Making a circle always brings order to things. Order begets patterns that the mind can grasp and understand. Even chaotic scribbling achieves a certain harmony when enclosed in a circle, you invite a little harmony into your life. Mandalas arise from the compelling human need to know our own inner reality, to align this knowing with our wisdom and to awaken in ourselves a sense of being in harmony with the universe.
Dave van Rijk was born in Indonesia in 1956. In 1980 Dave graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts as a Sculptor with a Masters Degree in Arts. Dave has been working as an independent artist since 1981. His sculptures have been displayed in numerous government buildings & exhibitions throughout Holland. After arriving in New Zealand in 2007 Dave changed his craftsmanship to paintings and continues to use this medium to express his artistry. Dave currently works from his home in West Auckland, New Zealand.
