Vincent De Haan
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had an intense desire to express my inner world with colo...
About the artist
Vincent De Haan
Joined In 2013
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About the artist
Vincent De Haan
Joined In 2013
(4 Followers)
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had an intense desire to express my inner world with colors and shapes. When I paint, my consious thoughts stop and I let my hand be guided by my intuition. I have a dialoge with the painting, and try to listen to subtle hints of where to take it next. Throughout the years the subject of my work has mostly evolved around the beauty and rhythms of the natural word, of which my nature-rich and adventurous childhood in South Africa laid the foundation. My more recent work, however, tells stories of our modern fragmented reality. Since the rise of the technological and digital revolution during the last decade, specifically the explosion of social media usage, the fight for our attention on the screen has led our societies to become increasingly fragmented and polarized. My ‘Reconstruction of the Self’ portrait series is in fact a visual representation of how our digital world is becoming increasingly interwoven with our real world, leading to the fragmentation and eventually reconstruction of the very fabric of our social societal structures. Are we headed into oblivion or utopia?
At the heart of all my work lies the language of color. I use it for it’s powerful way of expressing raw emot...
Bachelor (2008 - 2013): Applies Earth Scienses at Delft University of Technoligy
Master (2013 - 2016): Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources at Stockholm University
Store Du Nord 2019: Solo exhibition at the hip mens clothing store Store Du Nord (23 Okt 2019 – June 2023)
Doogan Records 2019: A four month solo exhibition at the venue (7 Sept 2019 – 7 January 2020)
ANIMA MUNDI International Arts Festival 2019: A group exhibition in a residentual palace in Venice (12 May – 5 July 2019)
Notting Hill Hotel 2019: A three month solo exhibition (30 March – 28 June 2019) organized by Fransastic
Nationale Kunstdagen 2018: Participation in the Netherlands largest art fair (9 – 10 November 2018)
Art Creates Water 2017: Millerntor Gallery presents the exhibition ‘Art Creates Water’, Kampala, Uganda