Artist: Arma, Ad
Title: Elementen - Lucht
Technique: Etching on Handmade paper
size: 105 x 85 cm. (41,35 x 33,45 inch)
Framed: 122 x 95 cm. (48,05 x 37,4 inch)


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Ad Arma
Painter, graphic artist, sculptor, glass artist.
Ad Arma was born in 1954 as Ad Robert Meerman in Rotterdam.
Education:
Arma was educated from 1974 to 1979 at Artibus, Utrecht School of the Arts.
He lives and works in Alphen aan de Maas in Gelderland.
Ad Arma is Latin for 'to arms' or 'to battle'. In his early days he also drew with the name ARM. Arma has formed the artist duo AP Compaan together with Peer van Eeden since 1986. Arma makes paintings, graphics, sculptures, glass objects and performances. Asia plays a major role in his work. He therefore worked for seventeen years, both in the Netherlands and Japan, together with the Japanese artist Jiro Inagaki. His travels to India, Nepal and Spitsbergen also influence the work of Ad Arma.
Exhibitions and prizes:
In 2007 Arma received the Artist of the Year award from the Kunstweek Foundation. His work has been exhibited in Slovakia, India, Japan and Hong Kong, among others.

Fully framed with passe-partout and glass

About the artist

Ad Arma (born 1954), born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is a Dutch sculptor, printmaker, painter, and glass artist best known for his versatile contributions to contemporary Dutch art. Born Ad Robert Meerman, he initially worked under the name ARM before adopting the pseudonym Ad Arma, Latin for "to arms" or "to battle," a choice that signals both creative assertion and artistic commitment. He studied at Artibus, University of the Arts Utrecht, from 1974 to 1979, where he developed the multidisciplinary foundation that would define his career.

Arma's artistic practice is distinguished by its deliberate movement across media, encompassing sculpture, printmaking, painting, and glass art. This cross-disciplinary approach reflects not only technical versatility but also a sustained inquiry into form, material, and expression. Over several decades, he has cultivated a visual language that bridges the tactile immediacy of sculpture and glass with the graphic precision of printmaking and the gestural freedom of painting. His work demonstrates an expressive sensibility shaped by sustained experimentation and a willingness to explore the distinct possibilities each medium offers.

In 2007, Arma was voted Artist of the Year in the Netherlands, a recognition that affirmed his standing within the Dutch art community and acknowledged the breadth and vitality of his creative output. This honor underscored his contribution to contemporary Dutch art as an artist whose practice resists singular categorization, instead embracing a dynamic engagement with multiple disciplines and forms of expression.

sku: AA404

Excellent condition.