Carel fhm Kuitenbrouwer
Born 1953, lives & works in Amsterdam, Netherlands & in Champigneulle, France.
Graphic Artist & Artisan—in a broad sense, from typography & infographics to photography & videography.
Writer—journalism, criticism, poetry.
Husband to Ange Wieberdink, father of two adult children.
Masters German en Spanish at beginners level, French proficient, English almost fluent.
Curriculum vitae
Autonomous Work & Projects in Commission
(besides part time employments)
2016
Eelste Meyma’s Crypt
Video images to a work for the Ensemble for medieval music Super Librum by Anke Brouwer (2014).
Integral video, sound & some liner notes: Eelste Meyma’s Mausoleum
2015
Environ/Man 0.5
Spatial & multimedia installation with live performances. Collaboration with Anke Brouwer, Ab Baars, David Eggert, Elise Lorraine and many others.
First public showing in WG Kunst, within the framework of ARTWEST, November 2015
Documentation: Environ/Man 0.5 “aftermovie”
Kleurengeluidsignaal
Composition for choir, orchestra, soundscape & video.
Collaboration with Anke Brouwer, composer. Commission of Kamerfilharmonie De Aa, Groningen.
Première 7 & 8 November 2015, Leens & Groningen.
Documentation: Kleurengeluidsignaal, The Video
2013
From Brooklyn to Berlin
Spatial & visual accompaniment of concert by Kaleidoskop Ensemble (Berlin) & Lee Ranaldo (Brooklyn),
Commission of Holland Festival & Kaleidoskop Ensemble.
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, 14 June 2013.
No documentation available at this time.
2011
Tehillim Illuminated
Spatial & visual of Tehillim (Steve Reich, 1981). Collaboration with ASKO|Schönberg, Synergy Vocals, World Minimal Music Festival 2011.
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, April 2011.
My initiative, funded by Amsterdam Foundation for the Arts (AFK).
Documentation in word & image: Tehillim Illuminated on Vimeo
2009
Zwavel, Was & Suiker
Lights, sounds & live music spectacle to celebrate composer Louis Andriessens 70th birthday. Collaboration with composers Martijn Padding & Anke Brouwer, ASKO|Schönberg Ensemble, Holland Festival.
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam, June 2009.
My initiative & concept & concept. Supported by AFK.
Documentation: Sulphur, Wax & Sugar on Vimeo
Open Source Amsterdam
Open Air Art Manifestation in Amsterdam Bijlmer (9 May – 11 July 2009)
Author of catalogue, in print & on line
2008
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
CoBra 60 years, The colour of liberty (13 September – 30 November 2008)
Exhibition texts about lenders of paintings & sculptures
2005
TheaterMuseum Amsterdam
Kikker & Co
Lettering of exhibition about puppet theater
2002-’03
Medisch Vandaag, Utrecht
Consultant in restyling of fortnightly tabloid magazine for the (para-)medical sector
2002
Stichting Best Verzorgde Boeken, Amsterdam
Guest editor & author of catalogue of Best Designed Book of 2001.
1984-1987
Two autonomous projects
Movement
16-mmm-film with cellist Frances Marie UItti, based on the Sarabande of Cello Suite V by John Sebastian Bach.
De vertegenwoordiger
(The Rep) Performance with electronics, live music & objects.
Employments
2000 – now
School of Journalism, Utrecht
Professor & researcher visual journalism, infographics & datavisualisation
1999
Meulenhoff Educative Publishers, Amsterdam
Interim Chief Managing Designer for the sections Primary & Adult Education
1998
Malmberg Educative Publishers, Den Bosch
Head of the department Secondary Education Materials
1995–’97
Vormgevingsinstituut, Amsterdam
Program Manager 2D
Responsible for the program of research and activities on graphic design, information & communication The Future Of Graphic Communication.
Some of the projects I realised:
• Design Management Platform
Network of bureaus, companies, education & research.
• The Autumn of Graphic Design
Lecture Series on graphic design in the information age.
• Design as Editing
Two- day Dutch-American symposium on role and task of the designer in communication production.
• The Digitization of Deisgn
International research program into the consequences of digitization of design professions.
• First the Building Blocks…
Discussions on the necessity for impulses in the reflection & studies on graphic design.
• The legible City
Professional symposium on design in municipal & regional government. Amsterdam & Helsinki.
• THE FLAT SPACE
Exhibition of Dutch design & illustration for computer & television screens.
1993–’94
Hollandse Hoogte, bureau voor fotobemiddeling en grafische vormgeving, Amsterdam
Senior Designer & co-author of reorganization plan.
1990–’93
Vormberichten, Amsterdam
Editor-In-Chic of the official organ of the Professional Organisations of Graphic & Industrial Designers
1984-present
Publicist
Many articles in printed media, such as NRC Handelsblad, De Groene Amsterdammer, Items, Industrieel Ontwerpen, Eye magazine
Commissioned articles such as Ministry of Culture & Welfare, Design Expertise, MLIS (Lyon), arc en rêve (Bordeaux), Uitgeverij 010 en Vormgevingsinstituut.
1988–’92
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag
Professor Graphic Design
1979-heden
Independent Graphic Designer (BNO)
Clients in social & cultural sectors such as the Municipality of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Social Health Organisation Greater Amsterdam, NGO for development aid NOVIB, Ekologiese Uitgeverij publishers, Nicaragua Komitee Nederland, Oost-Europa Verkenningen (magazine on Eastern Europe), Orchestra de Volharding, Amsterdam orchestra & choir ASKO, National Committee for Prevention & Cure of Aids NCAB) en Publishing House Van Gennep.
1976–’79
Sjaloom, Odijk
Editorial Designer
Design, production coordination and other tasks in small activist publishing house
EducationTrainings
2000–’01
Institute of Teaching, VU University
Course to obtain license as professor in Higher Vocational Education.
1982–’85
Post academic residency at Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, faculty of Visual Communication. Projecten on the relation between image (light) and sound (msic).
1972 – ’76 & 1981 – ’82
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, department of Applied Graphic Arts
Graduation Projects: Magazine Oost-Europa Verkenningen, Boek 10 Jaar Volharding and (Typo)graphic Experiments. Thesis All Design is Interpretation.
