5 Abstract artists in painting; art made in Amsterdam

On this site five Dutch contemporary artists present their modern abstract art for sale worldwide. We are a group of contemporary Dutch abstract artists: Hilly van Eerten, Fons Heijnsbroek, Daan Lemaire, Ben Vollers, Paul Werner and the artist-duo Benfo. We have known each other well for years - We have all lived and created our art in Amsterdam city since 1990. We appreciate one anothers work and give each other feedback and inspiration.

For us, abstract contemporary painting is about giving a face to life, which develops continually. We artists are a part of floating and moving life, we are part of creation. We do not have strict conceptions or fixed ideas about our art to limit us. We prefer to use our daily experiences and the very moment of creation itself. Apperently it is abstract art which fits us the best. To us modern painting is an ongoing practice of making discoveries in colors and forms on paper or canvas.

Since 1983 we have had many abstract painting exhibitions together. During these years we have keenly observed the changes, shifts and developments each of us made in his or her individual art development. In this way the ‘critical other’ is just as important and useful as the mutual appreciation of recently developed paintings. Which is why we want to present our contemporary abstract art together on this website, because we are connected in life and in art!

We live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a small country by the sea. It is certain that the rich and long history of Dutch art painting also exists in our personal modern painting; this influence is too strong to be able to avoid it individually. Also the damp sea climate of our country has its influence; as does our daily life and work in Amsterdam, with its history and its narrow streets in the city center. There is another, a more recent inspiration concerning Amsterdam; the city has modernized during the last decades with new architecture and with new kinds of city design. Both faces of Amsterdam, the old and the modern, offer us a lot of visual inspiration.

We are strongly aware of the influence of the many abstract artists before our time and we are grateful to them. It is the living tradition in art to accept art that has already come into our lives. But now it is our job to generate modern abstract painting in a new visual language to meet and reflect every presence. Time and human existence need to be expressed over and over again. There lies the direct connection between Art and Life, we believe.

All presented paintings and graphic art are for sale, worldwide.