Abdul (Venezuela, 1977) is a classically schooled painter with a remarkably timid character. He primarily creates many of his works on large format paper with a few vivid lines. He works figuratively, the themes in his work inspired by daily life, such as the long words he encounters is fascinated by. These themes form their own symbolic language. Abdul Vas is a child of this time, a citizen of the world with a strong connection to the things around him; he uses whatever he comes across: AC/DC, chickens (his best friends, especially one called Sir Barry), or writing and the Dutch language, but his South American background remains an unmistakable influence.
Selected Exhibition History
Solo Shows
1999 “WAARSCHIJNLIJK” SCHILDERT ENTEKENT HET BRUTE LEVEN VAN DE HAARDE FANTASIE EN WERKELIJKHEID DOOR ELKAAR, THE GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
2000 HANEN EN LANGE WOORDEN, INSTALLATIONS, ART INDUSTRY GALLERY, NETHERLANDS
Group Shows
1994-95 SAMPLES OF EXPERIMENTAL ART WORK SHOP, CARACAS DISTRITO FEDERAL, VENEZUELA
1997 SHARE”THE CID ORG”VE/DANCE, MARACAY, VENEZUELA
1997 SAMPLE OF “EPHEMERAL AND INSTALLATION”, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (UCV), CARACAS, VENEZUELA
1997 SALON OF INTERNATIONAL “MAIL ART”, CASA DE CULTURA & ATENEO DE MARACAY, VENEZUELA
1998 INTERNATIONAL SAMPLES OF MINIPRINT,”D-H”, ART BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
1998 SALON OF ELECENTRO PAINTINGS, MARACAY, VENEZUELA
1999 XXIV NATIONAL SALON ARAGUA ART, MARACAY, MARIO ABREU CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM, MARACAY, VENEZUELA
1999 GALLERY EXHIBITION, “THE GALLERY” AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2000 KUNST EN KERSTAVOND, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
2000 EXHIBITION OF THE OPENING OF THE PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE, ART INDUSTRY GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2000 MINIT BENEFIET KUNSTVEILING, GO GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2001 COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION”IN THE GARAGE” ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
2002 INSTALLATIONS, “PUTTIKKO” MORE KUKKO, THE PUTTIKKO, PUTTIKKO, FINLAND
2002 ECLECTIC, THE ABC TREE HOUSE GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Abdul Vas Cont.
2002 COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION”VITALITY OF PAINTINGS”, PEPE REBOLLO`S GALLERY, ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
2002 SALON EXHIBITION OF INTERNATIONAL ART, EXPANSIONIST ART EMPIRE GALLERY, LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS
2002 LIFE IS SHORT ART IS FOREVER, GIVE SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING, THE ABC TREEHOUSE GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2003 ABDUL VAS EN TOTO FRIMA, EXPANSIONIST ART EMPIRE GALLERY, LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
2003 SUMMER ADVENTURE 2003, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, EXPANSIONIST ART EMPIRE GALLERY, LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
2004 ART MIAMI “CURRENTS”, SOLAR LATIN AMERICAN ART & DESIGN BOOTH 609
Collections
ART INDUSTRY GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
MINIT BENEFIET KUNSTVEILING, G.G.G., AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
THE GALLERY, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
THE HOUSE PAS OP NAT!, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
EXPANSIONIST ART EMPIRE GALLERY, NETHERLANDS
KERSTAVOND, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
PUTIKKO, HELSINKI, FINLAND
KAOSHI HONDA CENTER, OSAKA, JAPAN
KAYO SITE OF CHICKENS, AI, AO, OK, TOKYO AND FUKUOKA, JAPAN
CENTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD “ELECENTRO”, MARACAY, VENEZUELA
Private Collections
BRAZIL, JAPAN, SURINAM, FRANCE, DENMARK, PORTUGAL, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, SPAIN, VENEZUELA, FINLAND, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES