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Herma de Wit-Orobio de Castro's artistic works encompass bronze sculptures, objects, drawings, etchings, and monotypes, which serve as striking reflections of her profound connection with nature. Within the isolated fragments of flora she explores the delicate balance between fragility and strength present in the natural world. In her recent creations, this exploration takes a more abstract form, with rhythm playing a significant role. The isolated fragments undergo a graphical abstraction, transforming into subdued forms that transcend ordinary perception.

De Wit-Orobio de Castro fearlessly challenges artistic boundaries. In both her monotypes and bronze sculptures, strength and fragility are played off against each other. The vulnerable thin Japanese paper is in perfect balance with the fragments of fossil flora, imprinted onto the paper with considerable compressive force. The bronze sculptures incorporate fitted pieces of fossilized flora, wherein the unyielding, rock-hard bronze serves as a bearer for these delicate fossils, maintaining a flawless equilibrium in the tension they evoke.

De Wit-Orobio de Castro studied fashion design, both at a technical school and at the Gerrit Rietveld Art Academie in Amsterdam, and started her artistic career working as a fashion designer in Paris, Milan and Antwerp before heading her own high-end label from Amsterdam. Since 1999 she focusses solely on her profession as a fine artist.

 

The artist has had three books of her work published; ‘Herma de Wit-Orobio de Castro, Sculptures and Drawings’ (2019), 'FORCE OF NATURE’ (2021) and ‘Essence of Nature’ (2023).

Her recent monotypes have been acquired in private collections in the USA

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2023 KUNST RAI ART, KYAS ART SALON,

             3 - 7 May 2023, Amsterdam, NL

2023  Release new book: Herma de Wit - 'Essence of Nature'

            Booklaunch and signing at Athenaeum Bookstore Spui 14-16, Amsterdam

2022  Solo exhibition monotypes and sculptures at KYAS ART SALON.

            24 Sep— 22 Oct 2022, Amsterdam, NL

2022  Launch Origin at Beeldentuin Ravesteyn. May 2022 — Jun 2023,

             Heenvliet NL,

2022  Book ‘Force of Nature’ exhibited in an exhibition featuring the winners of the

             AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2021 and this years Most Beautiful Swiss                   Books. Sep 2022, The Vermont College of Fine Arts , Montpelier, USA

2022  AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2021, Cover and Book winner. Jun 2022,                  New York City, USA

2022  Represented by: Garde DALLAS, Habachy Designs, Atlanta, Galerie Philia,

            New York City, USA

2022  Group exhibition Beeldentuin Ravesteyn. 20 May — 12 Jun, Heenvliet, NL

2021   PAN Amsterdam, Bruijstens Modern Art 13-21 Nov, 2021

2021   Participant Masterly The Hague 21-24 Oct, The Hague

2021   Exhibition monotypes, lecture, artist dinner 3-5 Sept, StadsSalon,

             Amsterdam

2021   Sculptures at Habachy, Atlanta, USA

2021   Sculptures at GARDE, LA - Dallas, USA

2021   Book Force of Nature, distributor: IDEA Books

2020  Kunsthandel P. de Boer June 17 - July 10, Herengracht 512, Amsterdam

2019   Sculptures at Graanmarkt 13, Antwerp

2019   PAN Amsterdam Art, Antique and Design Fair

            Bruijstens Modern Art Nov 24- Dec 1, 2019

2019   Buddha belly donated to the Daan Theeuwes Centre for Intensive

             Neurorehabilitation, Woerden Oct. 18, 2019

2019   Participant Masterly The Hague, The Hague

2019   Book Herma de Wit - Orobio de Castro, Sculptures and Drawings has been              added to the Rijks Museum library, Amsterdam

2019   Solo show 'STILL' and book launch Herma de Wit - Orobio de Castro,        

            Sculptures and Drawings  June 20-23 , UNFOLD Prinsengracht 715,

            Amsterdam

2019  Book Herma de Wit - Orobio de Castro, Sculptures and Drawings has been              added to the Benesse house library, Naoshima Japan. April, 2019

2019  Book launch Herma de Wit - Orobio de Castro, Sculptures and Drawings

            31st of January, Antwerp at architect Vincent Van Duysen

2018   Garden sculpture exposed at The Building, Amsterdam

2018   Sculptures at Graanmarkt 13, Antwerp

2017   Exhibit Rijksstudioaward 2017, Amsterdam  ‘Bunch of asparagus’

            Still Life Adriaen Coorte 1697

2016   Summer garden exhibition John Halvemaan Buitenveldert, Amsterdam

2015   Participation Open Garden Days Amsterdam 19th, 20th
            and 21st of June 2015

2015   Participation ARTZUID International Sculpture Route, Amsterdam

2015   ELLE DECORATION article Q&A Herma de Wit
2014   Participation ‘Kunst in duin’ Landgoed & Kasteel Keukenhof, Lisse

2014   Exhibition ‘SCULPTURES and LIGHTOBJECT’. Private garden,       

            Amsterdam

2013   Various works presented at the house of More Than Classic
            Woonbeurs Rai, Amsterdam

2013   Summer Garden exhibition FLOWER sculptures. Private garden,

             Amsterdam

2013   Exhibition ‘ART MEETS DESIGN’ DIS STUDIO, Amsterdam

2012   Participation ‘Kunst in duin’, Noordwijk.

2012   Exhibition DJ DE BOER HUISARTS  Amsterdam

2011    Participate in Charity Event Ninos de Guatamala at FIFTEEN, Amsterdam

2011    Participation ‘Kunst in duin’ Noordwijk

2010   AMEUBLEMENT - DECORATION, peintures - sculptures, Arnold

             Otten, Lage Mierde, The Netherlands

2009  Exhibition Buitenplaats Wester - Amstel, Amstelveen

2008  Exhibition at private studio, Amsterdam

2007   Exhibition at Juul van den Heuvel, Frans Halsstraat, Amsterdam

2002 - 2006 Drawing / painting lessons at Sierd Dallinga - Juul van den Heuvel,

                           Amsterdam

1997- 2002    Ceramic lessons at Marjan de Voogd, Amsterdam 

1997     Designer Just B. knit collection, Amsterdam

1995 - 1996    Designer Scapa of Scotland, Anvers, Belgium

1989 – 1995   Own label; ‘HERMA DE WIT’, couture tailor-made women Studio

                          Amsterdam

1984 – 1989   Freelance designer for i.a. Trussardi, Milan - F&M Girbaud, Paris

1984 – 1986   Teacher at Vogue Fashion Academy, Amsterdam

1979 – 1983    Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam, Fashion department

1977 – 1978     Fashion academy 'de Schans', Amsterdam

1976 – 1977    Technical school for mode en kleding, Utrecht

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