Background
Balth, Carel was born on November 25, 1939 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jan Hendrik Albert and Emma Elsa M. (Hürzeler) Alpherts.
Balth, Carel was born on November 25, 1939 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Jan Hendrik Albert and Emma Elsa M. (Hürzeler) Alpherts.
His work is characterised by the innovative use of new media, where a synthesis of light, motion and space occupies a central position and where new means of perception are investigated. Balth uses a wide array of tools to get to the core of human perception and consistently utilises unconventional means and materials, from vinyl to Plexiglas to deliberately pixilated images. Important influences in his work are Mondriaan and Lucio Fontana.
His work can be found in, among others, the following museums:
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle.
Married Tanneke Geluk, September 8, 1967. Children: Xander, Kiki.