Maritta Hobe-Gelting and Gert Hein de Visser \u2013 two Dutch artists in Angeln whose art couldn\u2019t be more different. One is inspired by the light and nature of northern Schleswig-Holstein, and was shaped in childhood by the paintings of the Old Masters of her Dutch homeland. The other is consistently driven by societal structures and his emotional world. His “landscapes” take the form of cartographic structures, clearly reflecting the immense time and precision he devotes to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the exhibition \u201cDUTCH VIEWS & LIGHT and LANDSCAPE \u2013 LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE OF THE NORTH IN ART,\u201d<\/strong> the association Kunst f\u00fcr Angeln e.V. celebrated, in 2025, the thousand-year-old connection between the Netherlands and Schleswig-Holstein<\/strong> through art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Featuring works by a Dutch female artist and a Dutch male artist, both of whom \u2013 independently \u2013 were shaped by the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, one through formal study, the other through mentoring. Both are now based in Angeln: she in Gelting, he in Schnarup-Thumby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We asked the question: The term \u201cDutch Masters\u201d was originally chosen to highlight the extraordinary talent of Dutch painters. The name underscores their masterful perfection and undisputed influence on art history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maritta Hobe-Gelting is deeply influenced by this legacy \u2013 Gert Hein de Visser, by contrast, not at all. After their studies, both followed their own unique artistic paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingrid Roosen-Trinks<\/strong>, Chair of Kunst f\u00fcr Angeln e.V., says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe works of Maritta Hobe-Gelting and Gert Hein de Visser are not only striking in contrast and a true discovery, but it’s also a great honor to be able to exhibit their artworks publicly for the first time here at the Wittkielhof. Maritta Hobe-Gelting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a child and young adult, I painted with passion and frequency. After studying aerospace engineering in the Netherlands, I went on to study painting in Munich. My father, alongside a successful career in aviation and business, was a talented painter and supported me in my artistic pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here at Gelting Castle, I have a studio \u2013 though in recent years, I found little time to paint. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d return to painting seriously or exhibit again. But through my connection with Kunst f\u00fcr Angeln, I felt inspired to take up painting more intensively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I was approached with the idea of contributing works to an exhibition \u2013 along with a second exhibition request \u2013 I was motivated to get started again!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Gert Hein de Visser:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy strongest connection to Dutch and Flemish painters comes from my childhood, as I grew up in a painter\u2019s neighborhood. Vermeer, Van Gogh, Potter, Steen, and Rubens were ever-present. I even lived on a street named after \u2018Josef Isra\u00ebls,\u2019 a relatively unknown master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Vermeer\u2019s paintings fascinated me and Van Gogh\u2019s life inspired me, my idols during art school were Dix, Klimt, and Schiele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My inspirations have never been shaped by light, but rather by social issues or my inner emotional world. My ‘landscapes’ are painted in the form of cartographic structures. To what extent are artists inspired and shaped by the light and landscapes of northern Schleswig-Holstein?<\/strong> The exhibition \u201cDUTCH VIEWS & LIGHT and LANDSCAPE \u2013 LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE OF THE NORTH IN ART\u201d<\/strong> presented \u2013 alongside the works of the two Dutch artists \u2013 the results of a collaborative creative project on this theme, featuring new works by artists from Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark in collaboration with artists from the Roosen-Trinks Collection and the S\u00f8nderborg Art School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Curated by Thomas Lunau and Ingrid Roosen-Trinks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maritta Hobe-Gelting<\/strong>, born in 1947 in the Netherlands, grew up in the artist village of Bergen, NL. Gert Hein de Visser<\/strong>, born in 1964 in the Netherlands, visual artist from Amersfoort, NL DUTCH VIEWS & LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE – LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE IN THE ART OF THE NORTH Our spring exhibition 2025, “Light and Landscape,” was dedicated to the influence of light and landscape formations in northern Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark on the region’s artists. It comprised two sections:Part I \u2013 Cooperation between creative artists from Denmark and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8422","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8422"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8928,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8422\/revisions\/8928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cAre these two Dutch artists inspired by the light and nature of their homeland? Influenced by the famous landscape paintings and portraits of the Dutch Old Masters like Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Van Gogh, van Ruysdael, Frans Hals \u2013 to name just a few?\u201d<\/strong>
In one case, the answer was \u201cYes, partially,\u201d in the other, a clear \u201cNo.\u201d And this created an intriguing tension that became evident as their works are placed in dialogue with each other in the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Our association Kunst f\u00fcr Angeln e.V. not only brings art to everyone who lives, works, or studies in Angeln, but also supports regional artists.
It will be exciting for all visitors to discover the Dutch influences in Maritta Hobe-Gelting\u2019s paintings and drawings and compare them with the dialoguing works of Gert Hein de Visser and pieces from the contemporary Roosen-Trinks collection.
We want to shed light on both artists\u2019 work as historical events and highlight the contrasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MARITTA-HOBE-GELTING-1.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MARITTA-HOBE-GELTING-2.jpg\")
\n
If there is a connection between me and a Dutch artist from the past, it would be Piet Mondriaan, as we come from the same city \u2013 Amersfoort.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GERT-HEIN-DE-VISSER-1.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kunstfuerangeln.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GERT-HEIN-DE-VISSER-2.jpg\")
\n\n\n\n
How does the light and landscape of the North influence their artistic work today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nARTIST INFO:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1967\u20131972: Studied at T.U. Delft
1972\u20131975: Painting \/ mentored by Dirk Vis, painter and director of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam
1976\u20131978: Life drawing with Professor Krieger at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts
Lives and works in Gelting\/Angeln<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam
His art conceptually addresses contemporary issues
He has lived in Berlin, Kolkata, and Portugal
Since 2017, he lives and works in Schnarup-Thumby\/Angeln<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"