The artist Geert van Velzen passed away on April 26, 2025. Geert was a remarkable woman: creative, driven, and very modest about her work. After her death, a large quantity of ceramics, collages, and paintings remained in her studio. Much of this unknown artist's work has never been seen. Therefore, this exhibition is taking place as a tribute to Geert. The result of her creativity can be seen at Galerie Westerkadekunst, where her work is also for sale.
When creating ceramics, Geert took the unusual liberty of combining ceramics with all kinds of natural materials she collected on her walks and travels.
She also incorporated these same materials into paintings and collages. For years, she and her husband Fons spent the entire month of June in Spain, where she collected finds in her backpack. Upon returning home, these natural materials served as a source of inspiration for new ceramics, paintings, and collages.
Much of Geert's character is reflected in her work. On the one hand, her need for structure, rhythmic patterns, and tight compositions, but alongside that, unexpected movements, asymmetry, and disruptions of regularity, though always abstract. Much of the two-dimensional work features warm, earthy colors. A sparkling woman who would have liked to create much more work.