Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen

Dutch, 1954

Born in Aalst-Waalre, The Netherlands. Lives and works in Eindhoven.

The rich oeuvre of Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen seems to have come evolved autonomously and organically over the past forty years. If there is one movement that had an influence on his early years, it was fundamental painting. He engaged in research into the actual means that are available to the artist, literally and figuratively adding layers as he went along. His investigations eventually culminated in the metaphysical idea that in every material there is a hidden force. This new layer of meaning has further enriched the works without giving the impression that the spiritual is imposing itself.

The natural contradiction between the mystical and the material is resolved in a wondrous and almost playful way. It is in fact this merging point in which the appeal lies. Van Den Dobbelsteen’s visual idiom has an open and auspicious quality that invites reflection on a number of levels. The artist urges you to step back and start reading again: Slow art for slow readers who want to be surprised.

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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, TAZ, 1995

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, TAZ, 1995

Available artworks

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Resonantie,  2023

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Resonantie, 2023

Oil stick on paper
31.5 x 41.5 x 3 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, The Dust Organisation, 2023

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, The Dust Organisation, 2023

Acrylic and dust on panel
38 x 44 x 4 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Celestial Harmonies, 2023

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Celestial Harmonies, 2023

Stacked canvases, acrylic and varnish
24 x 30 x 35 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Verplaatsing van tijd, 2022

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Verplaatsing van tijd, 2022

Wood and acrylic
24.5 x 17 x 8 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Vereniging, 2021

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Vereniging, 2021

signed, titled and dated on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
60 x 75 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, COMPLEX, 2019-2020

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, COMPLEX, 2019-2020

signed and dated on the reverse
wooden construction with acrylic paint on linen
98 x 294.5 x 8.5 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Het Buigzame, 2018

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Het Buigzame, 2018

coloured perspex
48.5 x 40 x 1 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Blauwe Driehoek, 2016

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Blauwe Driehoek, 2016

acrylic on canvas 88 x 88 x 5,5 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, The bottomline, 2015

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, The bottomline, 2015

acrylic on canvas, 44 x 60 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Ultra X, 2014

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Ultra X, 2014

oil on panel, 35.5 x 41.5 x 4 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Glowm, 2013

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Glowm, 2013

acrylic on canvas 66 x 65 x 8 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, “Cosmic Volume” After Vincent van Gogh, 2013

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, “Cosmic Volume” After Vincent van Gogh, 2013

mixed media on paper, 61 x 53 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, TAZ, 1995

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, TAZ, 1995

signed, dated and titled on the reverse
acrilyc and oil on linen
202 x 226 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, 1939 - 2006 Imaginary Landscape, 2006

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, 1939 - 2006 Imaginary Landscape, 2006

acrylic on linen
60.00 x 80.00 x 8.50 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Centrifugaal, 2005

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Centrifugaal, 2005

acrylic on plastic, diameter 40 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Nr 9, 1994

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Nr 9, 1994

oil on linen, 44 x 44 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Event, 1994

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Event, 1994

signed and dated on the reverse
oil on canvas
42 x 43 x 5 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Onder stroom, 1992

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Onder stroom, 1992

pencil and charcoal on paper
140 x 100 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Blocks of Color, 1990

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Blocks of Color, 1990

oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Rood Groen, 1982

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Rood Groen, 1982

acrylic, cotton, wood
54 x 54 x 10 cm
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Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Deformatie, 1980

Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen, Deformatie, 1980

oilpaint with wax 27 x 70 x 8 cm
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