Karel Stoop

“When I paint, having obtained the right attitude and inspiration on the right moment, the act of painting converts in a state of being.”
Karel Stoop has been born in the south of The Netherlands in a numerous artistic family, which made that he was introduced to painting already at a very young age. He had an academic art education in The Netherlands and studied multimedia at the university in Barcelona. He made plenty of journeys to Asia, Middle East, North Africa, USA and all over Europe. He lived periods in Amsterdam, Ibiza and Barcelona and made exhibitions all over. His works can be found in private collections and some museums. Actually he lives and works Valls, Tarragona (Spain)

Karel has developed his own experimental process to create each unique piece, utilizing oils, pigments and industrial tools. He produces a melody of color, line and ombre tones. Karel’s artworks have been exhibited internationally and acquired by public and private collectors. His main inspiration is the universe and the awareness of being alive.

“I consider myself as a traveler and observer, expressing my reality and relation with the universe through painting.”
"My work is based on a multivision that can change constantly and in which change i...

Karel Stoop has been born in the south of The Netherlands in a numerous artistic family, which made that he was introduced to painting already at a very young age.

He had an academic art education in The Netherlands and studied multimedia at the university in Barcelona. He made plenty of journeys to Asia, Middle East, North Africa, USA and all over Europe. He lived periods in Amsterdam, Ibiza and Barcelona and made exhibitions all over. His works can be found in private collections and some museums. Actually he has his studio in the city city Valls, Tarragona

His work is represented by BrissArt gallery in San Sebastian, by the italian art galleries Hell Heaven (Rome - Miami) , MRKgallery Dubai.

Individual Exhibitions (Including Shared Presentations with Other Media)
2026: "Embracing Carabanchel", Galeria Nueva, Madrid
2025: "Mirada Liquide", Espai Ronda, Barcelona, Spain (February 7 – March 1).

2024: "Raw Emotions", Briss Art Gallery, San Sebastián, Spain.
2024: "Emocio", City Museum, Tàrrega, Spain.
2023: "Frequenties", Biennale di Venezia, KunstDepot, Venice, Italy (June 29 – July 2). Shared media presentation with Emanuele Dascanio, music by Rafel Plana, video by Erico Dedin.
2022: "La Mirada", GaleriaNueva, Madrid, Spain. Shared media presentation with sculptor Eva Grande.
2021: "Karel Stoop - Pintura Abstracta", Castell del Remei, Lleida, Spain.

2021: "Karel Stoop", Basel Art Center, Basel, Switzerland.
2018: "Italian Retrospective Exhibition", Marostica, Italy.
2018: "Karel Stoop", Artgallery Pilar Guell, Barcelona, Spain.
2016: "Abstract", GaleriaZero, Barcelona, Spain.
2014: "Sinestesia - Retrospective Exhibition", City Museum, Tàrrega, Spain.
2007: Gallery Perif, Beijing, China.
2006: Pickled Art Centre, Beijing, China.

2000: Gallery Brocken, Tokyo, Japan.
Collective Exhibitions
2023: "Art and Surroundings", Biennale di Venezia, KunstDepot, Venice, Italy (June 24–28).

2023: Ongoing exhibition, MRK Contempora...