Paul van den Hout
| Heaven - Pilgrim IV |
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| Paul van den Hout , 2009 |
| Installation / plastic (plastic, concrete, textile, organic materials) |
| 185 × 150 cm × 150 cm |
| Circulations Centralen, Malmo
(Photo: Hans Wilschut) Link to the picture |
Paul van den Hout (* 1963 in Goirle , Netherlands ) is a Dutch sculptor , painter and installation artist .
Life
Paul van den Hout studied from 1983 to 1988 at the Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving in 's-Hertogenbosch (today Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving St. Joost in Breda and' s-Hertogenbosch). In 1992 and 1999 he was supported by the artist project Werkbeurs of the Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving en Bouwkunst (Fonds BKVB) in Amsterdam . In 1996 he was on a study visit to the International Center for Cultural Development (ICCD) in Trivandrum , India . In 1996 and 2000 he took part in the funded Project Subsidie of the Center Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam (CBK) in Rotterdam . In 1995, 2001 and 2005 he received a grant from the BKVB Fund.
His artistic work consists primarily of sculptures and sculptures with often flowing transitions to one another, as well as installations . Further forms of artistic expression by Paul van den Hout are drawing , painting and photography as well as printing and poster art . Another means of artistic expression are musical instruments that he uses as parts of sculptures or installations or that he sometimes uses in his own performances . He finds his motifs and artistic references primarily in popular culture , ranging from comics and computer game iconography to pop music and underground music . He revises and uses these motifs in an often "funny or thoughtful game with images and ideas".
His sculptures and installations are often bizarre-looking figures, which he called "soul searchers" (German for meaning ) and "fortune seekers" (German soldiers of fortune ), respectively. Van den Hout uses various materials such as plastics , textiles , wood , metal and paint , from which he creates life-size, humanized forms. Many of his works, such as the "Pilgrims" (German pilgrims ), stand on realistically shaped human feet.
He has also been involved in internet art since 2000 and, in addition to his homepage, now operates three different websites, each in English, as art projects. His third internet art project , which he started in October 2011 and in which he presents current “great” contemporary art and artists in the form of a blog , is the poster project paper cut, alluding to the German term “ paper cut ” .
Van den Hout's works have been shown at numerous art exhibitions in several countries in Europe, Asia and North America.
Paul van den Hout lives and works in Rotterdam.
Works (selection)
| 20th Century Nostalgia (Chesterfields) |
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| Paul van den Hout , 2011 |
| Sculpture (wood, paint) |
| 50 × 150 cm × 100 cm |
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(Photo: Paul van den Hout) Link to the picture |
Sculptures / sculptures
- 2011: Dice Men , wood, plastic, paint, poker chips, 20 × 20 × 30 cm
- 2011: Security , wood, paint, 80 × 60 × 190 cm
- 2011: Art Freshner: Romanticism , cut out print on board, 40 × 75 cm
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia (Pall Mall) , wood, paint, 63 × 75 × 138 cm
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia (Chesterfields) , wood, paint, 100 × 150 × 50 cm
Installations / sculptures
- 2011: Les Pauls (installation in collaboration with Paul Posse) , wood, paint, photo work by Paul Posse, 300 × 500 × 250 cm
- 2011: 21st Century Nostalgia - YouTube , wood, paint, aluminum, 10 × 57 × 63 cm
- 2011: 21st Century Neoclassicism (Have A Nice Day!) , Wood, paint, 10 × 67 × 67 cm
Photo art
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia I , photomontage
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia II , photo montage
- 2011: 21st Century Nostalgia I , photo montage
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia (T65) , photo montage
- 2011: Decade , photo montage
- 2011: 20th Century Nostalgia (T65) / 20th Century Nostalgia II , chromogenic print, aluminum, 30 × 30 cm
| Liberty Roulette |
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| Paul van den Hout , 2010 |
| Poster art (offset printing) |
| 60 × 42 cm |
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(Photo: Paul van den Hout) Link to the picture |
Poster art
- 2010: Liberty Roulette , offset print, 42 × 60 cm
- 2010: Fitness Feedback , offset print, 42 × 60 cm
- 2011: Aut-O-Bric-O-Lage , offset print, 42 × 60 cm
Internet art projects
- 2000–2002: Green Groceries - "green onion's omni-cultural and multi-instrumental magazine" (English, website )
- 2005: Green Onion - "A more extensive insight into the work of Paul van den Hout" (English, website )
- 2011: Poster project paper cut - "Poster publications" (English, website )
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1995: Center for Beeldende Kunst Villa Alckmaer in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1996: Sports & Musicals , International Center for Cultural Development (ICCD) in Trivandrum , India
- 2001: Tent / Center Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam (CBK) in Rotterdam
- 2002: Piramal Art Gallery / National Center Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai , India
- 2004: Museum Nagsael in Rotterdam
- 2006: Art Rotterdam Noord in Rotterdam
- 2009: Heaven Home , Cirkulations Centralen in Malmö , Sweden
Group exhibitions
- 1999: Collect / Recollect , Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam
- 2001: White Light , De Vishal in Haarlem , the Netherlands
- 2004: Home With No Walls , National Center Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, India
- 2008: G58-G59 Mass-akker , Verbeke Foundation in Kemzeke , Belgium
- 2009: Nomads / Van De Straat , Center Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam (CBK) in Rotterdam
- 2010: Supermarket Art Fair , Cirkulations Centralen in Malmö, Sweden
- 2010: Nederpop-Up Shop! , NL - The Dutch Cultural Pop-Up Space in London , United Kingdom
Web links
- Homepage of Paul van den Hout (English)
- Paul van den Hout at Culturehall.com (English)
- Paul van den Hout at i like this art - contemporary art blog (English, 2009)
- Paul van den Hout Answers fad questions . Interview at FAD website (English, 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nederpop-Up Shop! ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of NL - The Dutch Cultural Pop-Up Space, London (United Kingdom), May 2010; English, accessed December 4, 2011.
- ↑ WWW.PAPIERSCHNITTWUNDE.COM . Internet art project by Paul van den Hout, 2011; English, accessed December 4, 2011.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hout, Paul van den |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sculptor, painter and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goirle , Netherlands |