Theo Overgaauw

Over the years my work has often changed. At some point what you are working on comes to an end and then you have to continue with finding a new perspective. That can be very annoying because you were in a certain rhythm and that stops resolutely. However, it also leads to experimentation which in turn can lead to new insights. Shifting between ideas and techniques I try to keep the process fresh and challenging for myself.

Starting with figurative art during my early days at the academy, I embarked on a transformative journey that includes periods of abstraction and a return to figurative painting. These shifts usually occur intentionally and gradually, revitalising the artistic challenge.

Personal life experiences, such as the loss of a loved one or a transition from a vibrant urban environment to a peaceful countryside, have played an important role in shaping these transformative shifts.

I still feel the need to connect the two worlds, abstract with figurative. I don't think there is a difference in the feeling/emotions you can get and that's why I think it's important that the viewer sees that you can be very figurative in abstract work and vice versa. But it is also important that the viewer can recognise the pleasure that...

Theo Overgaauw is a contemporary artist whose works appear in private collections national and international.

Born in The Hague, the Netherlands, Theo started drawing from an early age using mainly oil pastels on anything that was available. Not even wallpaper was save. His parents didn’t mind as long as he only drew on the wallpaper of his own room. At school, from a certain age, they had a weekly art class where they worked with watercolours. After graduation, Theo ,went to the Vrije Academie where abstract work was the main thing, however Theo preferred to work figuratively when he started. He was invited to a week-long workshop given by Jörg Immendorff at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.

Today Theo lives and works in Sellingen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Exhibitions;

Solo;

2002 Galerie de Lange

Group;
2023 Virtual exhibit juice box - Fresh Salad art
2022 Virtual exhibit juice box - Fresh Salad art
2022 Virtual exhibit Painters Tubes Gallery
2021/2022 Virtual exhibit The Holy Art London2015 2015 Salon des Refusés
2011 EM galerie 'Hommage aan de Collectioneur Klaas en Alie Brandsma'
2008 Hanzehofmuseum Zutphen
2007 Galerie Nijehove
2004 Kunstrai met Galerie de Lange
2004 Galerie de Lange
2003 Galerie de Lange
2003 Kunstrai met Galerie de Lange