Paul Beumer
Paul Beumer’s painterly practice oscillates freely between figuration and abstraction, but in the past few years gained a specific focus on the research into the history and usage of fabrics and fibres within different cultures. He thereto has traveled to places like China, Japan, Nigeria, Madeira and Malaysia. Steering away from the conventions of the brush and canvas his works are made with a great variety of loose textiles producing abstract patterns that feel like faint memories of Western Modernism.
Paul Beumer (1982, The Netherlands) received his BFA from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague after which he completed a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include ‘As long as you know I am waiting, take your time flowers of the spring’ at Galeria de Arte Mexicano (GAM) in Mexico City, ‘Frequently the woods are pink’ at Dürst Britt & Mayhew, ‘CONDO Mexico City’ at Proyecto Paralelo in Mexico City, ‘Paul Beumer & Willem Hussem’ at Museum Jan Cunen in Oss, ’He wanted kisses, but all he got was analytical anecdotes and philosophic epigrams’ at Venue in Taipei, Taiwan, ‘Paint Wide Mouth White’ at Qingyun International Art Centre in Beijing, China. He participated in major group exhibitions at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen, Museum Kranenburgh in Bergen, Museum De Paviljoens in Almere and the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Work by Beumer is held in private and public collections, including the AKZO Nobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam; the collection of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Academic Medical Centre Art Collection, Amsterdam; the Collection of the District Court of Law, Amsterdam; the Rattan Chadha Collection, Voorschoten, Netherlands.
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Selected Works
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- Paul Beumer, Hinoda, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 120 × 100 cm. Private collection Mexico City
Paul Beumer, Hinoda, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 120 × 100 cm. Private collection Mexico City
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- Paul Beumer, Aneonna, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 125 x 110 cm
Paul Beumer, Aneonna, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 125 x 110 cm
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- Paul Beumer, Kitsune no yomeiri, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 68 x 56 cm
Paul Beumer, Kitsune no yomeiri, 2022, Kimono linings on cotton, 68 x 56 cm
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- Paul Beumer, Possibly a flowering tree but Hose says the meaning is uncertain, 2021, bleached and stitched kapok pods in artist’s frame, 103 x 103 cm. Private collection Vienna, Austria
Paul Beumer Possibly a flowering tree but Hose says the meaning is uncertain, 2021 bleached and stitched kapok pods in artist’s frame 103 x 103 cm
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- Paul Beumer, A spear with a narrow blade, 2021, bleached and stitched kapok pods in artist’s frame, 85 x 62 cm
Paul Beumer A spear with a narrow blade, 2021 bleached and stitched kapok pods in artist’s frame 85 x 62 cm
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- Paul Beumer,
Normally an omen bird, but really a cricket, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame 143,5 × 142 cm
Paul Beumer, Normally an omen bird, but really a cricket, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame 143,5 × 142 cm
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- Paul Beumer,
White shrew, moon rat, a title for the god king, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame, 91,5 × 79,5 cm
Paul Beumer, White shrew, moon rat, a title for the god king, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame, 91,5 × 79,5 cm
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- Paul Beumer, A jungle tree with fruit, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame, 105,5 × 105,5 cm. Private collection London, UK
Paul Beumer, A jungle tree with fruit, 2020, bleached and stitched barkcloth in artist’s frame, 105,5 × 105,5 cm
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- Paul Beumer, The flying fish, 2019, woven cotton and batik paint, 85 × 85 cm, private collection, The Netherlands
Paul Beumer, The flying fish, 2019, woven cotton and batik paint, 85 × 85 cm
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- Paul Beumer, Akhir al-Nahr, 2019, indigo dyed and bleached cotton, 89 × 70 cm
Paul Beumer, Akhir al-Nahr, 2019, indigo dyed and bleached cotton, 89 × 70 cm
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- Paul Beumer, installation view, ARCO Madrid 2019
Paul Beumer, installation view, ARCO Madrid 2019
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- Paul Beumer, Fum al-Hut, 2019, woven strips of bleached denim, 154 × 153 cm
Paul Beumer, Fum al-Hut, 2019, woven strips of bleached denim, 154 × 153 cm
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- Paul Beumer, Seeds of the forgetting-grass, 2017, mixed media on cotton, 93 × 81 cm, private collection, The Netherlands
Paul Beumer, Seeds of the forgetting-grass, 2017, mixed media on cotton, 93 × 81 cm, private collection, The Netherlands
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- Paul Beumer, Crying frogs, 2017, indian ink on denim, 93 × 96 cm, private collection, The Netherlands
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- Paul Beumer, The message of the flower is the flower. Exhibition view at Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2017
Paul Beumer, The message of the flower is the flower. Exhibition view at Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2017
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- Paul Beumer, A gift of seaweed, 2017, mixed media on various textiles, 185 × 325 cm, private collection Porto, Portugal.
