On the picture the artist Titus Bovenberg.
Exposition Los 7 años Peruanos y despues…(The 7 Peruvian years and what followed…) now showing in Patries van Dorst Gallery in Wassenaar.
Although his paintings are to be found in private collections in as many as 10 countries across the globe, Titus Bovenberg is still unknown as a painter in his native country, The Netherlands. The reason for this might be his eight-year stay in Peru where Titus kept himself occupied starting up a children’s aid project in the old Inca capital of Cusco. In order to earn the income needed to feed 500 children and offer them the medical attention and education needed on a daily basis Titus constructed two hotels and four restaurants. After returning to Holland 10 years ago, most of his time was absorbed by his activities as a business consultant and coach.
Despite despite all of these time consuming activities, Titus managed to produce an extensive collection of paintings. Many of his works are being sold all over the world through his Peruvian Gallery in Lima. Collectors in countries such as Peru, Honduras, Uruguay, USA, Australia, South Africa, Spain, Denmark, Germany and Holland obtained Titus work to enrich their collection.
‘Although I dedicated a lot of my time to build commercial and non-commercial careers, making art always remained the most important thing to do in my life. At this moment I am working on a break through in Holland, hoping I will be able to dedicate the majority of my time to painting. My work is characterized as an ongoing search finding a balance between what I call ‘lujo’ and ‘salvaje’ which translates to ‘luxury’ and ‘rawness’ or ‘pureness’. I am definitely searching for beauty, sometimes even the unshamingly decorative, but in the meantime I want to feel a deep pure, rawness or wildness in my paintings. The moments I succeed in this, I feel more than proud. My paintings need to radiate force and should be overwhelming in a sense, and in the meantime I want them to feel intimate. More than once collectors have told me they felt my paintings slowly took hold of them, in the end becoming some kind of family member’.
Although most of Titus’ paintings are quite large in size (150 by 180 cm) they fit in almost every home, which is clearly shown in the beautyfull exposition in Gallery Patries van Dorst on the ‘Landgoed de Wittenburg’ in Wassenaar . The Gallery exposes 20 of Titus’ works in a setting of part gallery and part living space.
This special exposition could quickly bring change in Titus’ current status as a relatively unknown artist in Holland. As a part of the activities to promote the artist, Patries van Dorst Gallery organises special artist dinners with Titus talking about his background, earlier adventures and inspiration as an artist.
Exposition ‘Los 7 años Peruanos y despues… ‘ is open to the public untill the 28th of May 2015, Gallery Patries van Dorst, Landgoed de Wittenburg 3, 2344 BV Wassenaar. The Gallery can be visited every day of the week. If you would like to make an appointment, please call prior to your visit 0031-0650292150.
