Hendrik Everhart (Henk) Tas (born 23 July 1948, in

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) is a Dutch visual artist, working as a sculptor, photographer, graphic artist, and wall painter.Henk Tas; man / Nederlands; beeldhouwer, fotograaf, graficus, wandschilder
at ''rkd.nl''. Accessed 10.05.2018.

Biography

Tas was born in 1948 in Rotterdam, and grew up part of his youth in Canada. In Rotterdam he studied from 1966 to 1972 at the Academy of Visual Arts in Rotterdam in the direction free drawing and painting.Henk Tas
at ''linkartcompany.com'', 2018. Accessed 10.05.2018. After graduating, Tas settled in Rotterdam as a visual artist. He starting with graphics and then focused on

staged photography Staged photography is a form of photography where the photographer, like a director, stages everything in advance to have full control over how his or her idea is visualized. Although the staging of a photograph was already common in the early day ...

. His work is inspired by

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and

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describe ...

. He used to stage his images with hats, toys, instruments, lights and plastic figures, which result in what he called "toverfotografie" (magic photography). He also made screen prints and large format mosaics inspired by lyrics. At the end of the 1980s Tas made a quarterly magazine about the

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with Rick Vermeulen. Together wit similar work as the magazines of Hard Werken, the work of poet

Jules Deelder Jules Anton Deelder (24 November 1944 – 19 December 2019) was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. His poems cover topics such as life in the city of Rotterdam, drug use, and jazz. He was very passionate about the Dutch language and fear ...

, the published 010, Tas made a significant contribution to the cultural renewal in the city in those days. In 1991, Tas was awarded the Hugo Erfurth Prize by Agfa. Tas's works are included in the collections of the Hugo Erfurth prize in Rotterdam, the

Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the St ...

and the

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

, the

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, and the

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in Paris.

Work

Graphic work

Henk Tas started his own graphic work at the art academy, with which he had a first exhibition in 1971 in Galerie Noordeinde 31 in

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. In 1972 he was nominated for the Drempelprijs. In the following years he exhibited screen prints at 't Venster in Rotterdam in 1973, and at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1975.Redactie. "Tentoonstellingsagenda Amsterdam," ''De waarheid,'' 06-02-1975. In 1976 he collaborated with the third ''Science Fiction'' festival in Rotterdam. He decorated spaces in the Lantaren and Erasmus University together with Bob van Persie, Hans Citroen and Willem van Drunen. The following year in 1977 he exhibits textile photography at Galerie Gee in

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Exhibitions, a selection

* 1971. ''Grafiek van Emile Puettmann, Hanny Huser en Henk Tas.'' Galerie Noordeinde 31, Spijkenisse.Redactie. "Grafisch werk in Spijkenisse". ''Het vrĳe volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad''. Rotterdam, 07-08-1971. * 1975. ''Henk Tas and Hans van Dijk'',

* 1988. ''Rotterdamse School?,''

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...

. Group exhibition with works of

Daan van Golden Daniël (Daan) van Golden (4 February 1936 – 10 January 2017) was a Dutch artist, who has been active as a painter, photographer, collagist, installation artist, wall painter and graphic artist.

, Charlie van Rest, Peter Redert,

Lydia Schouten Lydia Schouten (born 1948, Leiden, Netherlands) is an internationally-known Dutch performance and video artist. Early in her career she critiqued traditional women's roles and the portrayal of women as sex objects. More recently, her work consi ...

, and Hard Werken.Redactie
'Rotterdamse School?' in Boymans-van Beuningen
" ''Het vrĳe volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad.'' Rotterdam, 11-08-1988. * 1990. ''

Rotterdam Assorti Ove Lucas (born ca. 1960) is a Dutch curator and director of the Center for Visual Arts Rotterdam.Editorial. "Ove Lucas directeur CBK Rotterdam," ''Trouw.'' 26 april 2006. Biography Early career Lucas started his career in the Rotterdam art ...

,'' Hal Building, RotterdamHenk Drent,
De kwaliteit verrast de keuzeheren Rotterdam Assorti: tijdsbeeld met veertig kunstenaars uit dit gebied
" ''Het vrĳe volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,'' Rotterdam, 1990/05/02, p. 15. * ''Galerie Baudelaire,'' Antwerpen * ''Exponera Fotogalleri,'' Malmö * ''Govinda Gallery,'' Washington D.C.

Publications, a selection

* Henk Tas, Rick Vermeulen, Els Barents. ''Why Me Lord.'' 2001. * Diana Wind. ''Museumkrant: Henk Tas,'' 2001.

References

External links

NTR, Het Klokhuis - Uitzending - Henk Tas

Henk Tas
YouTube, 10 maart 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tas, Henk 1948 births Living people Photographers from Rotterdam