Jos Stumpe

Artist Jos Stumpe studied Language and Literature and worked for more than twenty years as an independent copy editor and graphic designer, editing policy studies for the Dutch government on topics such as infrastructure for aviation, and water management. After many years of channeling his creativity into translating other people’s ideas into word and image, Stumpe felt the need to create something of his own. Clay became his medium of choice, and he went on to study Ceramic Design at The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. Since relocating to New York City in 2012, he has explored a variety of sculptural materials such as metal and concrete, glass and steel; as well as delved into traditional painting and printmaking at the National Academy School. All of his works reflect Stumpe’s fascination with the interaction between man and nature. Currently working out of his studio in Chelsea, the beauty, danger and chaos associated with water is a main source of inspiration for his art, which he translates visually through a water-based woodblock printing technique called Mokuhanga. His ongoing series of prints is called Cross-Current. “The series expresses my conviction that we need cross-currents instead of two separated currents in our social and political landscape. Cross-currents give interaction, dynamism, exchange,” reflects Stumpe, who intends to exhibit the prints alongside older paintings and sculpture.

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