Anton Valens
Anton Valens (* 1964 ) is a Dutch painter and writer .
Life
Valens studied at the "Rietveld Academie", the "Rijksacademie van beeldende kunsten" ( Academy of Fine Arts ), and worked in home care (Dutch: Thuiszorg ). In an interview he spoke about his activities as a writer and painter: “ I am first a writer, then a painter, although I have been doing the latter for much longer. (...) If you write a book, you can sell thousands of copies, win prizes and become famous. The existence of a painter is very different and often receives much less attention ”. (“Ik ben eerst schrijver, dan schilder, hoewel ik het laatste al veel long doe is heel different, en komt vaak veel less onder de aandacht ”). His works belong to the realistic and ironic humus of literature wrote a critic. In 2004 he became known as an author in the Netherlands with the book "Meester in de hygiëne" ( Master of Hygiene ).
Valens had completed various training courses, from 1982 to 1983 at the "Indiana University of Pennsylvania" ( USA ), from 1983 to 1984 at the Academie Minerva , ( Groningen , NL ), from 1984 to 1988 at the "G. Rietveld Academie ”( Amsterdam , NL) and from 1990 to 1992 at the“ Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten ”.
Exhibitions
- 1998 - Manouvreren op verlaten graslanden , Deurloo Restauraties, Amsterdam
- 2000: Galerie Metis , Amsterdam
- 2001: Together with Joseph Cals: bij ARTS Gallery , Amsterdam
- 2002: Together with Sander Steeman: High Voltage in "Plantage Doklaan"
- 2002: Together with Sander Steeman: in "Plantage Doklaan"
- 2004: Deelname aan een manifestatie in de A-Kerk , Groningen
Works
- Meester in de hygiëne. Augustus Verlag, Amsterdam 2004, ISBN 90-457-0391-2 .
- Dweiloorlog. Augustus Verlag, Amsterdam 2008.
- Ik wilde naar de rand van Beijing. ( I wanted to go to the outskirts of Beijing ), Augustus Verlag, Amsterdam 2008.
- Vis. ( Fisch ), Augustus Verlag, Amsterdam 2009, ISBN 978-90-457-0255-1 .
- Het boek Ont , Amsterdam 2013, ISBN 978-90-457-0473-9 .
Awards (selection)
- 2004 - Marten Toonder / Geertjan Lubberhuizen Prize for "Meester in de hygiëne"
- 2006 - Lucy B. and CW van der Hoogt Prize for "Meester in de hygiëne".
- 2013 - Tzumpreis of the magazine / weblog Tzum
Nominations
- 2012 - Halewijn Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Anton Valens in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography ( Memento of the original dated February 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Dutch, accessed August 30, 2010
- ↑ Interview by Roel Weerheijm with A. Valens from June 4, 2009 . Dutch, accessed August 30, 2010
- ↑ Jeroen Vullings from May 20, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Vrij Nederland . Dutch, accessed August 30, 2010
- ↑ Awards, prizes ( Memento of the original dated February 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Dutch, accessed August 30, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Valens, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |