Armando

Armando (Amsterdam, 1929) is one of the most important postwar Dutch artists. He is nationally and internationally recognized as a visual artist, writer, filmmaker, documentary filmmaker, and violinist. His work, rooted in his personal experience of World War II in Amersfoort, explores existentialist and universal themes that he describes in terms of power and powerlessness, perpetrators and victims, memory, transience, and melancholy. A fascination with violence and evil has defined his work from the very beginning. Astonished by the treacherous beauty of this violence, Armando explores his themes in a unique way across every discipline he practices. Driven by a desire to understand evil and to master the techniques for giving form to his themes, he explores the possibilities of every medium to the utmost. Armando was involved with various artist groups, such as the Liga Nieuw Beelden, the Informele Groep, and Nul.