Carla van de Puttelaar (born 1 November 1967) is a

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fine art photographer Fine-art photography is photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using photography as a medium for creative expression. The goal of fine-art photography is to express an idea, a message, or an emotion. This stand ...

and

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

. She holds a PhD in art history from

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Biography

Van de Puttelaar was born in

Zaandam Zaandam () is a city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Za ...

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. She attended the Rietveld Academie in

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from 1991 to 1996. She specializes in

portrait photography Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective Photographic lighting, lighting, Painted photography backdrops, backdrops, and poses. A portr ...

, also portraying nudes. In 2017 she gained her PhD in art history from Utrecht University. She specializes in Dutch and Scottish seventeenth and early eighteenth century portraiture and her seminal book, Scottish Portraiture 1644-1714, was published with

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in December 2021. From 2011 to 2014 she taught at the

Royal Academy of Art, The Hague The Royal Academy of Art (KABK, nl, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten) is an art and design academy in The Hague. Succeeding the ''Haagsche Teeken-Academie'' (part of the Confrerie Pictura), the academy was founded on 29 September 1682, m ...

. In 2017, van de Puttelaar started the portrait project ''Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World'', that consists of over 550 portraits of women in art worldwide, working in different areas of art, representing various ages and cultural backgrounds. Van de Puttelaar's work has been shown in museums and other venues around the world, and in 2020 she had a retrospective show entitled: Brushed by Light at the

National Museum of History and Art The National Museum of History and Art ( lb, Nationalmusée fir Geschicht a Konscht, french: Musée national d'histoire et d'art, german: Nationalmuseum für Geschichte und Kunst), abbreviated to MNHA, is a museum located in Luxembourg City, in ...

in Luxembourg, consisting of 78 works and spanning 22 years. The exhibition was accompanied by a catalog with an introduction by the eminent art historian Rudi Ekkart. In 2021 she collaborated with

Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label ''Iris van Herpen'' in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-mem ...

which resulted in the project and exhibition entitled: Synergia. Van de Puttelaar currently lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Work

Like the works of other contemporary Dutch photographers, such as

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and

Desiree Dolron Desiree Dolron (born 16 April 1963) is a Dutch visual artist who lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her photographs portray a variety of styles and subjects, including documentary photography, still life, portraits and video works. D ...

, van de Puttelaar's works show influences of

Dutch Golden Age painting Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republ ...

in their

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ...

, use of

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and

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, and rendering of textures and surfaces. To achieve her photographic effects, van de Puttelaar utilizes

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

, but in more recent years also uses

digital photography Digital photography uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors interfaced to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to produce images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film. The digitized image is sto ...

. Several of her works are

untitled Untitled or (Untitled) may refer to: Artworks * '' Untitled (2004)'', by Banksy * ''Untitled'' (1982 painting), by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat * ''Untitled'' (Devil), a 1982 painting by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat * ''Untitled ...

, enhancing the effect of alienation, while retaining an element of

eroticism Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, sculp ...

Recognition

Van de Puttelaar has won several prizes and awards, including the Dutch

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Basic Prize. She gained international recognition following exhibitions in for example

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and

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. Her works have been published as

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s and in magazines like

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and

The New York Times Magazine ''The New York Times Magazine'' is an American Sunday magazine Supplement (publishing), supplement included with the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times''. It features articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted man ...

. In 2009, she ranked 51st in the top 100 of Dutch artists as published by Elseviers Magazine and in 2018, 2019 and 2023, she was a semi-finalist in the Artist of the Year contest of Dutch artists organized by Stichting Kunstweek.

Bibliography

* ''Carla van de Puttelaar. Tekst/text

Rudy Kousbroek Herman Rudolf "Rudy" Kousbroek (1 November 1929 – 4 April 2010) was a Dutch poet, translator, writer and first of all essayist. He was a prominent figure in Dutch cultural life between 1950 and 2010 and one of the most outspoken atheists in the ...

'' (2004) * ''Galateas. With an introduction by Kristien Hemmerechts'' (2008) * ''The Beholder's Eye. Text by Bob Frommé'' (2008) * ''Adornments. Text by Marianne Berardi'' (2017) *''Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World. Texts by Marta Weiss, Rachel Kaminsky and Carla van de Puttelaar'' (2019) * ''Brushed by Light. Text by Rudi Ekkart'' (2020) * ''Synergia / Iris van Herpen, Carla van de Puttelaar. Text by Lisa Small'' (2021) * ''Scottish Portraiture 1644-1714, David and John Scougall and Their Contemporaries. Text by Carla van de Puttelaar'' (2021)

External links

Carla van de Puttelaar's official website

Website portrait project: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World.

Scottish Portraiture 1644-1714

Interview with Carla van de Puttelaar
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