Jan Bollaert

Born in Antwerp/Belgium in 1958.I've been a fulltime painter for over 20 years now, before that I drew and painted as much as I could in my spare time since I was 12 years old.Always dreamed of doing this fulltime, never thought it would be possible, now hundreds of paintings later I'm still going strong and getting better every day.In general, my goal is to combine the artistic craftsmanship of classical painting with the limitless possibilities of imagination in contemporary art. I strive to make a well-made aesthetic work of art by maintaining quality and using any technique thats available to me. If I have anything to convey at all in my work the very least I can do is to paint it well. With this being said, and since the majority of the art world wants to categorise every artist, Neo-popart is as close as I can come to defining my style. It is not a retro-style. Im not endeavouring to revive the sixties or copy any of the great giants of popart. No, I want to make contemporary, post-conceptual art. There is enough pretentious, cerebral, coolly calculated, analytical and de-constructive art out there already.My intent is to bring back the emotions in art, even the most simple and sentimental ones. I dont shy away from incorpora...

ART EDUCATION1976-1978 Academy of the City of Mortsel general drawing and portrait19821984 Academy of the City of Mortsel portrait, model drawing and sculpture1985-1989 Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp graphic design and illustration,graduated with honorsPermanent Gallery Representation & DistributionBusiness Art Service HollandBusiness Art Service BelgiumArt & Advise BelgiumArterent BelgiumE-artsource BelgiumArtisme HollandArtstore -BelgiumVIPS Gallery - HollandApart Media Holland

EXHIBITIONS 1993Bulo Mechelen, Belgium - individual exhibition, selection of first 100 paintings1994Bulo - Mechelen, Belgium - individual exhibition, recent works & sculpturesDe Pomp Gallery - Edegem, Belgium - individual exhibition Portraits and neo-pop1995t Centrum Communal Cultural Centre of the City of Mortsel, Belgium - individual exhibition, series of recent neo-pop paintings1996The House of the Future - Hertogenbosch, Holland, group show Neopop in the Netherlands & Belgium1997City Hall Gistel, Belgium - individual exhibition, recognition by the City of Gistel for my contribution to contemporary Belgian art1999Holland Art Fair The Hague, Holland - individual exhibition at the Annual International Art Fair2000Lemmens Consulting Antwerp & Brussels, Belgium double solo show, overview of recent works2002VIPS International Art Gallery Rotterdam, Holland - POP THIS! neo-popart work.2003Art-Core Gallery Antwerp, Belgium - solo show of oil paintingsVIPS International Art Gallery Rotterdam, Holland - group show, Neo-pop TodayLynda Beck Gallery Antwerp, Belgium - solo show20043D Gallery Oostende, Belgium - group exhibition,Consepts on Broadway Gallery - Tacoma WA, USA - group exhibitionThe Swiss - Tacoma WA, USA - solo showTh...