FANCY LIVING MAGAZINE. OCTOBER 2005. Page 23
WORLD CLASS WOMEN ARTISTS
GERTI Bierenbroodspot: Europe's Most Powerful, Successful and Adventuresome Woman Artist!
By Maximillien de Lafayette, Syndicated Journalist
Gerti
Bierenbroodspot is a living legend in Holland and a “divine enigma” to art
historians, archaeologists and art lovers. She has visited half of the world.
Especially the old world, ancient civilizations which are her source of
inspiration. She is fond of ancient cultures and civilizations, in particular
Greece, the Island of Crete, Pompeii, Al Batra, Jordan, the old Near East,
etc. The magnificence of old civilizations is brought to life on her
canvases. Where does she find her models? Life is her model. History of human
kind is her model because Bierenbroodspot constantly paints around
archaeological sites, ruins and old cities and quite often around excavated
Bierenbroodspot
First exhibiting in 1967, she has had a succession of solo exhibitions across Europe and in New York, as well as in Beirut and previously in Amman. Her work, which is found in major collections all over the world, is not restricted to painting alone, but includes sculpture and poetry. In 1990 she held her first show of works from Petra, entitled "Petrascapes" at the Singer Museum in Laren, Netherlands and in 1998 the book Bierenbroodspot Sign of Taurus by Judith Weingarten, was published about her work in Petra, Palmyra and Baalbeck. An exhibition of her Petra works was held in Amman in 1995, in the presence of H.M. Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus and H.M. King Hussein and Queen Noor. She was awarded the Order of Al-Hussein bin 'Ali by the late King Hussein. Numerous books have been published about all aspects of her works while she herself has published several books of poetry and drawings. She is currently living and working in both Amsterdam and Italy.