1939 - 2019

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  • Born: 1939, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Nationality: Netherlands
  • Died: 2019
  • Copyright status: Under copyright

The Artistic Evolution of Carel Balth

Carel Balth was a Dutch painter, photographer, new media artist, collagist, multimedia artist, and light artist. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he lived and worked in both the Netherlands and Italy. His career saw him working regularly from a studio in White Street, New York, between 1987 and 1999. Throughout his professional life, which spanned from 1959 to 2010, Balth explored the intersections between abstract photography, painting, and new media, focusing on themes of light, time, space, and movement.

His diverse body of work includes several distinct groups of works:

Techniques and Mediums

Balth utilized a wide array of techniques to investigate light and time. In his Light Objects, he used crystal-clear plexiglass and metal bands to create compositions of light and shadow on walls. His Light Photo Works involved photographing architectural forms by day and night to connect daylight with artificial light. In his Polaroid Paintings, he edited photos with his nails during the development process. Later, he experimented with lasers in his Laser Paintings, using the technology to paint on canvas. From 2001 until 2019, he produced Videowatercolors, which combined different moments from digital video into single prints to create painterly images.

Vraag en antwoord

Waar zijn de kunstwerken van Carel Balth gegroepeerd per kunststroming te vinden?

De werken van Carel Balth kunnen per stroming worden bekeken op de Alle stromingen pagina van de kunstenaar.

Hoe vind ik werken van Carel Balth met een specifiek thema?

Op de Op trefwoorden-pagina van Carel Balth worden de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar gegroepeerd op basis van trefwoorden.

Is er een chronologisch overzicht van Carel Balth?

De carrière van Carel Balth ontvouwt zich periode voor periode op de Loopbaanoverzicht pagina van de kunstenaar: een horizontale tijdlijn van de kunstwerken, gegroepeerd in hoofdstukken per carrièreperiode.

Welke kunstwerken van Carel Balth worden het meest bekeken?

Er is een Statistieken-pagina voor Carel Balth, met statistieken over de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar op deze website.

Korte quiz

Er is slechts één goed antwoord op elke vraag.

Vraag 1:
In which city was Carel Balth born?
Vraag 2:
Which artist's brushstrokes did Balth magnify 2500 times in his 'Laser Paintings' series 'The Touch'?
Vraag 3:
What was the main theme of Balth's work?
Vraag 4:
In which decade did Balth begin working with 'Light Objects' made of plexiglass?
Vraag 5:
What technique did Balth use in his 'Videowatercolors' series?