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Jac Gijzen Oudenbosch *1956

Jac Gijzen (born in 1956 in Oudenbosch) studied at St. Joost Academy in Breda. Motivated by the visual language and colour combinations used by predecessors like Pollock, De Kooning, Bogart and Vedova. Gijzen created a series of abstract drawings in the 1960s. In the 1980s, Gijzen began travelling frequently to Asia, where he was moved by the unspoilt nature and mentality of the local inhabitants. Upon returning from his travels full of inspiration, Gijzen fill his studio with paintings, the style of which can best be described as ‘ethereal expressionism’ . This artistic trend is a new manifestation of abstract expressionism that has developed its uniqeu style through an interaction between various Eastern cultures. In artistic expressions, Jac Gijzen successfully bridges the spirituality of the East with the materialism of the West. Light and colours from his surroundings are given shape and visualised on canvas or Nepali paper. Gijzens preferred medium is oil, although acrylics and other quick-drying paints are a true godsend for during his many foreigns travels, as they can be readily used for his works on paper.

Exhibitions
1983 Lokaal 01, Breda solo
1985 Stichting Kanaal ‘84, Helmond solo
1986 Museum voor hedendaagse kunst, de Lbrije, Zwolle
1997 ‘In het licht van de stilte’ , Nieuwe Brabantse Kunst Stichting, Oirschot
1997 ‘In het licht van de stilte’, Museum voor hedendaagse kunst, de Librije, Zwolle
1988 ‘In het licht van de stilte’’, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Heusden-Zolder (Belgie)
1988 Galerie ‘88, Galerie Nanky de Vreeze, Amsterdam
1988 ‘En profil en face’, provinciehuis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1988 ‘De weerbarstige stilte’ , Galerie Molenaars Breda solo
1988 Galerie Nanky de Vreeze, Amsterdam solo
1989 Galerie de Sluis (Vromans), Leidschendam solo
1989 ‘Zuidenwind’ Noordbrabants Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1989 Galerie Aurobindo, New Delhi (India) solo
1990 ‘Tussen Oost en West’, Moret & Limberg, Waalwijk solo
1990 Galerie Wim Vromans, Amsterdam solo
1990 Galerie Van de Loo, waalwijk
1991 ‘Trace’ Moving Space Gallery, Gent (Belgie) solo
1991 Bosch Medicentrum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch solo
1991 Galerie Wim Vromans, Amsterdam solo
1991 Heineken Galerie, Amsterdam solo
1991 ‘Living Art’, HAL, Rotterdam
1992 ‘About Painting Part Two’ Artist, ;s-Hertogenbosch
1992 ‘Living Art’, Sonsbeeck, Arnhem
1992 Noordbrabants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1992 Moving Space Gallery, Gent (Belgie) solo
1992 ‘Het Atrium’, Galerie Wim Vromans, Amsterdam
1992 ‘Het koningklijk paleis’, Kunsthal Rotterdam
1993 Huthesingh Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad (India) solo
1993 Verein zur kunstforderung E.V. Darmstadt (Duitsland)
1993 Galerie Jan van Hoof, ‘s-Hertogenbosch solo
1993 Soeterijn Theater, Amsterdam solo
1993 ‘A from Alfabet’, Moving Space Gallery, Gent (Belgie) solo
1994 International art collective, Barcelona (Spain)
1994 Moving Space Gallery, Gent (Belgie) solo
1994 Galerie Van de Loo, Waalwijk
1994 Galerie de Greef& de Greef, Wassenaar solo
1994 ‘Het Atrium’ Galerie Vromans, Amsterdam
1995 Galerie Witt, Dordrecht solo
1996 Galerie Jan van Hoof, ‘s-Hertogenbosch solo
1996 Galerie Witt, Dordrecht solo
1996 Galerie Nijehove, Diepenheim solo
1996 Galerie De Lange, Emmen solo
1997 Emotion, Moving Space Gallery, Gent (Belgie)
1997 Galerie de Greef& de Greef, Wassenaar solo
1997 Galerie Witt, Dordrecht solo
1997 ‘Het Atrium’, Galerie Wim Vromans, Amsterdam
1997 Ipso Facto, Houten, solo
1998 Moving Space Gallery, gent (Belgie)
1998 Galerie Witt, Dordrecht solo
1999 siddartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu (Nepal)
2000 “Bloemen in het Fin de Siecle 1980-2000 Noordbrants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2000 Kyosei-no-sato, Fukuoka (Japan)
2001 Galerie de Lange, Emmen solo
2001 ‘Made in Nepal’, Art Counsil and Siddhartha Gallery, Kathmandu (Nepal)
2001 Gallery Seiho, Ginza Tokyo (Japan)
2001 City Hall, Hirado (Japan)
2001 Art bihind Bounderies, made in Nepal, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu (Nepal)
2002 ‘Cosmic Flowers’ Art Company, Eindhoven solo
2002 Lalit Kala Academy, Bhubeneswar, Orissa, India
2003 Contemporary painting art space, Breda
2004 ‘Universe of Colour’, Art Company, Eindhoven solo
2005 China-Tibet Dunhuang paintings, Art Promote, Breda solo
2006 Touched by India, Biennale Bonn, Kuenstlerforum Bonn
2006 Art Valkenburg 'Blome-Fleurs-Flowers' Streekmuseum Land van Valkenburg
2009 I.E.R.M.A. Gavere (Asper) Belgie
2009 Het Pakhuys van Heusden, Heusden

Artfairs
1988 ‘Art 88 Basel’, Galerie de Sluis (Vromans) Basel (Zwitserland) solo
1990 ‘Linaert’, Galerie Wim Vromans, Gent (Belgie) solo
1990 ‘Kunstrai’, Galerie Wim Vromans, Amsterdam solo
1990 ‘Lineart’, Moving Space gallery, Gent (Belgie)
1994 ‘Art & Images’, Galerie de Greef& de Greef, Den Haag
1995 ‘Kunstrai’, Galerie Witt, Amsterdam solo
1996 ‘Kunstrai’, Galerie Witt, Amsterdam solo
1997 ‘Kunstrai’, Galerie Witt, Amsterdam solo
1998 ‘Kunstrai’, Galerie Vromans, Universal Mandalas, Amsterdam solo
2002 ‘Holland Art-Fair’, Galerie de Compagnie, Den Haag

Publications
1988 ‘Enprofiel en face’, uitgever Enprofiel, Breda
1988 ‘Recent Paintings’, uitgever Galerie molenaars, Breda
1992 ‘Esthetica komt na het zien’, uitgever Moving Space, Gent (Belgie)
1992 ‘Het Koningklijk Paleis’, uitgever Kunsthal, Rotterdam
1992 ‘Zuidenwind’, uitgever Noordbrabants Museum, s-Hertogenbosch
1993 ‘Proza, poezie en prent, Oudenbosch, uitgever Het Noordbrabants Genootschap, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1994 ‘Colours in emotion are singing’, uitgever Moving Space, Gent (Belgie)
1997 ‘Etherisch expressionisme’, monografie, uitgever Ipso-Facto, Houten
2000 ‘Bloemen van de Nieuwe Tijd, uitgever Noordbrabants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2001 ‘Made in Nepal’ uitgever art counsil, Kathmandu (Nepal)
2004 ‘Universe of Colour’, uitgever Press/Art Editions, Eindhoven

Collections
Koninklijk Huis, Den Haag
Noordbrabants Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Gemeente Roosendaal
Gemeente Breda
Centrum Beeldende Kunst Dordrecht
City Hirado, Japan
Temple Gokurakuji Yokohama City, Japan
vastgoed Gouda
Tigchelaar Groep, Breda
Ipso Facto, Houten
Lips Advocaten, Sint Oedenrode
Wolters & Dros, Amersfoort
Mazars Paardekoper Hoffman, Utrecht
Neways Electronics Internationaal nv, Son
Avaya, Rijswijk
Heras bv, Oirschot
Walker Europe Holding bv
SNB, Moerdijk
Hofmeester Dental, Rotterdam
Gowrings Continental bv, Maasdam