Excerpt from the feature I wrote about Erwin Adema:

Erwin had a bachelor of the Arts in Painting (B.A.) from the Minerva Academie (1996-2000), around the time Frans and he met, continued by a Master of Fine Arts in Painting (M.F.A.) at the Frank More Institute (2000-2002). In 2002 and 2003 he worked as an artist’s assistent at the Atelier Van Lieshout, while also taking several courses in classical philosophy. During his time as an artist he worked several bill paying jobs, like in logistics and art education projects to increase social cohesion for the city of Rotterdam. Up until the time of his wat to early death he was a volunteer exhibitions and education at the TEMTEM art centre.‍ ‍

About this work: 60 × 80 × 80 cm, 2006, Sculpture, Mixed media