Willem Weismann

It is from a contemporary world characterized by excess and waste that Willem Weismann draws the subject matter for his work in painting. Environments, buildings, characters, events and objects are elements that appear on the canvases, combined in a fragmented way and rendered in strong colours. Rather than represent a reality, the artist creates narratives where characters and objects have no relation with the context from which they were removed.


The paintings of Willem Weismann, who began exhibiting in 2001, can be considered as a kind of archaeology of contemporary society and human progress, drawing attention to its material manifestations, rescuing them from oblivion.


There is also a form of economy in the work of the artist, who includes in painting 
elements from the work process itself. All is integrated in the composition, the canvas is used as palette, remnants of paint and marks of cleaned brushes accumulate on the surface of the work.

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Solo Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2015 — Alphabet Soup, Nunnery Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2011 — Pieces of What, Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • 2007 — Nieuw New Amsterdam, Mogadishni, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2014 — Artists in residence, Vincent van Gogh Huis, Zundert, Netherlands
  • 2022 — Willem Weismann / Waldemar Zimbelmann, Annarumma Gallery, Naples, Italy,
  • 2019 — Down to Earth, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016 — Basement Odyssey (Zabludowicz Invites), Zabludowicz Collection, London, United Kingdom
  • 2017 — Flashback cont’d, Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2024 — Willem Weismann, Punch Exhibition Space, Haarlem, the Netherlands
  • 2024 — trees falling shadows casting cars crashing, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2010 — Gelders Balkon 7, Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, The Netherlands
  • 2009 — Hermetisch, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2006 — The Candle in the Boot, Privé Domein, Deurne, The Netherlands
  • 2016 — Moonblinking, Cabin Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2017 — waiting for good news, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2013 — Chaîne Opératoire, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2010 — Motif motif, Fold Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2009 — Desperate Man Cafe, Hayward Concrete Cafe, London, United Kingdom
  • 2006 — Wensput, 404 Arte Contemporanea, Naples, Italy

Group Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2009 — A4 Show, Salon Chanel, Berlin, Germany
  • 2008 — Oddball -er, The Fold, London, United Kingdom
  • 2007 — The Contented Heart, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2019 — PAREIDOLIA, Space Station & Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2014 — Artists at Art Brussels, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2015 — East London painting Prize, Bow Arts Rum factory, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016 — Sampler, Arcade Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2021 — The Stand-Ins: Figurative Painting from the Collection, Zabludowics Collection, London, UK
  • 2022 — Flotsam & Jetsam, Quadrado Azul Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2021 — Vanwege Vincent, Stedelijk Museum Breda, the Netherlands, Stedelijk Museum Breda, the Netherlands
  • 2022 — Les Pays-Bas, l'autre pays des beaux-arts, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Meymac, France
  • 2023 — The Artist is a Beast, Project Space On the Inside, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • 2024 — Slaap!, Kunsthal Kade, Amsersfoort, the Netherlands
  • 2025 — 15 jaar We Like Art!, Loods 6, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • 2012 — Hello and Goodbye, 17-25 Cremer Street, London, United Kingdom
  • 2010 — You Are Here, NL – The Dutch Cultural Pop Up Space, London, United Kingdom
  • 2006 — Go Figure, Mogadishni Aar, Aarhus, Denmark
  • 2011 — Get the papers, get the papers, Galleries Goldstein at Goodhood, London, United Kingdom
  • 2013 — Speak, Clown!, Fold Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016 — Summer Mix 2016, Turps Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2022 — Ed von Schlecks Grill-Lustbarkeit, Auge & Welt, Aken, Germany
  • 2024 — Character Creator, Seager Gallery, London
  • 2010 — Drawings Coats and Hindered Kindreds, Oktober Bar, Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 2006 — Sensuous Panorama, Lounge Gallery, London, United Kingdom / SEO Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
  • 2012 — shapes and forces, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2011 — What’s Up! – De jongste schilderkunst in Nederland, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
  • 2013 — ****, Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton, United Kingdom
  • 2016 — Secret European Studio, ArthouSE1, London, United Kingdom
  • 2011 — Asbestos Curtain, Galleries Goldstein at Goodhood, London, United Kingdom
  • 2010 — Outland, Vegas Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2006 — The Golden Egg, Philspace, Santa Fe, USA
  • 2012 — Détours, Wimbledon Space, London, United Kingdom
  • 2016 — Rosina#0, Limone Space, London, United Kingdom
  • 2010 — Die Schau, Galerie Warhus Rittershaus, Cologne, Germany
  • 2006 — 10th Planet, Tower Bridge Complex, London, United Kingdom
  • 2011 — Primitive Accumulation, Fold Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2012 — New Year’s Resolution, Gallery Desaga, Cologne, Germany
  • 2016 — Lust for Life, We Like Art, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2010 — Who’s Afraid of the Museum, Museum Busleyden, Mechelen, Belgium
  • 2006 — The Appalachian School, 3 Rivers Art Festival Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA
  • 2016 — DiepZwart, Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Awards

  • 2015 — East London Painting Prize, Foundation for Future London and Bow Arts Trust, London, United Kingdom
  • 2002, Siemens Art Calender Juryprize

Collections

  • , Charles Saatchi collection, United Kingdom

Works

Pieces of what, 2010

Oil on canvas

65 x 55 cm

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