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Dwaalhaas video 1991 Anorexia Nervosa The Crushing Weight of 1991 For any person, there are moments that irrevocably divide a life into "before" and "after." For the figure known as Dwaalhaas , that watershed moment arrived in 1991. This year marked a personal tragedy so profound that it set him on a life-altering path: the heartbreaking death of his girlfriend, Angela , who succumbed to the ravages of Anorexia Nervosa . Losing a loved one is devastating, but the nature of An

This is the real-life story of Hans de Waal , the Dutch abstract artist  known as Dwaalhaas . My life has been a relentless loop of loss, rebellion, and profound artistic awakening. Every streak of color, every chaotic line on my canvas is a direct result of the journey—the good, the bad, and the unbelievable. This is my life in a nutshell . Chapter 1: The Red-Haired Outsider (1965 – 1980) I was born in Eindhoven  on May 11, 1965. My childhood, for the most part, was a battle

This week at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, I had a truly memorable encounter with an amazing American visitor. She absolutely loved my art and was totally ecstatic about taking home one of my painted CD sleeves—a small piece of the Netherlands for her to keep! 🎨 The catch? No Euros, no working PayPal, and absolutely no way to pay the small fee of €20 on the spot. 😅 Despite the (ahem) 'current climate' not exactly boosting my confidence in international IOUs, I just had a

🎨 A Collaboration Like No Other: Dwaalhaas’s First Live Painting Experiment! I am Dwaalhaas, the artist from Eindhoven, and I'm...