'De KOEL'   -  Coal Mines




'EIN ODE VEUR DE HELTE VAN UT ZJWATZE GOUWD'

A HOMMAGE TO MY FATHER
AND ALL THE OTHER HEROES OF THE BLACK GOLD


Eijgelshoven, Laura and Julia.(502K)

Coal Mines 'Laura' and 'Julia' in Eijgelshoven
South of Limburg, Netherlands (around 1960).
This is where I grew up.


I remember seeing gigantic chimneys, cooling towers, zigzag steel sculptures and strange huge buildings
whose enormous yellow-orange glowing windows were hiding the big secret.
That was where my father, my grandfather, my uncles, my neighbours,
yes I think the whole village was working.
Deep, deep down in the belly of the earth.
For us village boys, this seemed to be the one and only, but, very exciting job.
We imagined ourselves to break big pieces of coal out of huge walls,
lightbulb on our helmets, crawling on our knees and
what seemed the very best, to become dirty as hell ..black, coal-black....Yeah!
BUT....



avisudklip FAR-udstilling SAK, 2000 Kunst Taarn Rute Langeland 2003
Video :
Installation: 'En Rejse Under Jorden'
 FAR udstilling
SAK, 2000
video:
Installation: "Mine"
 KunstTårnRute Langeland
Hennetved Tårn, 2003



my parents told me all the time, I should not go down in the black hole, 'ut shjwatte loak'.
I'd be better off trying to go to university and become 'a somebody' !
That was my mum and dad's dream and yes, it became true for me and my 2 brothers. Lucky us.
After university I went to the Art Academy where I started painting about this "shjwatte loak".

There were 12 coalmines in 'Limburg', the most southern province of the Netherlands.
The 'Julia', 'Laura', 'Hendrik', 'Emma', 'Oranje Nassau-1, -2, -3 and -4', the 'Willem-Sophie', 'Maurits', 'Domaniale' and the 'Beatrix'.

The history of mining in Limburg is as simple and short
as the history of so many other big industries.
They create a new life, towns, prosperity and than they are closed
and next comes poverty, unhappiness and chaos.
In the 1970's all these mines were closed and more than 40.000 coalminers were thrown on the streets.
They were no longer adressed as 'the heroes of the black gold'
NO, just.....
THANK YOU AND GOODBYE


atelier 12 (44K)
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1990, Kulminegang, Vestfalia Snelploeg A, (98K)

"Vestfalia Snelploeg" 1990. 
122x122cm. akryl på lærred.
1990, Kulminegang, Stempel, A (99K)

"Stempel" 1990. 
112x132cm. akryl på lærred.
1992, 01 Julia, 100x180 cm (13K)

  • "Julia" 1991.
    100x180cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
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    1992, 02 Kolenmijngang onder Eijgelshoven, 90x200 cm (6K)

  • "Kolenmijngang onder Eijgelshoven" 1991.
    90x200cm. akryl på lærred.
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    1992, 03 Kolenmijngang Julia, 90x200 cm (9K)

    "Kulminegang Julia" 1992. 
    90x200cm. akryl på lærred.
     
    1992, 04 Kolenmijngang Oranje Nassau 1, 90x200 cm (5K)

  • "Kulminegang Oranje Nassau-1"  1992.
    90x200cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1992, 05 Kolenmijngang Laura, 90x200 cm (5K)

  • "Kulminegang Laura" 1992. 
    90x200cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1992, 06 Kolenmijngang Willem Sophie, 90x200 cm (4K)

    "Kulminegang Willem-Sophie" 1992. .
    90x200cm.
    akryl på lærred.
     
    1993, 01 De Julia, 200x130 cm (77K)

  • "Stenkulmine Julia" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    destroyed
  • 1993, 02 De Wilhelmina, 200x130 cm (79K)

  • "Stenkulmine Wilhelmina" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    destroyed
  • 1993, 03 De Willem-Sophie, 200x130  cm (73K)

  • "Stenkulmine Willem-Sophie" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    destroyed
  • 1993, 04 De Hendrik, 200x130 cm (76K)

  • "Stenkulmine Hendrik" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1993, 05 De Emma, 200x130 cm (79K)

  • "Stenkulmine Emma" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1993, 06 De Maurits, 200x130 cm (77K)

  • "Stenkulmine Maurits" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1993, 07 De Domaniale, 200x130cm (70K)

    "De Domaniale"
    1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
     
    1993, 08 De Oranje Nassau - 2 (20K)

  • "De Oranje Nassau - 2" 1993. 
    200x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1993, 09 Mijn Gebied, 200x90 cm (78K)

  • "Mine-område" 1993. 
    200x90cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1993, 010 kulmine kort (23K)

    "Kulmine"
    1993. 
    120x60cm. akryl på lærred.
     
    1994, 01 De Maurits - Skakter, 160x110 cm (77K)

    "De Maurits"
    1994. 
    160x110cm. akryl på lærred.
     
    1994, 02 Kulmine Emma, 160x110 cm (30K)

  • "De Emma" 1994. 
    160x110cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1994-95, 03 De Oranje Nassau-4, 162,5x108 cm (72K)

  • "De Oranje Nassau-3" 1996. 
    160x110cm. akryl på armeret pap.
    Privateje
  • 1994-95, 04 Uden Titel (Rødt), 160x110 cm (71K)

  • "Kulmine (rød)" 1995. 
    160x110cm. akryl på armeret pap.
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  • 1994-95, 05 Uden Titel (Blå), 160x110 cm (71K)

  • "Kulmine (blå)" 1995. 
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  • 1994-95, 06 De Oranje Nassau-3, 160x110 (69K)

  • "De Oranje Nassau-4" 1996. 
    160x110cm. akryl på lærred.
    destroyed
  • 1995 De Beatrix, 160x110 (36K)

    "De Beatriks"
    1996-99. 
    160x110cm. akryl på armeret pap.
    1995, De Westfalia Snelploeg - I, 59x120 cm (61K)

    "De Westfalia Snelploeg-1"
    1995. 
    59x120cm. akryl på armeret pap.
    1995, De Westfalia Snelploeg-II, 40x50 cm (72K)

  • "De Westfalia Snelploeg-2" 1995. 
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    akryl på lærred.
    Privateje

  • 1995-98, De Westfalia Snelploeg-V, 40x50 cm (77K)

  • "Vestfalia Hurtigplov-5" 1997. 
    40x50cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje

  • 1995-96, De Westfalia Snelploeg-IV, 80x100 cm (73K)

  • "Vestfalia Hurtigplov-4" 1996. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1995-96, De Westfalia Snelploeg-III, 80x100 cm (71K)

  • "De Westfalia Snelploeg-3" 1995-'96. 
    80x100cm. 
    akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1997 kulmine 55a (49K)

  • "SkaktTårn" 1996. 
    110x90cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1997 kulmine 32 (46K)

  • "Skakttårn-1" 1997. 
    50x40cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1997, Mijn HerinneRing, 100x120cm (77K)

  • "Mine Cirkel" 1997. 
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1996 kulmine 24 (39K)

    "Minen er en Trojaborg
    " 1997. 
    110x90cm. 
    akryl på armeret pap.
    1997 kulmine 25 (41K)

    "Støvlunger
    " 1997. .
    180x130cm. akryl på lærred.
    1997, Minestøv, 70x60 cm (66K)

  • "Kulstøv" 1999. 
    70x60cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, 03 Rares Élus, 70x60 cm (75K)

  • "Rares Élus" 1998. 
    70x60cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, 02 La Mort de l'ideale, 70x60 cm (79K)

  • "La Mort de l'Ideale" 1998. .
    70x60cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, 01 Gaz!, 50x60 cm (78K)

  • "Minelamper I" 1998. 
    40x50cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, 04 Matin, Midi, Nuit, 50x60 cm (71K)

  • "Minelampe, Penninge og Minegang 1998. 
    50x60cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2011, Minelampe, 80x100cm (53K)


  • "Minelampe" 2008-10. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2007 - 12 Eksplosion, minelamper.  112x132 cm (79K)


  • "Minelamper" 2008-2010.
    112x132cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, Breuk - 0 Eijgelshoven 70x60cm (30K)

  • "Jordbrud i Eijgelshoven" 1998. 
    70x60cm. akryl på lærred..
    Privateje
  • 1998, Breuk - 1, 80x100cm (68K)

  • "Breuk-1" 1998. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, Breuk - 2, 80x100cm (29K)

  • "Breuk-2" 1998. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998, Breuk - 3, 80x100cm (24K)

  • "Breuk-3" 1998. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1999, Breuk - 4, 80x100cm (31K)

  • "Breuk-4" 1998. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1999, Breuk - 5, 80x100cm (76K)

    "Breuk-5
    " 1999. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
     
    1999, Hemel en Aarde Bewegen  - I, 100x120cm (72K)

  • "Remuer Ciel et Terre-1" 1999. 
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1999, Hemel en Aarde Bewegen - II, 100x120cm (78K)

  • "Remuer Ciel et Terre-2" 1999. 
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1999, Hemel en Aarde Bewegen - III, 100x120cm (34K)

  • "Remuer Ciel et Terre-3" 1999. 
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1999, Hemel en Aarde Bewegen - IV, 100x120cm (76K)

  • "Remuer Ciel et Terre-4" 1999. .
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 1998  a. Het Grote Slapen, 75x120cm (74K)

    "Het Grote Slapen"

    1998-2000. 
    75x120cm. akryl på armeret pap.
    2001, Zoeken naar het Zwarte Goud, 100x120cm (71K)

  • "Zoeken naar het Zwarte Goud" 1999-2001. 
    100x120cm. akryl på lærred.
    ejes af Fyns Kunstfond
  • 2001, De Koel, 132x112cm (79K)

    "De Koel" 1995-2001. 
    132x112cm. akryl på lærred.

     
    2001, Plus-Minus, 100x80cm (74K)

  • "Plus - Minus" 2001. 
    100x80cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2001, Carl Wolff, 100x80 cm (76K)

  • "Carl Wolf" 2001. 
    100x80cm. akryl på lærred.
    ejes af Fyns Kunstfond
  • 2001, Implosie, 100x80 cm (76K)

  • "Implosion" 2001. 
    100x80cm. akryl på lærred..
    ejes af Fyns Kunstfond
  • 2002 - 03, Kul Til Kul,   122x122 cm (73K)
    "Støv til Støv" 2002. 
    122x122cm. akryl på lærred.
    2001, Westfalia Snelploeg - VI, 110 x 125cm (75K)

    "Når Støvet lægger sig. (LUK-KUL)
    " 2001. 
    115x135cm. akryl på lærred.
    2002 a, Vi venter, 60 x 80 (75K)

    "Farvel og tak
    " 2002. 
    60x70cm. akryl på lærred.
    2003 a. Drømme om Kul,  115x135 cm (72K)

    "Jeg drømte om Kul
    " 2002-03. 
    115x135cm. akryl på lærred.
    2002 VENTE - serie. Noa Onge, 80x100 cm (77K)

  • "Vi Venter-1 / Noa Onge" 2002. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    ejet af Fyns Kunstfond
  • 2004, VENTE - serie, Det sidste dagslys. 80x100cm (72K)

  • "Vi Venter-2" 2003. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2004, VENTE - serie. Julia's energicentrale. 80x100cm (75K)

  • "Vi Venter-3" 2004. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2004, VENTE - serie. Vent ikke på mig. (billedkunstner gmg).  80x100cm (35K)

  • "Vi Venter-4" 2004. 
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2004-2011 VENTE - serie. Daag sjiech.  80x100 cm (79K)

  • "Vi Venter-5" 2004-2014.
    80x100cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje
  • 2004-2014 VENTE - serie. Nach sjiech. 80x100 cm (76K)

    "Vi Venter-6
    " 2004-2014.
    80x100cm. 
    akryl på lærred.
     



    2005 koeltoren klein 50x40cm (74K)

  • "Koeltoren" 2004
    50x40cm. akryl på lærred.
    Privateje


  • 1993, 11 Gerardus Marie Groenemeijer (74K)

    "Gerardus Marie, Amsterdam, 1993
    "


    gerry
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