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2023 throwback: exhibitions and artworks I have made in the past year. ExhibitionsIn 2023 I participated in two group shows and organized one large solo exhibition of my work: an overview exhibition of all my works from 2018-2023. 1. Solo exhibition Colourful Art on Paper: Philo Ouweleen May 13 – June 4 2023 Opening: Saturday May 13: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Galerie de Stoker, Amsterdam This solo exhibition was the largest overview of my art on display to date, with over 40 works. I received financial support from Fonds voor West and also collaborated with a lot of other artists and creatives. You can read more about the exhibition, workshop program and all collaborations in the expo blog: 2. Group summer exhibition 1 juli tot en met 1 september 2023 Zomersalon van Atelier Open in kunstenaarscafé Eijlders. Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 47 , Amsterdam. Een diverse groep kunstenaars toonde elk één werk. Ik exposeerde het schilderij 'Ferocious tiger'.   3. Group exhibition 'Visitekaartjes' at Galerie Paterswolde 22 november 2023 - 6 january 2024 Hoofdweg 161, 9765 CB Paterswolde 'Miniatuurkunst door zowel grote namen als minder bekend talent. Het resultaat is een ware snoepwinkel voor elke kunstliefhebber en -verzamelaar.'  Third time participating in this lovely exhibition celebrating miniature art. I showed six works, four of which I made especially for the exhibition and feature landscapes inspired by my stay in the scenic Dutch art town Bergen. Want to see all artworks in more detail? Click on the button and scroll down to see them all framed and unframed with price and details. Artwork10x10Artist This year I joined the artcollective 10x10Artist and made ten artworks measuring 10x10 cm. This square small format forces me to change my composition and is a nice and welcome challenge and change. The works can be divided into two series Memories from Japan and COCO (Colourful collage). - Memories from Japan ‘Voor 10×10 artist heb ik geput uit mijn herinneringen en belevenissen in Japan: werken, wonen, reizen, studeren. Aan de hand van herinneringen en foto’s zet ik momentopnames om naar een tekening. Deze ‘Memories from Japan’ zijn omlijst door een wit kader. Door het vierkante formaat en het kader maak ik een speelse referentie naar polaroids.’ - COCO (Colourful collage) COCO (Colourful Collage) is een speelse serie collages gemaakt op speciaal Japans origami papier met verschillende kleuren. These collage artworks are available through 10x10artist but not (yet) added to their webshop. If you are interested you can contact them here. [45 euro each] Paintings - 21st Century Bijin  My take on the Bijin genre. Want to read more about this painting and the inspiration behind it? - Streams  An experiment: working on canvas instead of paper. Also working with coloured pencil on canvas, which was challenging but also gave a nice result and texture to the painting. Social media is a good form of marketing, so I also tried to make a so-called reel (short video) on instagram for this painting. - Bergen landscape series Painting and drawing overlaps in the majority of my artworks. Using both techniques and materials, it is hard (and maybe not nescessary) to make a clear division. The aforementioned paintings were done in gouache paint, but also feature coloured pencil and marker. About this series: De serie 'Bergen' bestaat uit zes landschappen waar ik verschillende materialen en technieken combineerde: markers, potloden, waterverf; tekenen en schilderen. Deze landschappen beelden allemaal plekken af in het prachtige schilderachtige Bergen, van oudsher een kunstenaarsdorp. Ik ben daar nu al meerdere keren een tijd geweest en elke keer kom ik er tot rust en geniet ik van de prachtige natuur. Drawings - Nachi falls  Based on a visit years ago. I found the beautiful trail to the waterfall and hiked in the exhausting blazing Japanese summer heat. The Nachi waterfall did not disappoint - Long covid  This work originated as a form of art therapy for myself, processing raw emotions such as sorrow, loss and frustration and a feeling of hopelessness and despair in the midst of a long covid relapse.Sharing the work online, I received several responses by people that could identify with or recognize similar emotions. I also started writing about long covid (in Dutch, below) Writing: Long covid perikelen: ik zocht dit jaar een uitlaatklep om long covid emoties te verwerken. Ik begon met het schrijven van korte stukjes. Als kind en jongvolwassene schreef ik graag verhalen. De liefde voor taal en woorden js alleen maar gegroeid: ik ging Japans studeren, een minor journalistiek en begon te schrijven als Japanoloog over Japanse kunst. Nu heb ik, met een heel andere invalshoek, de pen weer opgepakt. De reacties op de stukjes doen mij goed. Het is fijn om van de frustraties en pijn iets te maken, in woorden om te zetten, waar zowel ik als anderen iets aan hebben. Een stukje herkenning, een stukje troost. Collage Looking at the amount of collage artwork I have this year, it trumps all other artforms in sheer numbers. In my collage artwork I can combine it all: drawing, painting and some works even include the art of paper marbling (which I've done assisted by my brother Kim Ouweleen a true professional in this art form). Collage is a playful and associative way of working for me, where I try to use my own materials as much as possible and also dig through my art archive for sketches and such that I can re-use. In this way I create new works and new worlds. The majority of these works I sell in thrifted frames, ready to hang. Scroll the side bar to see all, click to enlarge.
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 Solo exhibition Colourful Art on Paper: Philo Ouweleen May 13 – June 4 2023 Location: Galerie de Stoker, Amsterdam Open: Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. About expo in short: Discover the versatility of art on paper and the stories behind Philo Ouweleen's intimate and narrative work in this retrospective exhibition (2018-2023). A varied selection from Ouweleen's oeuvre will be on display, from large paintings to small drawings depicting Japanese stories and memories. Creative workshops are offered at this exhibition in a space adjacent to the gallery. Five artists will introduce you to the versatility of art on paper, with techniques and materials from the exhibition. The creative workshop program at the exhibition 'Colourful art on paper: Philo Ouweleen' was made possible in part by Fonds voor West.  Want to read more about the exhibition? 
Want to hear more? Martine Mussies composed a soundscape of Japanese flute music for the exhibition, inspired by the artwork on display. The soundscape features almost 40 different types of flutes that engage in a dialogue with the art. Want to see more? Expo impression: a quick walk-through video of the exhibition. Opening and exhibition photo's All photo's by Laurence Rivest . Click the thumbnails to view images full size. Photo impression of the workshops. Photographed by the artists who gave the workshops. Click the thumbnails to view images full size. - Sunday May 14th 2023: Painting leaves with gouache by Farah Widmer - Sunday May 21st 2023: Linocut by Edith Brouwer - Sunday May 28th 2023: Abstract collage and watercolour by Nynke van Zwol - Sunday June 4th 2023: Paper marbling by Kim Ouweleen and Justyna Klęczar |
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