{"id":19802,"date":"2025-09-26T11:22:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/?page_id=19802"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:22:55","slug":"wouter-van-der-giessen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/artzuid-artists\/wouter-van-der-giessen\/","title":{"rendered":"Wouter van der Giessen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605181241482{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758881988593{margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2>Wouter van der Giessen<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-b88136e51876aa29d8f986a5819ae62a.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-b88136e51876aa29d8f986a5819ae62a.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-b88136e51876aa29d8f986a5819ae62a .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-b88136e51876aa29d8f986a5819ae62a .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}\n<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-b88136e51876aa29d8f986a5819ae62a alignleft  vc_custom_1758881997708 enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" ><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap\" style=\"\"><a href=\"#art\" class=\" layzr-bg rollover\" style=\"box-shadow:5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); -webkit-box-shadow:5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\" aria-label=\"Image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20382%20400&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JWK_0029-scaled-382x400.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JWK_0029-scaled-382x400.jpg 382w, https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JWK_0029-scaled-764x800.jpg 764w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 382 \/ 400\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" width=\"382\" height=\"400\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/jwk_0029-2\/\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758882023995{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]Name: Wouter van der Giessen<\/p>\n<p>Born: Netherlands, 1995<br \/>\nARTZUID edition(s): <a href=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/archief\/artzuid-2025\/\">ARTZUID 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woutervandergiessen.nl\/\">Wouter van der Giessen<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Inquire&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#e00b0b&#8221; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#e00b0b&#8221; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23popmake-7790|title:Verkoopinformatie%20aanvragen&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644417857825{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758882037343{margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>About Wouter van der Giessen<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603969585754{margin-top: -1px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758882086418{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Van der Giessen considers his work a &#8216;serious playground&#8217;. 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