Rombout Oomen

The work of Rombout Oomen (Amsterdam, 1975) finds itself on a cutting edge of opposites. The compositions of Oomens paintings seem to be inspired by the period of the Enlighten- ment. But in the performances of its scenes, cool rationalism is the only absentee. The light that shines in his work is flaming and dangerous. The people portrayed entered somewhere in the eighteenth century at Jacques-Louis David’s revolutionary and thrilling environment. Perfumed, well cut and fit, they began celebrating a decent and enlightened ball. In Rombout Oomen’s work, they finish possessed, stuffed and tired without illusions in a bacchanal where they never found the exit. Unhinged in a circus carousel that led them drunk through the night. No reason, love or salvation remains. Only worn out lust and grotesque concepts, which per- haps give moments of thrill and instant happiness – but do not ask for how long.
Rombout Oomen likes to paint in series. Such as his Slumberland Manifesto. Often he chooses large formats – wall paintings, factory size cloths in industrial buildings or just one side of a skyscraper – such as his Swan on the A’DAM-tower on the river IJ in Amsterdam. Work who does not hesitate to rather shout out something, though that ca...

Royal Academy of Fine Art, The Hague, Netherlands

A Selection of exhibitions

2018, April Start developing concept and design for new studio
2018, June Residency Piter Tree House, St Petersburg, Russia
2018, November The Hunger, overview
of works 2011-2018, Fuse-NDSM, Amsterdam

2017, January Groupshow with Francis Boeske and several galeries a venue
‘Rozenstraat 59’, Amsterdam
2017, Spring Soloshow In Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam
2017, summer Summershow Francis Boeske Projects
Fall Francis Boeske Projects, groupshow
2017, Utrecht City theatre, solo presentaOon

2016, January Spinnerei gallery tour, GrouppresentaOon, Leipzig
2016, March “Tekenkabinet” Drawing groupshow New Dakota Amsterdam for
first editon Drawing Bienale, by Drawingcentre Diepenheim.
2016, “Bosch Open Expo”, Den Bosch, two groupshows in accordiance with Jheronimus Bosch
2016, April Assignment for Bundesfinanz Ministerium, Berlin, DE
2016, May-june Groupshow Kunsthal Boschveld, Den Bosch
2016, Summer Winner Summershow New Dakota, Amsterdam
2016, October Francis Boeske Projects, Amsterdam, duo-show
October Ariair ArtThe Hague, The Hauge
2016, November Kunsthal Boschveld, groupshow “Last call”, Den Bosch
2016, December Groupshow with Francis Boeske and several galeries a venue
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