John Baselmans (born May 20, 1954 in Waalre, North Brabant) is a Dutch artist, sculptor, graphic designer, and illustrator.
Life and career He was born in Aalst but has lived and worked in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles since 1982. Since 1984, Baselmans has designed postal stamps for the post office of the Netherlands Antilles and has worked as an illustrator for different schoolbooks. His pen drawings are made in a combination of pen and ink, color pencils, and soft pastel chalk.
Baselmans started to draw at the age of three. His father taught him woodcarving, working with clay, painting, and other techniques which he still uses. He attended the Graphic School (University) and The Free Academy in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Afterwards, he attended several drawing courses such as airbrush and architectural rendering in the United States. More recently, he has organized exhibitions in several countries, and has written several e-books.
Exhibitions 1972 Kabbendans - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1972 Abbenhuis - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1973 Kabbendans - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1974 Kabbendans - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1977 Unilever - Duiven, Netherlands 1980 Huis in 't Park - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1981 Piazza center - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1981 Stadhuis zaal - Eindhoven, Netherlands 1981 Stadhuis - Gouda, Netherlands 1981 De Tempel - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1982 Centro Bolivar Y Bello - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1983 Taverne - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1983 Assencion - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1984 Curacaosche museum - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1984 Sentro Pro arte - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1985 Curacaosche museum - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1986 Zeelandia - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1988 Seaquarium - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 1989 Gallery ABN - Aruba - Netherlands Antilles 1989 Gallery Artishock - Aruba - Netherlands Antilles 1990 Graphic Art Gallery - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 2003 Villa Maria - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles 2004 Gallery 86 - Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Stamp design -Baselmans designed about 200 stamps for the Postal Service of the Netherlands Antilles Catalog; Postzegels van Nederlandse & Overzeese rijksdelen NRS. FDC Se: 168 184 198 188 190 181 199 199a 212 213 213a217 217a 219 223 224b 224a 229b 229a 231 232 235a235b 237 238 242 246 247 250 252 257 257a 260263 267 274 274a 276 281 282 288 296 297 301306a 306b 308 313a 313 321 323 363 363a 365 367a367 373 377a 377 378 380 403 405a 405b 422
References
"Grafische school" Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1999 till 1971, Special drawing classes G2E and G3E, Director Mr Janssen "Vrije Kunstakademie" Eindhoven, Netherlands 1971 till 1975, Director Mr Jan Kuhr Publications Exhibition the Netherlands, 1972 till 1984; Groot Eindhoven, Eindhovens Dagblad, Woensels Belang, Dagblad van het Zuiden. Publications Exhibitions Antilles 1981 Till 2007; Local/International newspapers, A.D., Amigoe Antillen, Beurs en Nieuwsberichten, Extra, Ulto morticia, Amigoe Aruba. All the newspaper articles written about Mr. Baselmans are collected, and can be read at the following links: Exhibitions (55 publications) Stamp publications (60 publications) Other publications in papers and books (20 publications) Most of the articles are also stored in the National library of the Netherlands Antilles
Illustrations and written books. Postal service of the Netherlands Antilles, 1994, "Stamp Collection 1994", Mr.Galmeijer "Op avontuur door alfabethland"(local schoolbooks), part 1 (1990) and 2 (1991), Mrs R Sifhrin Various school books( without ISBN numbers) "Taal kabaal" and "Allemaal Taal", 1998-1999 production of APS, Utrecht, Netherland “Juli” Rotary, Curaçao, 2002 “Fiesta di Kuenta” Rotary, Curaçao, 2002 "Club di Seru Altu” part 1 (2002) and 2 (2003), production of APS, Utrecht, Netherland Several articles in Dutch version of Wikipedia, 2007 See also library University of the Netherlands Antilles
Books written by John Baselmans Publisher LoBa LoBa productions Onze Cultuur Makamba Mañan-Morgen De wijsheden van onze oudjes Hé oudje, leef je nog? Eiland-je bewoner Bundel Eiland-je bewoner Deel 2 Eiland-je bewoner Deel 1 Eiland-je bewoner Curacao achter gesloten deuren De matrix van het systeem Deel 1 De matrix van het systeem Deel 2 The hidden world part 1 The hidden world part 2 Geloof en het geloven Dieptepunt Namen/Names Drugs De protocollen van Sion 21ste eeuw Verboden publicaties De maatschappelijke beerput Achter de sociale mediaschermen Project Corona/COVID-19 De Missende link Curatele Curaçao maffia eiland Zwartboek van Curaçao Mi bida no bal niun sèn Pech gehad Geboren voor één cent Help de Antillen verzuipen Moderne slavernij in het systeem Ingezonden Lifework Deluxe Edition 1 ISBN none Lifework Deluxe Edition 2 ISBN none John Baselmans’ Lifework (Part 1) John Baselmans’ Lifework (Part 2) John Baselmans’ Lifework (Part 3) John Baselmans’ Lifework (Part 4) Leren tekenen met gevoel Drawing humans in black and white The world of drawing humans John Baselmans Drawing Course The secret behind my drawings Levenscirkel (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Utopia (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Vrijheid en liefde (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Dimensies (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Hologram (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Het lang verborgen geheim (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Zelfgenezing (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Dood is dood (Uit de cyclus van het energieniale leven) Het energieniale leven The world of positive energy Words of wisdom (Part3) Words of wisdom (Part 2) Words of wisdom (Part 1) Words of wisdom (Part 4) NU deel 12 NU deel 11 NU deel 10 NU deel 9 NU deel 8 NU deel 7 NU deel 6 NU deel 5 NU deel 4 NU deel 3 NU deel 2 NU deel 1 Het dagboek van een eilandstek Jonathan en Shalimar ISBN none Publications postal stamps 1984 till 2007, "Special catalog Postalstamps" , Philately department Postal Netherlands Antilles, Director Mr. S.Paulina