Oskar Maarleveld is a visual artist, designer, musician, and art teacher from Amsterdam. In his artistic practice and as an educator he seeks ways to create meaningful and unexpected connections. What do encounter and genuine attention mean in a time of division, in which we seem constantly connected through screens, yet easily lose sight of one another?

He often works in series, imposing limitations on himself in terms of color, material, format, and subject. It is precisely within these boundaries that space for nuance emerges.

By combining graphic and figurative elements with chance and stillness, he creates images that invite the viewer to slow down and look longer. His work appears accessible and colorful, yet also contains layers that do not reveal themselves immediately.

Although his practice is fundamentally two-dimensional, it is increasingly developing toward a multidisciplinary approach. In his band Press, Rec & Play, he brings together music, video, and image. His artistic and educational practices are also growing closer together, driven by a search for connections between forms of expression, ideas, and people. Contact

After research in reflection methods Oskar developed a new and more visual reflection method for artistic work in art education. Link

For Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Oskar made some short movies for Homeschool Link

In 2026, Oskar will finish his research into effective and unconventional working methods for art analysis and art appreciation in the classroom and on location. The proceeds of the research for the art education professorship will lead to a book with the working title: WWOW! Wicked Ways Of Watching. Link

The band Press Rec & Play is a project in which he combines his passions for music, text, art and design. In 2021 he recorded the album Excellent Mistakes.  In 2026 the new album Meeting Point is released on vinyl. Together with the album he created a series of artworks such as limited Riso prints for each different track.

For more info visit Press Rec & Play.nl