Eduard Hermans is a visual artist based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
He primarily focuses on ceramic sculpture, photography, and theater design.
His current work revolves around human anatomy, portraying faces with disillusioned expressions that scream in bewilderment.
Yelling ambiguity is a fundamental aspect of Hermans' work. It lures the viewer in with its smooth shine and fragility but can overwhelm with its beastly opposite side.
The central themes in his recent works are SCREAMING ROYALS and MUTINY. These are series of porcelain sculptures and installations that address societal issues.
In SCREAMING ROYALS, each human is personified with an ego that serves as a crown. Humans are portrayed as royals who scream to express the anxiety of their royal duties. Hermans has created several series of Screaming Royals, each of which acts as a visual novel.
The latest series, OLICHARGS, ROYAL HARDWARE, and ROYALS MATTER, reflects current shared disputes.
OLICHARGS is an installation of 16 porcelain/glass sculptures that reflect the explosion of fascistic norms and the fear of being ruled by fascistic leaders.
ROYAL HARDWARE is an installation of 72 porcelain/glass tiaras—a dazzling display of crowns where all egos and drags can dream big and pick their hardware.
ROYALS MATTER is a series of 4 sculptures that addresses woke norms and the idea that we are all equals, all royals.
In MUTINY ‘The Artifice of Rebellion’, Hermans depicts modern humans preparing for their personal battles as they navigate a world filled with billions of others. They must choose between masked, repressive rebellion or a path towards enlightenment as a free, individual rebel. The sculptures in ‘Mutiny’ are made of white, grey, or black glazed porcelain, representing fragile contemporary armor to protect the human form. The photographs in ‘Mutiny’ were created in collaboration with Swiss choreographer Martino Muller.
Hermans' works have been frequently exhibited in museums and galleries both in the Netherlands and internationally. His theatre designs have been produced in several theaters in Europe and beyond, and his work can be found in collections in museums in the Netherlands, Belgium, the USA, Brazil, and Japan.
Hermans studied sculpture at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam from 1980 to 1985. During his studies, he experimented with busts and architectural numerology constructions and learned in various 3D departments such as theater design, jewelry, and ceramics. His interest in sculpture began in childhood when he played in sandpits and built sandcastles. At age 11, he was captivated by the images of the crowns and jewels at the Tower of London. He was also inspired by the works of Picasso, the Greek classics, and Brancusi, and this mixture of inspiration guided him towards a focus on sculpture.
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EDUARD HERMANS IN COLLECTIONS, SOLO SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, PROJECTS, AND PERFORMANCES.
Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden
Design Museum, Gent
Joods Museum, Amsterdam
INAX Museum, Tokoname, Japan
Jewish Museum, New York
Tajimi City Exhibition Hall, Japan
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
Museu Alfredo Anderson, Curitiba, Brazil.
Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft
Collectie AFM, Amsterdam
Collectie MCU, Utrecht
2023 ‘ROYAL HARDWARE’, ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
2022 ‘SCREAMING OLIGARCHS’, ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
2021 ‘ROYAL HARDWARE’, ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
“HONOR OF KINGS’ Director Martino Müller. Concept coaching. China.
2020 ‘SCREAMING ROYALS II’, ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
2019 ‘SCREAMING ROYALS II’ ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
2018 ME Projects - ROYALS MATTER ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture . Video.
2017 ‘PEARL SCREAMERS’, ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
AD Gallery Antwerp, Belgium
2016 ‘SCREAMING ROYALS I’ ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.
2015 ‘SCREAMERS’ ME Projects _ ceramic sculpture & video.nCarla Koch - Kunst Rai
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
2014 ME Projects – ‘GUERNICA SUR MER’ _ ceramic sculpture.
2013 Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam Art, Amsterdam. NL
‘PETER PAN’. World arena show, Design choreography-set & props. Choreography Martino Müller, Music Hall, Brussels,
Belgium
Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden. NL
2012 ‘MUTINY’, Gallery Binnen/ME projects in Amsterdam, NL ‘KNIVES FOR DARK NIGHTS’, 'from the blade to incising
the flesh’ Gallery L’iselp, Brussels, Belgium.
2011 ‘FINE LINES’. Design costumes: Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT-2),
Choreography Ken Ossola, Den Haag. NL
‘LOVE’. Design set/costume/concept for dance performance Ballet Luzern,
Choreographer Martino Müller, Theatre Luzern, Switzerland ‘AIR’. Music Biennale Zagreb, Jubilee production. Design
set and costume dance performance National Ballet van Croatia in Zagreb.
Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam Art, Amsterdam
2010 ‘WHITE LIES’. Design costume, dance performance BalletLuzern, Theatre Luzern, Choreography Ken Ossola, Luzern
Switzerland
‘TRANSIT’. A&D Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium.
2019 ’BUTTERFLIES’. Design set/costume/concept for dance performance Musical, Songlei Productions, Choreography
Martino Müller, Peking, China.
'I-RUMOUR’. Design set/costume/concept for dance performance Ballet Augsburg, Choreography Martino Müller, Augsburg, Germany.
’OCTET’. Design set/costume for Ballet Augsburg,
Choreography Stephan Shropshire. Augsburg, Germany.
‘STRUCTURES’ A&D Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
’ULTRA VIOLENT’. Dance Work Orange. Design set/costume Ballet Augsburg, Choreography Andre Gingras, Augsburg,
Germany
2018 ‘MELTED KNIFES’ porcelain and mixed media, Gallery Binnen/ ME projects, Amsterdam. NL
ZERO DEGREES ‘. Design costumes. Grand Theatre Geneva,Choreography Ken Ossola. Geneva, Switzerland.
2007 ’PORCELAIN IN THE NETHERLANDS’ Museum Het Prinsessehof, Leeuwarden. NL
’WHIPPED CREAM WITH STRAWBERRY’, British Crafts Council, London, England
’25 JAAR BINNEN’, Gallery Binnen, Amsterdam. NL
‘CORPSDONNÉES II’ Design set/costume. Ballet Junior Geneva, Choreography Ken Ossola. Geneva, Switzerland,
2006 ‘REAL’ Design set/costume/concept for Ballet Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv, Israel Choreographer Martino Müller.
Gallery Binnen, Amsterdam.
‘TABLE MANNERS’ Tullie House Museum, New Carlisle , England
‘COORPDONNEÉS I’. Costume design for Les Grands Ballets Canadians Montréal, Choreography Ken Ossola. Canada.
A&D gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
2005 ‘INTERNATIONAL DESIGN’, Craft Council, London, England,
Hetjes Museum, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jewish Museum, New York, USA.
‘ZERO DEGREES’. Design set/costume. Korzo Theatre, Den Haag Choreographer Ken Ossola
2004 ‘LEKKER DECADENT’ Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden. NL
‘BEAUTY 2.0’. Design set/costume/concept for Basel Ballet, Basel, Switzerland. Choreographer Martino Müller.
‘DER TOT UND DAS MÄDCHEN’ Design set/costumes for Basel Ballett, Choreographer Richard Wherlock, Basel, Switzerland. BEAUTY 3.0’. Design set/costume/concept for Ballet Saarländisches Staatstheater, Choreographer Martino Müller.
Saarbrucken, Germany.
‘BEAUTY 3.1’. Design set/costume/concept for Ballet Saarländisches Staatstheater, Choreographer Marguerite Donlon.
‘DELICIUS DECADENT’, Murray Moss Museum, New York. USA.
2003 ‘OBELISK’, Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam
Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden. NL
‘ROMEO &JULIET’ 1 revival, Göteborg Ballet, Sweden
2002 ‘DESIGN AUS DIE NIEDERLANDE’, Galerie Handwerk, München, Germany
‘METROPOLIS LIQUID’, Kunst-Rai Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam.
2001 ‘ROMEO &JULIET’ Prokofjev. Design set/costume/concept. Choreographer Martino Müller, Göteborg Ballet, Sweden
2000 ‘METROPOLIS FOLKLORE’, ceramic installation,nMillennium Exhibition, Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam.
‘CERAMICS’, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft
‘CERAMICS’, Gallery Für Angewante Kunst, München, Germany
1999 ‘METROPOLIS CHESS’ ceramic installation, Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam
Museum Het Princessehof, ceramics, Leeuwarden NL
1998 Gallery Für Angewante Kunst, ceramics, München, Germany
Gallery Handwerk, München, Germany
‘METROPOLIS METAMORPHOSIS’, ceramic installation, Gallery LGC Arte Hoje, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Museu da Républica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Museu Alfredo Anderson, Curitiba, Brazil.
1997 Gallery Carla Koch, ceramics, Amsterdam NL
Gallery Maas, Rotterdam NL
RAI Art-fair, ceramics, Gallery Carla Koch, Amsterdam NL
Museum Prinsessenhof, ceramics, Leeuwarden NL
1996 Gallery Ram, Rotterdam
Louisiana, Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
Museum Hedendaagse Kunst De Pronkkamer, Uden NL
1995 INAX-Gallery X-SIDE, Tokyo, Japan
Gallery Karla Koch, Amsterdam. NL
Gallery Vromans, Amsterdam. NL
1994 Museum Für Angewandte Kunst, Keulen, Germany
INAX, Tokoname, Japan
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem NL
Gallery Inart, Amsterdam
Gallery Puntgaaf, Groningen NL
Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
Member of the Foundation of Arts (Fonds BK.V.B.) Amsterdam: 1995-1997
1993 European Ceramic Center, Den Bosch NL
‘BENNO PREMSELA’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Gallery Inart, Amsterdam
Museum Princessenhof, Leeuwarden NL
Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem NL
INAX Design Prize for Europeans Award, Japan
1992 Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft NL
World EXPO'92, Sevilla, Spain
Gallery Inart, Amsterdam
European Ceramic Center, Den Bosch NL
Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft NL
World EXPO'92, Sevilla, Spain
Gallery Inart, Amsterdam, NL
1991 Gallery Westeinde, Den Haag NL
1990 Jewish Museum, New York, USA
Gemeente Museum, Maassluis NL
1989 Gallery Het Kapelhuis, Amersfoort NL
Gallery Westeinde, Den Haag NL
Gallery Vromans/De Sluis, Amsterdam NL
Second Int. Ceramic Contest, Mino, Japan
Tajimi City Exhibition Hall, Tajimi, Japan
1988 Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam. NL
Gallery De Witte Voet, Amsterdam NL
MiHaru Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1987 Gallery De Witte Voet, Amsterdam, NL
Gallery Eewal, Leeuwarden NL
1986 Gallery Binnen, Amsterdam, NL
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
1985 First International Contest, Mino, Japan
Tajimi City Exhibition Hall, Tajimi, Japan
Teaching-assistant (1985-1990) Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. NL
1983 SOLO SHOW, Gallery De Praktijk, Amsterdam, NL
1979-1984
Studies: sculpture, ceramics & theatre design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.