Frank Van den Broeck
The drawings of Frank van den Broeck (1950) have a characteristic and unmistakable signature. In nimble lines he draws scenes that, although concrete are ambiguous as well. Floating is an often used theme in the work of Van den Broeck, making it seem like objects are in a state of transition, on their way to another place or dimension. The artist’s universe and métier is a frequent subject in his work.
Motifs like the painter’s pallet and the opened book, of which the butterfly is, in turn, a derivation, play an important part in his drawings. Other depictions are more threatening with ghost-like creatures and mask-like faces emerging out of nowhere. In a subtle way, there is a constant feeling of transition, with the objects and figures as messengers of an underlying reality.
| 1950 | born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
education |
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| 1972-1977 | Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving, Den Bosch, The Netherlands |
| 1977-1978 | Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
solo exhibitions |
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| 2011 | Sanguin Foundation, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2010 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2009 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 2008 | Art Amsterdam, Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2006 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2002 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
| 1999 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1996 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1994 | Museum De Pont, Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| 1993 | Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
| 1992 | Galerie Ardi Poels, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
| 1991 | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam , The Netherlands |
| 1989 | Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
| 1987 | Galerie The Living Room, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1984 | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
group exhibitions |
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| 2017 | SCAPE, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2016 | Track and trace I & II, 25 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Amsterdam Drawing, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Amsterdam, NL Snapshot to a larger order, De Ketelfaktorij, Schiedam, NL Nog niet eerder vertoond, Willem II Fabriek, Den Bosch, NL |
| 2015 | Dancing Light, Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, NL Paths to Paradise, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, NL Bad Thoughts, Collection Martijn and Jeannette Sanders, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL |
| 2014 | Amsterdam Drawing, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Amsterdam, NL Surreal Worlds, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, NL Collectionpresentation, Museum De Pont, Tilburg. NL Collectionpresentation, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, NL |
| 2013 | Selected Works, Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam NL |
| 2012 | Met Andere Ogen/Through Other Eyes, Selection from the Pieter and Marieke Sanders Collection, Teyler’s Museum, Haarlem, NL Group Manoeuvres, Galerie Suzanne Biederberg, Amsterdam, NL Mastering the Art of Art, Galerie Jan van Hoof, Den Bosch, NL Point De Vue, Stedelijk Museum, Den Bosch, NL Amsterdam Drawing, Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, NL The Red Chamber: Bas Lubberhuizen Publishers, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2011 | TWENTY, 20 Years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague. NL Il Vento del Nord, Galleria Ex-Macelleria, Pontremoli (MS), Italy Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, NL Die Zeit Ist Jung, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Art Amsterdam, Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, NL All About Drawing. Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, NL. |
| 2010 | Museum Huis Marseille, Amsterdam: ‘(digitaal?) ANALOOG’, Face to Face, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL It was twenty years ago today, Galerie Vous-Ètes Ici. Amsterdam, NL De Ketelfactorij, Schiedam, NL |
| 2009 | Salon du Dessin Contemporain, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Paris, France |
| 2008 | Salon du Dessin Contemporain, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Paris, France Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 2007 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 2006 | Kaapeli, Helsinki, Finland Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 2003 | Up to now, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2001 | Rijksmuseum Twenthe, The Netherlands De Lege Ruimte, Gent, Belgium Museum De Pont, Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| 2000 | De voorstelling, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1999 | Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| 1997 | Galerie Slewe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |