Presenting myself,
My
name is John van de Rijdt and I'm born on the 23rd of April
1955 in Tilburg. I currently live in Dongen which is close
to my home town Tilburg.
I really enjoy working with my creative side and
unsuprisingly my real passion in life is design. Throughout
my life I have designed objects – both for personal and
commercial reasons.
I started drawing when I was a child. My parents told me
that I have always been very busy with just a piece of
paper and some pencils or paint. Aged 14 I already made my
first real portrait drawing. My passion for design was the
primary reason for getting a degree in architecture. In
school for the first time I was confronted with the
diversity of forms, colours, lines, areas and light.
At a later age I took a course in watercolour painting as
well as carving both led by Martien de Visser - a
regionally well-known and respected artist. The course
started in 1992 and I followed it until 2006. One thing
that I learned from Martien was to not be afraid of your
own creativity: the process to create and let arise.
Martien taught me how to approach and look at objects
thereby trying to release the visible reality. Moreover I
will always remember the 'secret' of art – as an artist you
are not searching but finding. Following the principles of
this secret, each painting or sculpture is a challenge,
which you do not really know where it will end. It is a
search to my own possibilities. At one moment in time I
wanted to go to the art academy. However I decided against
it because I considered it to be an advantage to not have
been taught to work in accordance to the 'standards' of art
and design. All the paintings and sculptures that I created
are my own discoveries. And this is exactly what gives me
the satisfaction as well as the motivation to continue with
my passion
Please enjoy your visit to my webpage. For any question or
information; contact me by the contactform on this
webpage…..
