Looking at the work of sculptor Joop Haring, one is primarily struck by the diversity in forums and his use of many different materials.
Haring produces three-dimensional works in ferrous metals, bronze and ceramics, but he also translates his ideas into two-dimensional reliefs and drawings.
His working method always begins with a concept, with nature a frequent source of inspiration.
Organic growth, structures and (hierarchical) order are key words that frequently return in his work.
Recent developments in Joop Haring’s work have been closely related to his stays in China and India.
His Chinese Table Project, part of which is included in this exhibition, is a good example of the influence of another culture.
The series of bronze ‘idea tables’, such as Table of Joy, or Table of Landscape, offers a personal commentary on Chinese culture.
The tables were inspired by the Ming and the Qing Manchu dynasties.
A similar influence is also evident in Haring’s 2008 Lingam Project, begun in southern India and later completed in the Netherlands.
It includes a series of tower-like works in which the Lingam (the phallus as a symbol of fertility) is a central focus.
These organic, architectural forms present the Lingams as tangible trophies on their ceramic foundations.
After training at the Arnhem Art Academy, Joop Haring has worked in Amsterdam since 1984.
Monumental public works by Joop Haring can be seen in Heemskerk and Huizen (North Holland).
Haring’s Amsterdam studio can be visited by appointment.
The Dutch sculptor Joop Haring creates three-dimensional sculptures from bronze, other metals, ceramics and plastics.
These sculptures, as well as his pastel drawings and bronze wall reliefs, reflect his fascination with organic growth forms and architecture.
As an artist, Joop Haring has been strongly inspired by the cultures of India and China, notably during his stays as an Artist in Residence in these countries.
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Joop Haring
Born in 1952, The Hague, the Netherlands
Studio: Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 9a, 1054 RS, Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 7853097 M.Phone +31 628652809
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Website: www.joopharing.com
Art education
ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem, Bachelor of Fine Arts 1981 – 1984
Grants /Project grants
2019 Gerbrandy Cultuurfonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
2017 Stichting Stokroos, Stichting Gerbrandy Cultuurfonds
2014 Consulate Kingdom of the Netherlands, Guanzhou, Stichting Stokroos
2006 Foundation A. Roland Holstfund, Netherlands
2005 Royal Netherlands Embassy, Beijing
1994/1998/ 2003/2007 Basic grant, Dutch Foundation for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture.
1991/1992 Production budget, municipality Amsterdam
1990 Work scholarship, Province of Noord-Holland
1984 Starting grant, Ministry of Culture, The Hague
Positions
2013 - 2017 Team Punt Wilhelmina Gasthuis
2007 - 2013 Member of Memento Memorials Foundation
2005 - 2010 Member of KCB committee, Bergen
2007 - 2009 Committee Member Dutch Sculptors Association
2002 - 2003 The Glass House Foundation, Amsterdam
2001 - 2002 Chairman Dutch Sculptors’ Association
2000 - 2001 Member of the foundation, Amsterdam Coöperate Artist Assocation.
2000 - 2001 Adviser Found. Open Air Museum, Drechtoevers, Sculpturepark
2000 - 2001 Secretary Dutch Sculptors Association
1998 - 2002 Adviser Art commission, Council of Apeldoorn
1998 - 2001 Member The Schwartzenberg Foundation
Other activities – Selection
2019 Residency Krite Gallery, Varanasi, India
Lecture University Dept. Fine Art, Varanasi, India
Lecture KCB, Bergen, Argentina book
2017 Artist in residence, Residencia Corazón, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015 Lecture KCB Kranenburgh
Lecture De Kring - 'Werken in China' i.s.m. P.Wiertz
2013 Masterclass Buitenkunst met Majorie Sloof in Zijpe
Lecture Kunstroute Zijpe
Lecture Da Wang Culture Highland residentie
2012 Lecture over residenties in China, The Bookstore, Amsterdam
2011 Jingdezhen, San Bao and Pottery Workshop, China
2011 Workshop klei, Frateur in Boom, Belgium
2010 Recidentie Songzhuang Artist Village, Beijing, China
2008 Lecture Lalit Kali Akademi, Chennai,
Artist in Residentiee, Cholamandal, Chennai
Artcamp Hyderabad, India
Member organisation “90 jaren Nederlandse beeldhouwers”
2006 Pickled Art Centre, Beijing China - Artist in Residence
2005 Pickled Art Centre, Beijing China - Artist in Residence
2004 Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai, India
2003 Curator, Kunstminnaars en Lokvogels, Landsmeer en Oostzaan
2000 Lecture op SEIAN University of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan
1998 Curator “De jaarringen in het Beeld” Groeneveld Castle, Baarn
Curator “Groei” park Buitenoord, Barendrecht
Curator “De Jaarringen in het Beeld” Strijthagen Castle, Landgraaf
Solo exhibitions since 2000
2021 WG kunst, ‘The Golden Light’, Book presentation and new work
2016 'De Verbinding' Solo, Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Amstelveen
2014 Punt WG, Amsterdam Time and Distance, beyond Sculpture
Birdhouses of Today, Da Wang, Shenzhen, China
2012 WG Kunst, duotentoonstelling met Kees de Vries
2011 Gallery Nine
2008 CAG gallery, Laren
2007 WG Expozaal, Amsterdam
2006 Gallery Nine, Amsterdam
Die Holländische Verwandschaft, Gera, Germany
2005 “Go fast, Think twice” Pickled Art Centre, Beijing, China
“Beyond Sculpture” Biac Art Space, Beijing, China
2004 SBK KNSM, Amsterdam
2000 Provinciehuis Flevoland, Lelystad
Group exhibitions since 2005
2020 Arti Amsterdam, 'Of all places'
Arti et Amicitiae, Summer exhibition
Punt WG, WG Plein, The sculpture unravels
2019 KCB 'Droog Water’, Museum Kranenburgh Bergen, 26 mei t/m 7 juli.
2018 IJZINGWEKKEND, kunsthal 45, Den Helder, 16 december 2018 t/m 17 februari 2019
Easter, 1 en 2 april 2018, Kunstroute de Beemster
Galery De Kapberg – 6/4 - 13/5
Museum Kranenburg 3/6 - 30/9
2017 Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (NH), KCB-tentoonstelling '70 jaar autonoom'
Boterhal Hoorn, Urban Landscapes
IJzingwekkend 3, leden NKvB, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder
2016 'Urban Landscapes, Sharing Territories', Alkmaar
Het wassende water, KCB Bergen
'Dwaaltijd', Beeldenexpo NKvB, Park Vijversburg, Leeuwarden
Atelierroute 2016, WG, Amsterdam
2015 20 jaar Zeeuwse Rozentuin
Symposion Gorinchem 2015
Arti Salon 175 jaar Arti, "Hangen doe je toch!"
Intonations Deidesheimer Kunsttage, BDR
KCBeeldenBinnen 1, KCB Bergen
2014 Atelier WG, Amsterdam
2013 Ernst & Young, Den Haag
Kunstroute Zijpe, NH
Galerie Kunst is Kunst, Amsterdam
‘Onder de Leden’ KCB - Kranenburgh
‘Cityscape Impressions’ Da Wang Culture Highland, Shenzhen, China
‘Wonder’ - Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen
anniversary exhibition - Galerie Kunst is Kunst
2012 Arti Salons Amsterdam
KCB, 60 jaar Bergen
WG Kunst, Amsterdam
Art Antique Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Keramiek Biënnale Provinciehuis, Lelystad
Kunst is Kunst, Amsterdam
2011 “Beelden op Zorgvlied”, Amsterdam
2010 Topred Gallery, 798 district Beijing, China
Lingam, Museum Catharijnenconvent, Utrecht
“99% PUUR” Dutch Design Hotel Artemis, Amsterdam
“Beelden aan de Rivieren”, Gorinchem, Woudrichem, Loevestein
Lingam, Mons, Belgium
Open Door Days, Amsterdam-West
“Orange” WG Expozaal
Ten days of Art, Bergen - Gallery Zinc and Het Oude Hof, Bergen
2009 Art Amsterdam, gallery Nine
Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen
Lingam, Stockholm
2008 “OOGWENK” Roland Holst KCB, Bergen
90 Years Nederlandse beelhouwkunst, Pulchri Studio, the Hague
Interart, Heeswijk/Dinter
2007 Art Amsterdam, Gallery nine
Höhler Biennale, Gera,Germany
Galerie de Meerse, Hoofddorp
Lucht Verkeersleiding Nederland, Schiphol Oost
Panorama, KCB Bergen, Noord-Holland
2006 Park Scholtenhage, Haaksbergen
Rembrandt the Remix, Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam
Terra Incognita, Amsterdam
Counter Time Art, Beijing, China
2005 “Beelden aan de Vecht” Maarssen
Art Amsterdam, Van Spijk Art Projects
KCB, Bergen
assignments
2012 Cemetery Zorgvlied, Amsterdam
2011 Cemetery Zorgvlied, Amsterdam
2009 Cemetery Rijssen, Holland
2008 Cemetery “de Nieuwe Ooster”, Amsterdam
2001 Cemetery Heemskerk, Holland
2001 Cemetery Huizen, Holland
Publications since 2008
2017 De kleine K. digital Magazine
2013 Dutch Embassy, Peking, Orange Alert
The Chinese Cityscape Project - catalogus
Ernst & Young - brochure NKvB
2012 “Keramiek” nr.3 jaargang 38
2011 “Beelden op Zorgvlied” Amsterdam
2010 “Beelden aan de Rivieren” Gorinchem
A meeting with Joop Haring KCB Bulletin, Bergen
Lingam, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
Joop Haring, Beijing Boogie Woogie, catalogus
2009 Dutch Design Hotel Artemis, Amterdam “99% PUUR”
Trade Journal Ceramics December
2008 Trade journal “Sculptures” part 4
Collections
Sociale verzekeringsbank, hoofdkantoor Amstelveen
Esthetic Service, PTT The Hague,
Municipality of Amsterdam,
Ernst & Young, Amsterdam,
KLM Schiphol Airport,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs e.o.