Kees de Kort

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Kees de Kort (2010)

Kees de Kort (born December 2, 1934 in Nijkerk , Netherlands ) is a Dutch painter , designer and illustrator . He became famous for his pictures of biblical stories for children.

Life

Kees de Kort studied from 1956 to 1962 at the Amersfoort Art Academy , the Utrecht Art School and the Reich Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam .

He first created Bible illustrations for school radio . In 1965 the Dutch Bible Society commissioned him to create a series of biblical stories for people with intellectual disabilities . From 1967 onwards, the series What the Bible tells us was created - small picture books, each with a story. The text is written in simple language , it is limited to individual short sentences. For his illustrations, De Kort developed an unmistakable style with lively figures and bold colors that appeals to children and adults directly without ever becoming kitschy .

These books quickly made him known to a large audience, they appeared in 65 countries and were soon translated into German. De Kort has now illustrated all of the most famous stories in the Bible; they have been combined into a large children's Bible.

De Kort is currently working on Bible illustrations for adults ( Amos , Song of Songs , Job ). He has also created stained glass windows and triptychs with religious themes.

De Kort lives in Bergen (North Holland) , is married and has two sons who are also artistically active.

Exhibitions

Kees de Kort's works have so far been presented to the public in more than 15 exhibitions in Germany, the last of which were:

  • from September 12 to October 3, 2010 in the evangelical parish of Düsseldorf-Heerdt under the title "In the footsteps of David"
  • from November 28 to December 19, 2010 in the Hessian Diakoniezentrum Hephata
  • from 13 May to 9 September 2012 in Mariaberg , Sigmaringen district , under the title "Pictures of the Bible"

literature

  • Annette Birschel : Bible and pigs. Visit to the Dutch painter Kees de Kort . In: Zeitzeichen . Evangelical Commentaries on Religion and Society , vol. 16 (2015), issue 3, pp. 53–58.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annette Birschel: Bible and pigs. Visit to the Dutch painter Kees de Kort . In: Zeitzeichen , vol. 16 (2015), issue 3, p. 54.
  2. ↑ Swiss television from December 2, 2014: Kees de Kort is 80 years old .
  3. ↑ The Bible Illustrator , pro-medienmagazin.de, article from May 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Annette Birschel: Bible and pigs. Visit to the Dutch painter Kees de Kort . In: Zeitzeichen , vol. 16 (2015), issue 3, p. 58.
  5. ↑ Exhibition “In the footsteps of David”. Retrieved December 22, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Bible exhibition by Kees de Kort. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 7, 2010 .  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hephata.de  
  7. ^ Kees de Kort exhibition in Mariaberg. Retrieved August 20, 2012 .

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SURNAME Kort, Kees de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter, designer and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Nijkerk , Netherlands