Born 1925 in Deurne and died 2006 in Amsterdam. His father was the famous doctor-painter Hendrik Wiegersma, friend of Permeke, Van Rees and Zadkine. When he discovered he was gay, Friso went to Amsterdam to study art. He met Wim Sonneveld, a famous cabaret-artist. Their relation lasted 25 years. Friso made the scenery and the costumes for most of Sonneveld's shows. Later he also wrote songs for Sonneveld, which are still well known. After the death of Sonneveld he wrote several songs for other artists, but through all this, his real devotion was to painting. http://vriesdemark.schrijft.nl/wiegersma/paintings.htm "Wiegersma paints figuratively, in a restrained, sometimes subdued style. 'I am never concerned with stories, although it appears that people who see my work often through association do see their own story in it. Everyone can experience it as he or she wants. For myself I am concerned only with the composition: the placing of objects or figures in the world that I create, my fantasy world. Naturally, unconsciously I do put my soul into my work, but for me, it is the subconscious in all forms of art that makes art so exciting,' says Wiegersma. As a painter, poet and designer, Wiegersma was multi-talented, which he sees as a problem. 'You can practice only one profession clearly; then at least people know what to expect. But for all these years I stubbornly went my own way as a painter and a lyricist, and in my paintings I went against the then-contemporary currents. Friso Wiegersma - SCHILDER [Friso Wiegersma- PAINTER] is the title of the catalog published by Terra in early May 2006 in which all his works, about a hundred, are pictured. ...in 1970 he had an exhibition in New York.... Although he primarily saw himself as a painter, he continued to be asked to write lyrics. ... In January 2005 he was awarded a Golden Harp for his contribution to Dutch popular music. http://www.amstelveenweb.com/nieuws-Expositie%20Friso%20Wiegersma%20in%20Museum%20vd%20Togt undefined

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