This publication highlights the body of work of artist Ger Dekker (1943–2020) from 1971 onwards; the year his work evolved into pure abstraction. While the art movement ‘De Stijl’ - featuring prominent artist such as Gerrit Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondriaan - served as an early source of inspiration, Ger Dekker soon forged his own path.

The configuration of his artworks is carefully constructed, in which the golden ratio plays an important role. His multidisciplinary approach, encompassing painting, sculpture, and projects for public spaces, establishes him as an innovator of post-war abstraction.

As a lecturer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (1979–2005) and the Faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology (1998–2000), Ger Dekker also played an influential role in shaping new generations of artists and architects.

His later work is distinctly atmospheric. This too is where Dekker’s innovation lies: in the symbiosis of geometric clarity and a highly personal idiom, in which light, space, and atmosphere converge.