classes of mankind should work well together: the working class, the second class are the police and soldiers (called guards) and the third class the rulers. The triangular shape of the obelisk represents these three stands. This work incorporates a lot of symbolism. The slender obelisk, all in gold leaf, stands for victory and here too, just like in the large painting, it represents the wealthy bourgeoisie of the Golden Age with their gold-decorated palaces along the canals. Thus Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer and musical political rebel. used Plato's Republic as inspiration for his musical piece of the same name. Louis Andriessen is namesake of Jurriaan Andriessen, painter of the landscape wallpaper in this room. The gold here also refers to the Napoleonic period of restorations of the rooms of the Grachtenmuseum Museum of the Canals 2024, audio tour.

2025 VICTORY, ‘The Landscape, The Portrait and The Coat of Arms or Mourning Shield’.

Paintings: 2x2m. 24x24cm. 20x20cm. oil paint and silver / gold leaf on linen.

‘The Landscape’ here, depict in the traditional composition: ‘De Gulden Snede’ and refers to the hundred bird-eye views as shown on the site: EXTERIORS www.viegers.one ‘The Portrait’ refers, according the size to the thousand children portraits as shown on the site: PORTRAITS www.viegers.org ‘The Coat of Arms or Mourning Shield’ is the symbol of the works as shown on the site: INTERIORS www.viegers.eu

1982 CAMERAE, VIDEO OBJECTEN, divers materials

History I

History II

History III

2016 ATELIER AMSTERDAM

Atelier Amsterdam, 2016

photo: Kaoru Yamamoto

2016 LUXURE, pigment on parchment

Comet, 140x120cm

Lust, 160x140cm

Law of Nature, 160x120cm

Octopus, 160x130cm

Pillow, 130x130cm

Moenen, 120x120cm

Herodes Command after C. van Haarlem 39x50cm	The Assault after Rubens 39x50cm	The First Sin after Michelangelo 35x60cm	The Adultery after Fragonard 34x73cm	The Banishment after Strozzi 29x61cm	The Kidnap after Rembrandt 23x48cm
Woman with Parrot after De la Croix 23x70cm

2012 KA'ABA oil on canvas, 2x2x2meter

KA'ABA oil on canvas, 2x2x2meter

1981 BERG EN DAL, canvas with wooden frame

Berg en Dal 1

Berg en Dal 2

Berg en Dal 3

1979 3D-COLORFIELDS, 5x5x5cm, canvas on wooden frame

Green Colorfields

Veridian Green Colorfields

Violet Colorfields

Cerulean Bleu Colorfields

Madderlake Deep Colorfields

Prussian Blue Colorfields

1979 LIGHT COLORFIELDS, 5x5x15cm, silk on iron frame

1979 FLYING LIGHT OBJECTS, 5x5x15cm, silk on iron frame

Fl.Obj. 1

Fl.Obj. 2

Fl.Obj. 3

Fl.Obj. 4

Fl.Obj. 5

1980-1982 4 WALL-OBJECTS, canvas with wooden frame

Yellow Horseman 3 Arnhem '82

Yellow Horseman 2 Arnhem '82

Yellow Horseman 1 Arnhem '82

Aorta 'Performence Peter Giele' Amsterdam '83

1980-1982 5 OBJECTS

Robert O'Brien in the Bath

Jan van Wijk on the Grass '80

Robert O'Brien watching TV

Ca D'Oro

Cellini s Salt-Cellar

1988, The Coat of Arms Gelre, Province of Gelderland

1991 CAMERAE, RELIEFS, canvas and wooden frame

History I,(The Letter)

History II (The Letter Writer)

HistoryIII (The Pearl Evaluator)

2004 THE EASEL, THE SHELVING UNIT, THE BED

a. De Easel

b. De Shelving Unit

c. The Bed

d. The Bed 1

e. The Bed 2

2002 Design for window PEACE AND RECONCILIATION St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam

A window is best measured when it's down

Laurensproject def 23 april 2021

2010 Design for window PRISMATA, St. Christoffelkathedraal, Roermond

     

Artist impression 1

Artist impression 2

2005 LED-BUILDINGS

LED-Philips Building 01

LED-Philips Building 02

LED-Philips Building 03

LED-Philips Building 04

LED-Philips Building 05

LED-Philips Building 06

LED-Philips Building 07

LED-Philips Building 08

LED-Philips Building 09

LED-Philips Building 10

LED-Philips Building 14

LED-Philips Buildings 11

LED-Philips Buildings 12

LED-Philips Buildings 13

LED-Philips Wall Object 15

2005 THE DAM (CENTRAL TOWN SQUARE AMSTERDAM), RELIEFS

The Dam (central town square Amsterdam) 1

The Dam (central town square Amsterdam) 2

The Palace on the Dam (central town square Amsterdam) 1, relief Brons 2005

The Palace on the Dam (central town square, Amsterdam) 2, relief Brons 2005

2005 THE DAM (CENTRAL TOWN SQUARE, AMSTERDAM), RELIEFS

Paris-Baudelaire 2006

Amsterdam-Baudelaire 2006

2006 BA'BURKA, wood, 7,5x10,5cm, 9 pieces

2007 THE BATHHOUSES

The Bathhouse 1

The Bathhouse 2

The Bathhouse 3

The Bathhouses 1,2 & 3 2008

Bathhouses 1,2 & 3 Cluster 2008

2018 MASK, 27 x 20 x 18cm, wax

Floating 1

Floating 2

2007 BUST, 50x40x30cm, wax

Bust, selfportret (wax)

2008 LEPORELLO, BUGBARS-CONNECTABLE HOMES

Leporello BUG-Bars, CONNECTABLE HOMES

a BUG-Barretje a1

b BUG-Barretje a2

c BUG-Barretje b1

d BUG-Barretje b2

BUG-Barretje 3

2025 BAUHAUS, minimal dwelling, tiny house

Postcard; In my tiny house. 2025

Postcard backsite

2015 DRONE VIEWS ROTTERDAM LEPORELLO, 28 x 40 x 2cm, embroidery on canvas

Drone Views Rotterdam Leporello

 

2025 SHAWL 1.30x1.30m. Print on silk

Inspiration

2000 GALA DRESS, 1.80 m  & COCTAIL DRESS, 1.50 m, silk ties

Gala & Coctail Dresses, silk ties

2000 HARE, 2 x 7 x 5 cm, plasticine

Hare, 2 x 7 x 5 cm, plasticine

2014 TREASURE CHAMBER, 18.5 x 21.5 x 12cm, jewels in cast-resin

Thesaurus, Treasure-chamber

2019 ARBRE EN BIJOU, 10 x 6 x 7 cm, wood and glass

Arbre en bijou, from a 5000 year old tree

1962 FISHES, 0.5 x 1 x 2 cm, ink on pebbles

Fishes

 

 

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