our company 'High Culture' has strong ties with European/ Dutch museums and collectors. Our three galleries focus on sculptural objects in bronze and glass. On occasion Modern Art is requested by our clients who we know very well and are trusted by us. We are second generation art dealers/ makers and pride ourselves in being sincere since 1974.
The march 2012 exhibition
 High Culture Gallery - Keizer karelplein 8c, Maastricht The artist creates in his image ...
In art history with Futurism (1909 - 1914) gradually comes a view of the future that not only seems dark. The artists visual arts are based on a positive perspective with a small amount of irony. The characteristics of futurism are speed, power, aggression, progress and new technology.
The title of this exhibition refers to the continuation of Futurism with the current trend and interest that we as an audience around us receive. We are looking for speed in cars or information. for example: we want to experience beautiful things around us preferably with the aid of a robot in the future health care industry.
This exhibition runs forward and looks back on the shape of these wishes. And indicates a preferred choice of our own wishes with regard to paintings, sculptures and multimedia. We want robots but then with a cuddle. Strong and gold or droll and indestructible. 
Location II Young Culture Gallery - Keizer karelplein 5, Maastricht artists:
Jos
Laven | Bas Hamans | Eefje Bouwkamp
sculptures | paintings | collages
Situated opposite of High Culture Art Gallery, you will find Young Culture
Gallery on the other side of the picturesque square.  Bas Hamans focuses on the subconscious and dreams in an attempt to exceed the bounds of reason. Bas Hamans seems to explore his own fears and fantasies and put it through symbolic images on canvas in his own style. The earthy tones give a sultry atmosphere on bare bones roasted in the desert. Skin and muscles have given way to the creamy white jawbone. Eefje Bouwkamp is creating an architectural dreamworld. With mathmatical precision Eefje gives birth to a believable parallel world. Step into the realm of the constructed matrix ! the december 2011 exhibition
at High Culture gallery in Maastricht involved several french artists. Starting in the 1950's is the work of Hiquily, a friend of artists like Tajiri, Cesar and Tinguely. One of the first to work with 'direct metal' ; bending and soldering the metal instead of using the foundry. Daniel Hourdé is working in the style of the old Greek sculptors in regard to the symbolism and posture in his statues. In the end, a direct communication between posture, language and an anatomical figure delivers a strong image.
Max Streicher is known for his enormous blow up figures. His photo's are available to the public in a way to posses and stimulate the blow ups. His unique photo's are the short exposure of blown up figures in the photography dark room.
Chloe Daniel is a younger artist with a vivid use of the brush. Her work is super fast in accuracy.
last but not least is the porcelain western symbols of li lihong. A couple of hundred years ago, we brought porcelain from china to Europe and painted our own designs on to them.
Li Lihong is reversing the process by using known western commercial symbols and applying the Chinese drawings on the arc of McDonald or the apple of the late Steve Jobs.
More on each artist on www.highculture.eu
 Olivier van Wijk
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Www.highculture.eu ( famous artists)
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Www.stgbib.nl ( site specific art exhibitions)
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