Locations: Hoofdgebouw, Technology Management. 

Manders (1939) attends the Academy of Industrial design in Eindhoven. After a difference of opinion with a teacher he leaves the academyprematurely in 1961. He sets to work as an architectural draughtsman, later as a graphic designer and illustrator.

After a successful exhibition of his water colors and drawings in 1977 he takes the plunge to an independent artistic calling. Initially the traditional, pristine Brabant landscape is his subject. He builds up a great reputation with it, but at a certain moment this no longer satisfies him. Manders begins to experiment with color, style and working method.

When his studio burns down in 1995 this proves to be the deciding factor for a change. As the starting point for his new work he uses his memories of nature, but also of people or of deep-sea fishing. He starts abstracting, uses the interplay of lines or contrasting colored areas, as may be seen in 'Landscape in green and red'. This is one of the four canvases by Manders that the TU/e has in its collection, as well as a loan from the artist.

See also: Vubis database