ARTTRA has been organising changing exhibitions of (inter)national
contemporary artists since 1988. Come and view our art in our
office. You are welcome on working days from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. or by appointment.
ARTTRA
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Exhibition of paintings by Ben Joppe
6th of January till the 29th of February 2012
Sound and Colour Images of Ben Joppe (1915-2007).
A life devoted to music and art.
For many years, Ben Joppe worked in Japan as an artist, as the promotor of the Philips Phonogram record label, and as the director of the Dutch Pavilion at the World Expo Osaka '70. Shortly after he became private secretary to Bernard Haitink, conductor of the Royal Concert Orchestra in Amsterdam. Ben would hold this position for 20 years, until 1991.
All these activities influenced his art. A Zen attitude to life, the music of Mahler and Debussy and his love for nature fused into an extraordinarily expressive form of abstract painting, in which he celebrated his abundant joy of life.
The Ben Joppe Foundation, founded by the artist shortly before his death in 2007, sells Ben's expressive paintings and works on paper to support its aims: to stimulate talent in symphonic music and other forms of art.
For more information Marianne Schutte 0031 206259303
