Paul Corvers

..............In the recent works of Paul Corvers, the figurative tools are increasingly being abandoned in order to arrive at pure, abstract compositions, built up of clear areas of colour determined by chance and indeterminacy. At the time Piet Mondriaan composed his compositions intuitively but harmoniously. We also recognize this in the work of Corvers. Whereas the Neue Wilden presented themselves to us as highly expressive painters averse to dogmas and working in total freedom, Corvers reaches this stage with completely different work. The adventure of painting is in the minimum. In this way, the areas of colour that appear on the canvas only refer to themselves. They are completely at rest and entirely at peace with each other. It results in works that represent a welcome silence. The small formats of most of the works unravel an unprecedented grandeur. It is in line with what John Cage once said: 'There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, if we're trying to produce silence, we cannot.’ In the art of Paul Corvers working in great freedom also results in a void rich in images and sounds. A composed silence.


Born in 1953 in ′s-Hertogenbosch, The Ne...

1977-1982: Academy for Visual Arts St. Joost, Breda - Netherlands

Selection last years:
2025
-Raakvlak, Galerie 50PK, Ede
2024
- Form-Color-Space (Abstractie in Nederland), Galerie de
Gehoorzaal te Den Dolder
- Achter de Façade II, Zuidwal 4 te ’s-Hertogenbosch
2022:
-4 Galerie P60, Assen (Netherlands)
2021:
-Het Genereuze Gebaar, Museum Slager,
's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
2020:
- A Composed Silence, M21 Gallery Knokke (Belgium)
- Debsaysyes, Berlin (Germany)
- Galerie 2020, Otterlo (Netherlands)
2019:
Het Landschap Voorbij, 'TZIEN, Mechelen (Belgium)
Homerun #1, De Natuur, Willem Twee, 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
2018:
-Lointains, Galerie des Arts en Luberon te Reillanne (France)
-Passing Through, KuuB, Utrecht (Netherlands)
-139 x Nothing But Good, Park, Tilburg (Netherlands)
2017:
- A Joy Forever #4, Luycks Gallery, Tilburg
-OVER-ZICHT, Galerie – Atelier Zeventien, Middelbeers
2016:
-Groepstentoonstelling Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen
-Empty Spaces, Ruimte P60, Assen (solo)
-Imago Mundi (Benetton World Art Collection), Milan, Italy
En Chemin. Galerie des Arts en Luberon, Reillanne, France
Another Thing of Beauty, Luycks Gallery te Tilburg
Verwantschap. Willem II Fabriek, 's-Hertogenbosch
2015 ‘Omzwervingen II‘ Galerie Posthuys De Koog, Texel, Netherlands
2015 'Blaue Stunde' Luycks...