ATLANTIS

Exhibition of paintings by Maryleen Schiltkamp
24 – 30 November, White Box, Roelof Hartstraat 7, Amsterdam.
Open daily: 12:00 – 19:00, and by appointment with Maryleen.
Opening reception: Sunday, 23 November at 15:30. RSVP!

 Flyer Atlantis

pdf Atlantis Press release EN

Article by Birgitta van der Linden for online Kunstenaar Magazine.
English translation: Atlantis EN

and Tableau Fine Arts Magazine

Oil paintings from the Atlantis series, including recent paintings, will be shown.

There will be a presentation of the ‘Atlantis’ Cahier — a LiveART Foundation publication — with in-depth texts and images on the theme of Atlantis by, ao. Drs. Ninian Nijhuis, who offers a Jungian perspective on the myth, and an archaeological insights by Prof. Dr. Bert Boekschoten, about the Tartessian culture of the 12th century BCE.

Atlantis – Amphitheater; oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm, 2021

Underwater humans, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 20

The interdisciplinary universe is complete with an installation of video’s  from the live concert & videoperformance Atlantis & Other Utopias , our related project from last year, created in collaboration with composer/pianist Marion von Tilzer and live video performances by Studio de Maan, Anne Gentenaar, and Martin Boverhof, in collaboration with the Amstel Saxophone Quartet and percussionist Jacobus Thiele. The music and video images are based on Maryleen’s Atlantis paintings.

The opening reception on 23 November at 15:30 will include a poetry reading by performance artist Simon Mulder, who will also give an introduction to the paintings of the exhibition, as well as a recital on a glass-organ by Rogier Kappers.

On Tuesday, 25 November at 14:00 the Egyptologist Huub Pragt will give a lecture on the sunken city of Thonis – Heracleion, an Egyptian/ Greek port city from the 8th century BCE until the 2nd century AD, and which was recently brought to light by underwater archeologic expeditions. The  ‘Atlantis’ paintings in the exhibition have been partly inspired on reportages of these discoveries.

Art-journalist Birgitta van der Linden did an interview with Maryleen on the ‘Atlantis’ exhibition which is published in the online November edition of Kunstenaar Magazine and in the Tableau Magazine Newsletter.

2025 – 8 / 9 February  Maryleen took part at the art fair Art Eindhoven with the ‘Atlantis’ series of oil paintings at stand #88.
Address: Klokgebouw, 5617 AB Eindhoven
Free tickets: https://arteindhoven.com/visit/ with the discount code D-25AE

Maryleen with the series of ‘Atlantis’ oilpaintings at Art Eindhoven 2025

Legends about vanished cultures have fascinated us for thousands of years; an archaïc civilization, a mythical city lost in the waves. The series of ‘Atlantis’ paintings by Maryleen Schiltkamp bear witness to a cultural view: a timeless flood, sunken temples and amphitheatres in a mysterious silence on the ocean floor…

                                    Atlantis – Heracleion, 50 x 40 cm, oil on canvas, 2020

MARYLEEN SCHILTKAMP

FROM THE NEW WORLD 1-7 September 2024

16 September 2023 – LiveART performance of Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata Op.147 by Maryleen Schiltkamp in collaboration with the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel, during the Shostakovich/ Beethoven festival “Rencontres Musicales Internationales d’Aigues-Vives”, (Gard) France. Organised by Mouvement Chostakovitch and Association Aigues-Vives en Musique.

Shostakovich Viola Sonata; live musicpainting (detail) 2023

Portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich, 2018

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, 2023

LiveART performance of Shostakovich Viola Sonata, Op.147, 16 September 2023, Salle Marius École, Aigues-Vives

The three canvasses of the LiveART performance of Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, Op.147, 16 September 2023

Altermidi Article on Maryleen

Video clip 

NEWS AIGUES-VIVES – LE JOURNAL December 2023

English translation

Donation to the community
A live creation

During the International festival of classical music last September, Dutch painter Maryleen Schiltkamp created an incredible live pictorial work, based on Shostakovich’s Sonata for Viola and Piano played by the duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel. The artist, and the LiveArt Foundation donated this triptych to the commune of Aigues-Vives. The town council was very moved by this gift and thanked Maryleen Schiltkamp for her generosity. Our heritage has thus been enriched by some fine works of art. You can admire the paintings in the Marius École and La Garette rooms, where they have been hung. This artist has exhibited in galleries all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. She has performed live music-painting in venues and festivals in London, Amsterdam, and Prague, and most recently in Aigues-Vives.

by Myriam Angevin

News ‘Le Journal’: “Une création en direct”, December 2023

NEWS AIGUES-VIVES – LE JOURNAL December 2023

English translation:

“Rencontres musicales internationales”: “Art breaks the silence!”

Last September, Aigues-Vives en Musiques organised its festival on the theme “Art breaks the Silence!”, with the Association Mouvement Chostakovitch. The festival kicked off with a masterful performance of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata for violin and piano by the Ingolfsson-Stoupel Duo. For the 2nd event, the stage was the theatre of artistic fusion, where music and painting were intertwined in the LiveArt performance: Dutch painter Maryleen Schiltkamp created an incomparable pictorial work on three canvases, reacting live to the pulsations and emotions of Shostakovich’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, performed by the Ingolfsson-Stoupel Duo. The audience was treated to an incredible sensory experience, witnessing a unique creative process underpinned by the complicity of the three artists. These works were generously donated by the painter to the municipality.

The following day, the Swiss Piano Trio gave a wonderful and unforgettable performance.

Another highlight was the screening of the Russian film “Family Album”, about the life of Shostakovich. A second film. “Alone” (USSR,1931), offered spectators the chance to see a extraordinary cinematographic work, with a score by Shostakovich. Alan Mercer, president of the Association Mouvement Chostakovitch, gave a commentary on the films before the festival. The festival created a bridge between generations and cultures, uniting classical music lovers in a shared celebration of art. Many thanks to all those who worked to make this festival a success! �Association Aigues-Vives en musiques

Maryleen Schiltkamp – music painter

Alan Mercer gave an introduction to Maryleen’s LiveART performance, by talking about synesthesia and Kandinsky’s theory of color relating to music; Salle Marius École, 16 September 2023.

CINEMA: During the festival, the film “Album de Famille” was shown about Dmitri Shostakovich’s family life. Film screening was organised by Alan Mercer.

The silent movie ‘Odna’ with film-music composed by Shostakovich (1931) Cinema organised by Alan Mercer.

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15 – 17 September: An exhibition of topics on Shostakovich & Beethoven; documentation and installation by Alan Mercer, Salle Marius École, Aigues-Vives.

LiveART panel with examples of Maryleen’s preparations for the live musicpainting performance of Shostakovich Viola Sonata OP.147