Johan Bakker – Three Dutch Artists in Japan

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Three Dutch Artists in Japan

This Week the Leaders of Important Western Countries Gathered at Huis ten Bosch, It Might Be A Good Idea to Reflect on the Copy of the Dutch Royal Palace, Located in Japan.

Thanks to Laura Kok S Recent Visit to the Theme Park Named after Huis ten Bosch near Nagasaki, Three Generations of Dutch Artists are United in this Place. The Park Came into Being after A Visit by Japanese Business Man Yoshikuni Kamichika to The Netherlands in the 1980 S. He was So Impressed by What He Saw that He Decided to Copy Some Remarkable Dutch Buildings along Omura Bay.

Theme Park Huis ten Bosch in Japan

The Historical Ties between the Two Countries go back A Long Way, the Portuguese were Unable to Get A Foothold in the Japanese Empire because of Their Urge to Convert the People. The Dutch took A More Pragmatic Approach, in the Far East, They were Primarily Merchants and They Silenced their Inner Protestant Preacher. In 1600, the Dutch Frigate ‘De Liefde’ Arrived Off the Coast of the Island of Kyushu. It had Left Rotterdam Two Years Before in the Company of Four Other Ships, Which had Not Made the Crossing. The Latter Also Applied to as Many as 85 of ‘De Liefde’ S 110 Crew Members. The Dutch Managed to Gain the Trust of the Japanese. From the Island of Desjima, They Traded and Exchanged Knowledge with the Local Population. The Fruitful Trade Relations between The Netherlands and Japan Lasted For at Least about Two Centuries.

Dutch Wind Mill in Nagaasaki

In the City Kamichika Built in the 1980 S, the City Hall of Gouda, Huis ten Bosch and Several Amsterdam Canal Houses, Among Others, Rose A Stone S Throw from Each Other. The Japanese Version of Utrecht S Dom is Ten Metres Higher than the Original Tower. The Japanese Dom Tower has an Elevator. As the Dutch Queen Beatrix did Not Give Permission to Copy the Inside of her Palace, Kamichika Had to Look for an Alternative Option. Artist Rob Scholte (1958) Turned Out to Be the Ideal Candidate for this Mega Job.

Fragment ‘Après Nous le Déluge‘

With A Team of Assistants, Scholte Worked for Four Years on A Colossal Mural he Called It ‘Après Nous le Déluge’, After Us the Deluge. The Mural is Set Up as A Hip Hop Collage containing Image Fragments of Paintings by Salomon van Ruysdael and Nicolaas Maes, clippings of Stock Market Reports from the International Herald Tribune, Plumbing Brochures and Advertising Photos for Model Ships. ‘Après Nous de Déluge’ shows the Shared Dutch Japanese History from the Voyages of Discovery through the Period of Colonialism to the Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki. Helicopters Fly in A Post Modern Manner between Historic Sailing Ships. At the Top of the Dome, Scholte and his Team Painted A Sky Filled with Zodiac Signs and Mythological Characters, below Them he Created an Ingenious Mosaic Floor. In 1992, the Park was Opened by Dutch Prince Constantijn and Japanese Prince Mikasa, Who Cut A Ribbon in the Pouring Rain.

De Bewerkte Corner Stone

More than Thirty Years Later, Sculptor Laura Kok Travelled to Japan with her Partner Koen Rijnsent, Who Took the Photos. Laura Used A Corner Stone Part of A Church Window, that Sat at Eighty Metres from the Cathedral Tower, Recently Removed during Restoration. In that Stone, she Carved the Images of Both the Tower and Miffy. Dick Bruna S, 1927 – 2017, Cuddly Rabbit is Very Popular in Japan. Miffy Even Got Its Own Corner in the Park Recently, ‘Miffy Wonder Square’.

Miffy S Wonder Square

Laura Took her 41 Kilo Artwork as Hand Luggage on the Plane. They Continued Their Route in A Reinforced Bicycle Trailer that They Used to Ride to the Theme Park. On 24 March, the Utrecht Based Artist Handed Over her Sculpture to Director Kotaro Takamura, Who Revived the Theme Park After A Period that It was Closed because of Financial Troubles. Laura S Sculpture will Get A Place of Honour in the Park.

De Over Handiging

Of Course Laura was Also Curious about the State of Rob Scholte S Mural After the Transition Period. The Only Visible Change is that the Four Traffic Lights Designed by Harald Vlugt, Which Functioned as Alternative Chandeliers, Have Been Removed from the Artwork for Unclear Reasons. ‘Other than That, the Mural Still Looks Fine,’ said Laura, Who has Returned Home after A Long Journey through Japan.

The dome at the Huis ten Bosch palace

Johan Bakker

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About Johan Bakker

Music is the Leitmotiv in Johan Bakker S Life. He was Introduced to Claude Debussy S Piano Compositions Before He was Even Born, and as A Toddler he Preferred Singing Songs to Playing with Toy Cars. During A Period of Illness, Johan Moved his Parents’ Radio to his Bedroom. The Set Itself, with All Its Tubes and Lights, was No Less than A Mystery for the Little Boy, but Its Modern Technology Brought the World into his Small Room. Johan Discovered New, Unknown Music Broadcast from Ships on the North Sea Semi Legally Bombarding the Low Countries from their Maritime No Man S Land.

Music Became So Important that Johan Left School Early and Started to Work to Be Able to Buy his Own Instruments and Amplifiers. He Worked as A Process Operator, A Waiter, A Caretaker, A Teacher, A Musician and A Journalist. In the Meantime, he Studied English Linguistics and Literature, and Submerged Himself in the Study of Art History. His Focus Shifted from Making Music to Writing about Music.

Johan Published Hundreds of Concert and CD Reviews, As Well as Interviews, and Broadened his Perspective to Include Literary Fiction, Film and the Visual Arts. Eventually, his Love of Art in General, and Music in Particular, Culminated in A Thorough Study of the Life and Work of the American Singer Guitarist, and Artist, Eva Cassidy, 1963 – 1996. The Biography Behind the Rainbow Won the People S Book Prize for Non Fiction in 2012.

One of Johan S Other Passions is Space Travel. He Wrote his First Space Novel When He was Ten Years Old. His Love for he Moon and the Planets Resulted in his Book Enkele Reis Mars, One Way Trip to Mars, in 2017. This Novel is Based on A Dutch Project that Recruits Volunteers for A Journey to Mars in 2025. Johan Considered for A Brief Moment to Follow In Neil Armstrong S Foot Steps. But Eventually he Decided to Make this Dream Come True in A Fictional Form. The Best Trips are the Journeys through Your Mind!

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R – Mail aan Harald Vlugt, 17 september 2006 + Harald Vlugt – Antwoord + R – Hele Gang van Zaken Onacceptabel

Harald Vlugt – Mail over de Verdwenen Chandeliers in de Oranje Zaal van Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan | Disfigured | Crippled, 23 mei 2017

Lijsje Snijder – Mail aan Picto Right over Après Nous Le Déluge en de Gestolen Kroon Luchters + Op Merking

RBJ Space – Upstream, NATO Monument in The Netherlands (1) + (2)