Maya Wildevuur | |
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Born | 24 July 1944
Deventer |
Died | 11 April 2023
(aged 78) Midwolda |
Occupation | Painter, textile artist |
Website | http://www.mayawildevuur.nl/ |
Martje Lammigje "Maya" Wildevuur (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrcə ˈlɑmɪxjə ˈmaːjaː ˈʋɪldəvyr]; 24 July 1944 – 11 April 2023) was a Dutch painter. She began making art professionally with flower arrangements and silk landscape collages. She founded art galleries in 1984 and 1992, the former becoming the subject of a long legal battle with her son. She is recognized for her use of bold, contrasting colors in her paintings.
Martje Lammigje Wildevuur was born in Deventer on 24 July 1944. [1] She attended the AKI Academy for Art & Design (then the Academy for Art and Industry), and founded Maya's kunstnijverheid ("Maya's arts and crafts"), a company that sold flower arrangements. [2] She married early in life to an abusive husband. [3] [4] After her husband was involuntarily committed, she was forced to raise her children as a single mother, and was unable to get a divorce until laws changed in 1973. [3] Shortly after her divorce, she became sick, resulting in paralysis. Her sons were sent to a boarding school while she recovered. [3] [4]
During the early 1980s, Wildevuur made silk collages of English landscapes. [1] Her work at this time became successful enough for her to be able to create art full time. She remarried in 1983 and moved to Hooghalen with her new husband. [3] The next year, she established the Galerie Maya Wildevuur, [5] where she exhibited her work and the works of other artists. [1] The opening exhibition was successful; it was opened by Ad Oele and saw a high turnout. [6]
Wildevuur moved to the Ennemaborgh in Midwolda in 1992 and opened a second art gallery. [3] Her son took over operations of her first gallery after she moved, with eventual disagreements prompting years of legal battles between mother and son. [7] Disputes about their art loan program eventually led to a 2016 court order mandating that Wildevuur pay her son €15,000. [8] She became her husband's caretaker after he was diagnosed with dementia. Her husband died on 15 October 2015. [9] Wildevuur died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 78. [2] [10]
Wildevuur's paintings are primarily of flowers and landscapes, [3] [5] though animals, clowns, and portraits are also common subject matter. [5] She painted the portraits of many prominent Dutch figures, including King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Paul van Vliet. [1] [10] Wildevuur's style is known for its strong and contrasting colors [5] [4] and its distinct shapes. [10] Among her inspirations was Emil Nolde, whom she appreciated for his use of color. [4] She described her painting as a way to seek happiness while undergoing difficulty and a way to express herself without having to speak. [3] Her fashion reflected her art style, and she was known for dressing in prominent colors. She is closely identified with her flower bouquet headpieces and her blue eye shadow. [4]
Maya Wildevuur | |
---|---|
Born | 24 July 1944
Deventer |
Died | 11 April 2023
(aged 78) Midwolda |
Occupation | Painter, textile artist |
Website | http://www.mayawildevuur.nl/ |
Martje Lammigje "Maya" Wildevuur (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrcə ˈlɑmɪxjə ˈmaːjaː ˈʋɪldəvyr]; 24 July 1944 – 11 April 2023) was a Dutch painter. She began making art professionally with flower arrangements and silk landscape collages. She founded art galleries in 1984 and 1992, the former becoming the subject of a long legal battle with her son. She is recognized for her use of bold, contrasting colors in her paintings.
Martje Lammigje Wildevuur was born in Deventer on 24 July 1944. [1] She attended the AKI Academy for Art & Design (then the Academy for Art and Industry), and founded Maya's kunstnijverheid ("Maya's arts and crafts"), a company that sold flower arrangements. [2] She married early in life to an abusive husband. [3] [4] After her husband was involuntarily committed, she was forced to raise her children as a single mother, and was unable to get a divorce until laws changed in 1973. [3] Shortly after her divorce, she became sick, resulting in paralysis. Her sons were sent to a boarding school while she recovered. [3] [4]
During the early 1980s, Wildevuur made silk collages of English landscapes. [1] Her work at this time became successful enough for her to be able to create art full time. She remarried in 1983 and moved to Hooghalen with her new husband. [3] The next year, she established the Galerie Maya Wildevuur, [5] where she exhibited her work and the works of other artists. [1] The opening exhibition was successful; it was opened by Ad Oele and saw a high turnout. [6]
Wildevuur moved to the Ennemaborgh in Midwolda in 1992 and opened a second art gallery. [3] Her son took over operations of her first gallery after she moved, with eventual disagreements prompting years of legal battles between mother and son. [7] Disputes about their art loan program eventually led to a 2016 court order mandating that Wildevuur pay her son €15,000. [8] She became her husband's caretaker after he was diagnosed with dementia. Her husband died on 15 October 2015. [9] Wildevuur died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 78. [2] [10]
Wildevuur's paintings are primarily of flowers and landscapes, [3] [5] though animals, clowns, and portraits are also common subject matter. [5] She painted the portraits of many prominent Dutch figures, including King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Paul van Vliet. [1] [10] Wildevuur's style is known for its strong and contrasting colors [5] [4] and its distinct shapes. [10] Among her inspirations was Emil Nolde, whom she appreciated for his use of color. [4] She described her painting as a way to seek happiness while undergoing difficulty and a way to express herself without having to speak. [3] Her fashion reflected her art style, and she was known for dressing in prominent colors. She is closely identified with her flower bouquet headpieces and her blue eye shadow. [4]