Wouter Van Boesschoten

Born in 1946 in Dongen.

After his education at the academy of visual arts in Tilburg during the 60s, his work has evolved from non-figurative to more recognizable subjects, often derived from sports and music.

A return to more abstraction has been noticeable in recent years, but a recognizable part always remains. Expression is always the core, but art cannot do without a certain technical baggage.In the work you can see a skilled painter who knows his material and never makes himself comfortable with it.The canvases are abstract expressionist, where atmosphere is essential. No "vague messages", but painting is the main theme, a moment of energetic movement that is captured.

The way of working is sometimes fierce and aggressive, but sometimes very contemplative and reflective. The canvas is an explosion of color and movement but with a touch that betrays feeling. Wouter himself says: "painting is setting up for me, removing it, setting it up again; a chaos that I approach positively and in which I try to retain the liveliness and dynamics.

" The human figure” is usually the starting point for a painting, which is why nude studies often precede it. Drawing based on the model remains an essential part.The movement in the broad...

academy of visual arts Tilburg

Juli 1997 Caves des Benedictines, St. Pourcain, France

Nov 1997 Provinciehuis, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Mrt 1998 Galerie Le Mariage 1296, Didam, Netherlands

Sept 1998 Villa Bierwagen, Dongen

Jan 1999 Galerie de auw Sjoekelaatfabriek, Gulpen, Netherlands

April 1999 Het stroomhuis, Neerijnen, Netherlands

Juni 1999 Tongerlohuys, Roosendaal, Netherlands

Nov 1999 Heemcentrum, Oisterwijk, Netherlands

Maart 2001 Galerie Contrast, Tilburg, Netherlands

Mei 2003 Galerie Corpsergraphie Lapalisse, France

September 2003 Bad-Nauheim, German

April 2004 Galerie de Auw Sjoekelaatfabriek, Gulpen, Netherlands

September 2005 Galerie Contrast, Tilburg, Netherlands

Oktober 2008, Concertgebouw Tilburg met Orpheus, Netherlands

September 2010 Caves des Benedictines St. Pourcain, France

Juni 2011 Galerie de Auw sjoekelaatfabriek, Gulpen, Netherlands

November 2011 Galerie Levens-kunst, Dongen, Netherlands

Juni 2013 El port de la Selva, Tramuntanart, Spain

Juli2013 Info Tourisme Bellenaves, France

Augustus 2013 La maison des artistes et artisans Gannat, France

September 2015 PhotoArtFactory samen met Pim, Waalwijk, Netherlands

Augustus 2017 Galería Asombro, Concentaina, Spain

Mei 2019, Galerie pop-up, Xaló, Spain

Augustus 2019, Bel...