“Wonder and Make a Wish”

From 14 – 16 September 2012 the exhibition ‘Wonder and Make a Wish’ will take place in Juan les Pins, featuring new work by five Dutch artists based in the Côte d’Azur. The artists will donate 10% of every sold work to the charity ‘Make a wish’, which will be introduced in the Côte d’Azur during the exhibition.

Galerie Oscar is very pleased to announce a group exhibition of Dutch artists, living and working in the Côte d’Azur; Ineke Velsink, Marina Kulik, Thérèse Steinmetz, Rosalind Suurland and Elmer de Haas. Through paintings, photography, sculptures and jewelry, the ‘Wonder and Make a Wish’ exhibition expresses the crucial ingredient in creativity and growth, the ever wondering approach to the existence. The artists will be donating 10% of their proceeds to the new charity, “Make a wish”, which will be hereby introduced in Côte d’Azur.

The five featuring artists are still wondering and facilitating the same possibility to the visitors. Their artworks make us look around with wondering eyes, asking questions and observing without judgment. Their works convey the often lost sensation of believing that everything and anything is possible. Children can easily imagine what adults disregard as impossible. Children wonder and wish for miracles until we convince them to become realistic and stop dreaming. “Wonder and make a wish” exhibition connects us with the lost innocence and invites us to start looking around with wonder-eyes.

About the artists
Ineke Velsink works miracles with bronze and hard stones such as various kinds of marble. Her statues have a wondering and spiritual undertone and her women balance between the figurative and the abstract. Ineke’s “everything is possible” approach makes it possible to observe that what at first appears as abstract, reveals itself as being a well-measured composition. The statues are therefore surprising the viewer by enhancing a different impression than he/she got at first sight.

Marina Kulik combines creativity and ‘the artist life’ with intelligence and science. Her work shows a continuous, poetic wonder about the mystery of life. This is expressed in her subjects: expressive yet delicate portraits on one side and on the other hand lyric abstracts, originating from nature in her 'MCRose' series and emerging towards a microscopic viewpoint in 'MyDNA'. Marina is constantly developing and researching ideas, always seeking to truly understand the subject, looking for mastery and originality.

Rosalind Suurland, former ice show skater, always designed and manufactured the show apparel. With her special creations of necklaces, in gold, silver, silk and pearls, Rosalind has found her new passion and stage and opportunity to translate her playfulness and creativity from performing on ice to creating dream alike jewelry. Her designs are charming and artistic, and she has made her name in the world of jewelry by creating only one unique copy of each piece, executed in a different style.

Thérèse Steinmetz takes the viewer to other world, a world of peace, serenity and beauty with her dream alike 'creatures feminines' (fairytale female creatures). During the first exposition in the Hague in 1989 Lambert Monet (a direct descendant of the French painter) discovered Thérèse’s work and introduced her to several foreign galleries. A highlight was the great solo exhibition in New York at the famous Benedetti-Gallery (1993). Thérèse’s work was awarded many times, among them the ‘Medaille d'or’ of the biennale of Lyon 2002 and the great prize of Italy 2002 with expositions in Rome, Venice and Florence.

Elmer R. de Haas, Dutch photographer/film director, lives and works in Amsterdam. His work is often characterized as: “Work that embodies great emotional depth, with a sensitive eye for composition and storytelling”. His uncommissioned work is collected by a fast growing international clientele in Zurich, Berlin and London. At present he exhibits in his own studio/gallery in Amsterdam and the ‘Wonder and Make a Wish’ exhibition shows his ‘look beyond the reality’ works.
About the charity:

‘Make a Wish’ is a worldwide charity organization which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The organization already has a representation in Paris and is now in the process of setting up one for the South of France.

Guests
Highly interesting international speakers and guests, among others, Dutch consul Peter van Santen and the ‘Make a Wish’ charity ambassador.

Setting
Exquisite private villa, overlooking the the riviera coast, a purposefully designed scenario for wondering and dreaming.

Music
Live lounge music by jazz singer Anna Feichenfeldt and pianist Ruby Lemm.

Dates
September 14-16, 2012, 15.00-19.00
Opening reception September 14, 15.00 - 19.00

Venue
840 Chemin du Retenaou, Golfe Juan, Côte d’Azur, France

For more information, contact Emilie Janda at +33669396881 or ej@galerieoscar.com

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