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Art Center Horus presents IBEX collection

MASTERS engages with prominent business figures. This includes Amanda Valkenburg, gallery manager of Art Center Horus and exhibitor. At the gallery located in Laren, they are happy to help you in your search for that one painting or that one sculpture... At the business fair, the gallery will present the IBEX collection; a collection that includes the world's best hyper-realistic painters. Fine art...
John van Helvert

Artist village

"Niña Van den Bosch is the inspirer of gallery Art Center Horus. For her dearest friend, the sculptor Linde Ergo, she had organized an exhibition at Egmont Castle in 2008. She liked it so much that she wanted to do more. So she started a gallery, in Sint-Martens-Latem, an artists' village below Ghent. To begin with Linde Ergo, but more and more names were added, exclusively artists that Niña herself believes in one hundred percent. She loves her artists and their works. And she likes to pass on that love to others. There followed a second gallery in Sint-Martens-Latem, a third in Knokke and since 2019 this gallery in Laren, also an artists' village. Currently, Art Center Horus gives forty-four artists a stage. Niña has chosen these artists from her heart. Their authenticity is important to her. Their signature must be recognizable, so you can see at a glance that it is, for example, a Lothar or a Petra Dorst. She finds it important to give her artists a nice platform and support them by all means. Life performances are also organized in the gallery, where the customer can meet some of the artists at work."

 

Diversity

"We see the gallery as a place where you can enjoy art. I see that people sometimes have an obstacle to entering the gallery. That is not necessary, you don't have to feel that you have to buy something. I like it when people come to look and I can help in their search for art, for that one painting or that one sculpture. Because we offer such an enormous diversity! That also sets us apart from other galleries. Our artists come from all over the world and work in many materials. We have glass work, photography, paintings, sculptures of bronze, steel, alabaster, wood and polyester... there is always something that grabs your attention! All four galleries have the same warm atmosphere, which you can feel as soon as you enter. That also makes Art Center Horus very recognizable. I prefer to change the collection every two weeks by rotating art. So continuously there is something new to see. I got in here in 2020 through a friend and immediately had a good click with Niña and Don Story, my colleague here. Art is my great passion. I love going to art fairs and museums. My preference is contemporary art, and in that respect I am in the right place: everything we have here is contemporary. I love conveying my passion to others and talking about the background of artists. Art should make you feel good. And if that good feeling sticks and you come back to look again, it's often a match. I offer to come into clients' homes and present the artwork - to see if it fits into the decor and to give advice on how they can best integrate a work into their interior or their garden. This is without obligation, which I think is important, because you have to be happy with what you buy. Some works of art you can get for one or two days on view, but usually when you hang it up you immediately see if something fits or not. Art adds value and gives the interior an upgrade creating more harmony and beauty."

Hyperrealists

"At MASTERS EXPO, I'm definitely showing the IBEX collection: that's a collective founded by Albrecht von Stetten. He went around the world for three years looking for the best hyperrealists. The artists only have to deal with the painting itself. This is therefore a very lengthy process; sometimes they use only one hair of a brush, and layer upon layer upon layer. That one paints as much as three years on one work is no exception. It is great to be included in the IBEX collection, because then they can fully focus and have the guarantee that their work will be sold. Here in Laren we have giclées hanging, high-quality copies of the original hyperrealist paintings, in a series of 100 worldwide. At MASTERS EXPO I am showing - and this is very special - the original paintings, among others by Marco Grassi. You don't get more exclusive. I am also bringing the wooden sculptures by Marianne Turck and the wrought iron sculptures by Nimrod Messeg. Real eye-catchers! Such pieces add value to any home. Not only are you yourself the inspirer of your home, so is the art. Remember: you yourself are your greatest art expert, because you can feel for yourself what the works do to you."

Curious about all the artwork or the artists represented in the gallery? Check out the website here.

MASTERS EXPO 

Visit Art Center Horus at MASTERS EXPO. From December 8 to 12 in RAI Amsterdam: MASTERS EXPO - The Colourful Edition. Order your tickets here.