Lithography. 1994. 37/150, gesigneerd m.o. Afmetingen afbeelding ca 41*59 cm, lijst ca 63*83 cm.
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Biography
Armando was the pseudonym of Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd. Born in Amsterdam, he moved to Amersfoort in 1935. This was where the Amersfoort transit camp was located. During the war, Armando twice witnessed the murder of escaped prisoners from the camp. He wondered how many times there were no witnesses to the gruesome murders in the surrounding woods; “only the landscape witnessed the atrocities.” In 1950, Armando moved to Amsterdam where he studied art history. In the 1950s, he begins writing and painting. In 1957, his famous “Peintures Criminelles” are shown at Galerie Le Canard in Amsterdam. In 1959 he and a number of artists, including Jan Schoonhoven, founded the Dutch Informal Group. In 1960 the artists of the group continue as Nul Group. In 1979, Armando moves to West Berlin; here he creates large paintings such as Feindbeobachtung and Fahne. In 2007, a major fire destroys most of the Armando Museum’s collection. In addition to being a visual artist, Armando is also known as a writer and musician.
