ᴠᴀɴ ᴅᴇɴ ʜᴏᴏᴠᴇɴ

Illustrative artist van den hooven has a distinct visual language characterised by confident lines and zones of divergent colours to create multiple areas of vibrant symbolism.

Intentionally cluttered, contradictory and complex—his compositions capture the chaos of the modern world, through deconstruction and rearrangement of the internal and external and the animate and inanimate.

His style and subject matter draw on his recent studies in design and illustration, inspired particularly by product design. His work features familiar objects that may have personal, environmental or historical significance, positioned to create new contexts to communicate ideas.

van den hooven’s work is imbued with his deep concern over our culture of overconsumption and excess waste, which stems from his background as a material scientist. This also influences his material choices as both artist and consumer. As he’s creating, he’s reflecting on the embodied energy of the products he’s drawing, their place on the page and in our society.

In one way, van den hooven is forcing nature and technology close together again, to prompt viewers to think about the disconnection we have from the things we consume. Yet his art features familiar items t...

Illustration diploma, Interactive Design institute, University of Hertfordshire (completed 2018)
Graphic design diploma, Martin College, Sydney (completed 2016)

"Inner Complexity"
July 30th to August 25th, 2025.
Clyde Gallery, Bay Pavilions Arts+Aquatic
Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia.