Olaf Bisschoff

artist and collector

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Complete artist profile including personal details, biography, and professional career

Basic Information

Core artist details

Nationality
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Role
artist and collector

Biography

Artist background and career narrative

Olaf Bisschoff primarily works in oil. However, he also explores media such as sculpture, printmaking, drawing and animation. He is an abstract artist who is very much interested in playing with geometric shapes, colours, forms, and lines. Bisschoff often appropriates famous artwork titles for his paintings, a nod to his sense of humour and a commentary on modern life. He has exhibited in South Africa and abroad, including in Sweden, The Netherlands, and Taiwan.

Professional Career & Recognition

Artistic development, exhibitions, and achievements

Mediums
  • Drawing
  • Ink on paper
  • Mixed media
  • Monotype
  • Oil on canvas
  • Oil on wood
  • Printmaking
Art Movements
  • Abstraction
Collections
  • SASOL
  • Spier
  • Saronsberg
Awards & Recognition
  • PPC concrete sculptor award (1999, 2000)
  • Sasol New Signatures award (2006, 2007)
  • Stellenbosch University Woordfes (2020)
  • Stellenbosch University Woordfees (2012)