Margriet van Engelen (Schoonhoven 1943).Lives and works in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Artistic education:
1987-1991 University of Arts (HKU) Utrecht
2016-2017-2018 Philosophy courses at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Rudiger Safransky, Hannah Arendt, Martha Nussbaum.
1994- 1997 Image correspondence with Edith Bons, who came from Indonesia. I became interested in migration and Diverse cultures.
Our perception of the world depends on our points of view. The focus of my art lies in 'the change through seeing from different perspectives'. I build up my artworks with geometrical abstract elements. They represent societies in transition. Western (Emmanuel Levinas) and non-Western (Ubuntu) philosophical concepts play an important role in my art. My theme, 'Hen Panta', is about the underlying coherence between everyone and everything, about humanity and making connections. What connects more than the line, not only in art, but also when people shake hands or have conversations by telephone or communicate by other lines that are possible today? I transform my objects in different ways, and have made surprising discoveries I like to share with you.
Summary of exhibitions:
2025 Participating in exhibition 05, Museum Eicas, Deventer, the Netherlands
2025 Participating in the 8th Biennale of Non-Objective Art, titled 'Beyond..au delá..Part 2, Lódz (Pl.)
2025 Participating in ARTexpo New York, USA
2024 Participating in 'Under Construction' from Essentie
4+ A manifestation of geometric Abstract Art in Delft, the Netherlands
2022 Participation in the Textile Art Biennial, Haacht, Belgium
2020 Bubble Art Project, Hilton Paris, France
2019 Participating in the Group exhibition 'Dutch Artists', Nicholson Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2015 Curator of the exhibition 'Peace and Freedom', a commemoration of the 2nd World War, in the gallery 'Het Weefhuis', Zaandijk, the Netherlands.
Member of:
Discursive Geometry Art Association, Lódz, Poland
Gallery Bos Fine Art, Utrecht
Portfolio:
Ubuntu is an installation of elements of stainless steel mesh interlaced with tape, 500 x 500 x 50 cm. It is an African philosophy based on Unity in connectedness and it is about humanity and empathy. The interconnectedness concerns the entire community and everything around. As a group, the highest goal is always to seek consensus and harmony. Nelson Mandela called Ubuntu his highest goal in life.Dimensions: 500 x 500 x 50 cm.
“Ubuntu”
Ubuntu is Unity in connectedness. It is an African philosophy, It concerns the entire community and everything around you. As a group, the highest goal is to seek consensus and harmony. It is about humanity and connectedness. Nelson Mandela called it the most important goal in his life. Central to this way of life is the idea that you only become human by recognizing the humanity of others.
