MONTEBASSO (Daniel Niederberger, 1950 – Aarau CH) studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Groningen and in Rotterdam and he is also a qualified chef.
Besides practising his artistic skills he has been a chef in Groningen (1971) and in Rotterdam (1980). For the BUITENKUNST Foundation (Open Air Art) he started a tented restaurant (1986).
Being a painter, graphic artist and photographer, he has been concentrating mainly in and with aspects of Nature for five years. These works of MONTEBASSO create a new measure in the primary relation between Art and Nature. They are artefacts which use vegetable materials and the models and forms of natural growth to bring out the communication and empathy between a man-made presence and the environment with which it is designed to be consonant. With the establishment of the BOOMMUSEUM MONTEBASSO has realised an interactive virtual museum where, apart from permanent exhibitions, topical events in the field of art and nature are presented.
Furthermore he was the owner of the MONTEGRAFICA studio for graphic design and in 2000 the studio was extended with the introduction of armadilo webdesigners (ceased). ARCHIMONTE was the name of the departement for collaboration with architects.
Today he is working alternately in Rotterdam and in Sicily and sporadically organizes workshops
- – 1968 Graduation + chefs diploma in Aarau CH, student’s revolt in Zurich CH
- – 1969 Swiss army, hitchhiking tour troughout Europe
- – 1970 Settled in the Netherlands. Joined ‘Kippesoep’ (Herenveen)
- – 1971 Chiefcook at ‘La coquille’ (Groningen) and ‘la crevette’ (Heerenveen)
- – 1971 Owner antique topography maps shop in Groningen’s Visserstraat
- – 1974 Academy of Fine Art ‘Minerva’ in Groningen
- – 1974 Start art course developer at BUITENKUNST
- – 1975 Academy of Fine Art in Rotterdam
- – 1979 Master of Fine Art, Rotterdam
- – 2013 WTC Art gallery, Rotterdam G
- – 2008 “High Five!”, The Stairway, Rotterdam G
- – 2006 “One Weekend At The Studio”, Rotterdam G
- – 2004 “AVERSIE installations Abbertbos Biddinghuizen S
- – 2003 “WATER” installations Abbertbos Biddinghuizen S
- – 2002 “AARDE” installations Abbertbos Biddinghuizen S
- – 2001 “BUITENBEELDEN” installations Abbertbos Biddinghuizen S
- – 2000 “BUITENBEELDEN” installations Abbertbos Biddinghuizen S
- – 2000 CBK ROTTERDAM G
- – 1999 GALERIE DE BRIEDER ROTTERDAM G
- – 1999 CBK ROTTERDAM G
- – 1998 MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY ROTTERDAM G
- – 1997 GALLERY DE BRIEDER ROTTERDAM G
- – 1996 GALLERY DE BRIEDER ROTTERDAM G
- – 1995 KUNSTZAAL ACHTER DE DOM UTRECHT G
- – 1995 AAA GALLERY UTRECHT INTERNET EXPO G
- – 1993 GALLERY DE VAALSERBERG ROTTERDAM G
- – 1992 “SEMENTINARTE” SEMENTINA SWITZERLAND S
- – 1992 DUTCH HOUSE OF COMMONS (permanent exhibition) G
- – 1991 GALLERY “N” ROTTERDAM S
- – 1990 ARTOTHEEK GORCUM G
- – 1989 CBK ROTTERDAM G
- – 1988 CBK ROTTERDAM G
- – 1987 GEMEENTEMUSEUM ARNHEM G
- – 1986 GALLERY DE LACHENDE KOE ROTTERDAM G
- – 1986 KUNST ‘86 STANS SWITZERLAND G
- – 1985 DE BEYERD BREDA G
- – 1984 FONDAZIONE CACCIA RUSCA MORCOTE LUGANO SWITZERLAND S
- – 1984 DE ROESTBAK TOWN CONCIL ALMERE S
- – 1983 “HOMMAGE” travelling expo THE DUTCH ART FOUNDATION G
- – 1982 VAN REEKUMMUSEUM APELDOORN G
Works are to be found in the collections by
- – the Ministry for Education, Culture and Science in The Hague
- – the Town Council of Almere,
- – the SBK Kunstuitleen Amsterdam,
- – the Town Council Apeldoorn
- – the Town Council Bergen op Zoom
- – the Town Council Delft
- – the Town Council Gorcum
- – the Art Foundation Rotterdam
- – CBK Rotterdam
- – the Town Council Rotterdam
- – the Town Council Sementina CH
- – the Town Council Fribourg CH
- – Vliet Vlieland & Heemskerk NL
Private collections:
- – Pozzi Lugano CH
- – Meier Villars Burquin CH
- – Meregalli Milan IT
- – Coletta Venice IT
- – Moor & Boer Doorn NL
- – Noordermeer Rotterdam NL
- – ‘Mens & Omgeving’ De Beyerd, Breda, catalogue
- – ’The Stairway’ CBK [Centre of Visual Arts], Rotterdam, catalogue
- – ’KUNST&eten’, St. BUITENKUNST, Amsterdam ISBN 90-801049-3-0
- – ’De Tafel van Pavlov’ St. BUITENKUNST, Amsterdam ISBN 90-801049-8-1
