Odyssee Sculpture

Marieke Bolhuis was born in Hilversum, the Netherlands, Europe. She graduated from the school of Art and Industrial Design in Enschede, the Netherlands in 1984 and studied at the Rijksacademie Amsterdam. Participate in a numerous solo and group shows since 1984 In 1990 she made her first installation for Artist Space W139 in Amsterdam In the following years many different installations where purposely built for specific sites in The Netherlands, France, and Memphis Tennessee. From these installations only the sketches and photos remain. In 2003 she was invited by Amsterdam Print Center to use a large digital Epson printer. She started to photograph landscapes with meaning. In 2005 she traveled to Iran [for Mesopotamia] in 2006 to Iceland, Japan,Tenerifeand in 2007 to Lanzarote and in 2008 to Jordan, Japan and Cappadocia in Turkey for the series about the earths crust. In her studio she made small objects, using earth related material like glass clay cement, and placed them into the photos to point out the underlying meaning, drawing special attention to this by placing a landmark made of a mixture of different soil types. The final work are often giclee prints printed by Bernard Ruijgrok Piezografie Amsterdam on German etching paper, a matt fine art paper. In 2012 she started sculpting again. Looking for Icons of her past. Peoples images who can't be Photografied like Donald Duck, an Egyptian princess and Snow White offcourse. Marieke Bolhuis has received numerous scholarships from the city of Amsterdam and the Dutch Government. She was the recipient of a visiting artist Fellowship from Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan. A member of the Advisory council of the Amsterdam Print Center [AGA]. She has served as a visiting professor at three different Dutch Art Schools. Her work is included in many private and corporate collections as well including the ministry of foreign affairs in the Netherlands, the Dutch Embassies in Teheran, Washington and Shanghai.