Adzer Van Der Molen

I was born in Drachten in the north of the Netherlands, studied philosophy in Groningen and painting at the art academy in Enschede. Since then I work and live in Amsterdam. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


The pictures must originate from film stills and television images, photography. In movies often the landscape is a character too, as is obvious is westerns, likewise in art movements like Romanticism or Symbolism.
In my symbolically layered work I make use of the landscape’s suggestive meaning; the contemporary, manufactured landscape in which isolated construction (fences, houses or roads) represents human endeavour. Shown in perspective, always looking slightly from the side, painted in subdued colors.
There is no "reality", there are only metaphors. Titles of the works, derived from imagery and lyrics of songs, emphasize this.
The paintings refer to the melancholy of forlorn dreams, lost ideals. The work has a romantic as well as an ironic side, is both reflective and lyrical.

Philosophy – University Groningen RUG 1978-81
Academy of Arts AKI – Enschede 1982-88

2019
– Boys – Galerie Nasty Alice, Eindhoven
2018
– Hitchcock – Galerie Nasty Alice, Eindhoven
– Landscapes – Galeria Contrast, Barcelona
2017
– C’mon Pilgrim – Stedelijk Museum Kampen – solo
– Any Day Now – Kunsthandel Kruis-Weg 68 Haarlem – solo
2016
– Vasco del Arte, Art Abcoude
– Coulissen – Galerie Nasty Alice, Eindhoven
– The Last Picture Show – Studio Sarai, Amsterdam
2015
– Door Schildersogen 2 Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam
– Art Consultancy B&F, Breukelen
– Sailexpo WATER – Studio Sarai, Amsterdam
2014
– Zomerexpo Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
2012
– Galerie Singel 383 – Credence, Amsterdam – solo
– Galerie 48 – Kobe de Peuter & Adzer van der Molen, Breda
– Galerie Vierbijvier, Vianen – solo
2011
– in stock at Galleria Paola Verrengia – Salerno
2010
– Boven’s Galerie, Amsterdam – Verfzucht #4: Painterly Intrigue
2009
– CBK Groningen – Nieuwe uitleenschatten
2008
– Galerie De Meerse, Hoofddorp – Art in Mobile
2007
– Zoete Broodjes, Amsterdam – Bezembinder: A weblog in the flesh