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| Maarten Baas | |
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 Maarten Baas's image appearing in his installation Schiphol Clock | |
| Born | (1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 46) Arnsberg, West Germany |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Design Academy Eindhoven |
| Known for | Furniture design |
| Awards | Designer of the Year (2009) |
Maarten Baas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrtə(m) ˈbaːs]; born 19 February 1978) is a Dutch furniture designer. He is known for his Real Time series of clocks in which people paint the time by hand.
His career path was influenced by mentors like Jurgen Bey, colleagues like Bertjan Pot, and artists like Erwin Wurm. He attended the Design Academy Eindhoven and lives in Utrecht. His work often relates to his youth, where Baas works to "balance skilled technicality with the purity of child’s spontaneity."
Above the entrance of the main public library at the Neude, Utrecht, the Netherlands, his neon lighting artwork Intellectual heritage was installed in 2023.
References
- ^ "Maarten Baas", Netherlands Institute for Art History, 18 October 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- Alice Rawsthorn, "A world in Smoke and Clay", International Herald Tribune, 5 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- Hohenadel, Kristin (7 July 2016). "A New Clock at Amsterdam's Airport Features a Man Painting the Minutes by Hand". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Maarten Baas interviewed by Nodus". Nodus Blog (Interview). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- Amadour (March 10, 2023). "15 Minutes With Maarten Baas". Los Angeles Magazine.
- "Kunstwerk Intellectual Heritage hangt dan eindelijk aan de Bibliotheek Neude". duic.nl (in Dutch). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.