Abstracte was founded in 2015 by Arjan Janssen and Jan Willem van Welzenis. It is an initiative led by two painters which places abstract art on the center stage. The ambition of the project is to be international - by realizing projects through cooperation with external parties, it hopes to establish a broad network. The goal of each collaborative work is to present and preserve the vitality of abstract art. The purpose of the projects is to display abstract art in all it’s vigor. Unruly to the Art-scene’s order.

Projects

2020 - 2021

Gastatelier - Artists in Residence

​Italy

Sasha Saari > September 2020

Franziska Reinbothe > March 2021

(coming up)

Kara Kitap

Curated by Abstracte and The Court

Joshua Evan, Geert Van Fastenhout, Arjan Janssen, Riki Mijling, Antonietta Peeters, Stan van Steendam, Maurizio Vicerè, Jan Willem van Welzenis

(coming up)

2018

Constructor

Concept by Luc Hoekx

Kirstin Arndt, Bob Bonies, Erwin Cattoor, Willem Cole, Mario De Brabandere, Johan Gelper, Luc Hoekx, Arjan Janssen, Gracia Khouw, Jai Llewellyn, Riki Mijling, Karim Noureldin, Lon Pennock, Vincent de Roder, Rainer Splitt, Shawn Stipling, Takashi Suzuki, Piet Tuytel

Notre Dame des Fleurs

Kirstin Arndt, Iris Bouwmeester, Henrik Eiben, Jan Willem van Welzenis

and poet Bas Geerts

Who Loves the Sun

Anna-Maria Bogner, Bob Bonies, Gabriele Herzog, Arjan Janssen, Franziska Reinbothe, Struan Teague, Piet Tuytel, Bart Vandevijvere, Jan Willem van Welzenis, John Zinsser

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GANZ NICHTS

Arjan Janssen, Takashi Suzuki, Jan Willem van Welzenis

​De Lachende Cavalier

Sasha Pichushkin, Caterina Silva, Struan Teague, Tess Williams

2016

From Scratch

Kirstin Arndt, Koen Delaere, Wim De Pauw, Arjan Janssen, Jos van Merendonk, Vincent de Roder, Tyra Tingleff, Jan Willem van Welzenis​

Reviews

Viva the Artist Curator!, Tique Art Paper #1, BE

From Scratch @Pictura, Trendbeheer, NL