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Jan Bouman

Although Jan Bouman (1945) paints in a precise and sharp manner, he does not strive to imitate reality. It is the colour and design of his canvases which serve as the focal point in his work, and the figures and subjects in the paintings are of subordinate interest. Nature serves as a starting point in Jan Bouman's designs, although they are not academic. The composition is a mix between his natural and artificial eye. He distorts the proportions of the figures he depicts, expanding or compressing them. These distortions represent disbalance between the artificial and the natural world. In essence, the same balancing act is achieved through his use of colour. Here the visible is also used merely as the point of departure. An autonomous use of colour serves to create the mood of the whole and the plasticity of the design, but in a smaller extent serves the expression of matter. 
His figures, objects, landscapes and interiors which he shapes with the aid of detailed sketches, are in fact constructions uncovering the product of his visual memory and its challenges. The creations are fed by reality, yet totally invented.

Education

Hoghshule fur Bildende Kunst, Berlijn

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2015 Stedelijk Museum Zwolle, De Fundatie - Nederland
2015 Huis der Nederlanden, Münster - Duitsland
2014 Galerie SAKAH, Toulouse - Frankrijk
2000 - heden Morren Galleries - voorheen Galerie Utrecht - Nederland
Galerie Am Chamissoplatz te Berlijn - Duitsland 
Pulchri-Studio, Den Haag - Nederland
Stedelijk Museum Zwolle - Nederland
Galerie Apex,  Gòttingen - Duitsland
Galerie Gering Kulenkampf, Frankfurt - Duitsland
Galerie Tammen & Busch, Berlijn - Duitsland 
Instituut Schwanenwerder, Berlijn - Duitsland

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