Reinoud Van Vught

1960, GoirleReinoud van Vught is a painter to the core, and the act of painting itself has become one of his most important themes. Van Vught's development has been followed by De Pont for years. From 1994 to 1995 the artist was given the use of the large guest studio (where the auditorium now stands); the exhibition Five works on paper was held at the end of this working period. De Pont has now organized a broader exhibition of his work, including roughly forty paintings and works on paper. The emphasis lies with recent paintings, in addition to a number of key works from previous years.The painting of Reinoud van Vught is marked by great visual diversity. That applies not only to the works in relation to each other; also individually, the paintings involve a juxtaposition of different approaches and ways of painting as in a number of recent paintings, where organic shapes seem to float in a greyish blue space and are hidden from view by veil-like weaves. Van Vught's abstract fields of color have been created by countless small blotches of color that have been spattered onto the canvas. The organic shapes have been painted in a rotating movement, whereas the veil-like configuration has been brought about by white paint, applied w...

Sint Joost Academy, Breda 1979 - 1984

- "Naturen" Museum De Pont, Tilburg (solo)
- "George Rober en Reinoud van Vught" Chabot Museum. Rotterdam
- Cobra Museum, Amstelveen (solo)