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Willem Adriaan Blom BIOGRAPHY
1927 South Africa - 2021. Known for: Abstract and realist still life, interior painting.
Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting... Read full biography
Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting still life’s and images of uninhabited interiors, exploring the intrigue of spaces. He received his... Read full biography
Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting still life’s and images of uninhabited interiors, exploring the intrigue of spaces. He received his Fine Arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and did post-graduate work at the University of Edinburg, Scotland, and at the University of Perugia, Italy. Blom taught at the... Read full biography
Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting still life’s and images of uninhabited interiors, exploring the intrigue of spaces. He received his Fine Arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and did post-graduate work at the University of Edinburg, Scotland, and at the University of Perugia, Italy. Blom taught at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Johannesburg School of Art. After emigrating to Canada, he was a curator at the National Gallery of Canada. During this period, Gallery 101 Johannesburg, held the first exhibition of Inuit (Eskimo) art in... Read full biography
Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting still life’s and images of uninhabited interiors, exploring the intrigue of spaces. He received his Fine Arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and did post-graduate work at the University of Edinburg, Scotland, and at the University of Perugia, Italy. Blom taught at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Johannesburg School of Art. After emigrating to Canada, he was a curator at the National Gallery of Canada. During this period, Gallery 101 Johannesburg, held the first exhibition of Inuit (Eskimo) art in South Africa - all items had been personally selected by Wim Blom. After leaving the museu... Read full biography
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Willem (Wim) A. Blom is a South African visual artist who was born in 1927. His work has been described as precise, with a timeless quality. He adopted an intensely realistic approach to painting still life’s and images of uninhabited interiors, exploring the intrigue of spaces.
He received his Fine Arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and did post-graduate work at the University of Edinburg, Scotland, and at the University of Perugia, Italy.
Blom taught at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Johannesburg School of Art.
After emigrating to Canada, he was a curator at the National Gallery of Canada.
During this period, Gallery 101 Johannesburg,...But wait, there's more...
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