Karel Stoop
« I consider myself as a traveller and observer, expressing my reality and relation with the universe through painting. »
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Biography
“When I paint, having obtained the right attitude and inspiration on the right moment, the act of painting converts in a state of being.”
Karel Stoop has been born (1951) in the south of The Netherlands in a numerous artistic family, which made that he was introduced to painting already at a very young age. He had an academic art education in The Netherlands and studied multimedia at the university in Barcelona. He made plenty of journeys to Asia, Middle East, North Africa, USA and all over Europe. He lived periods in Amsterdam, Ibiza and Barcelona and made exhibitions all over. His works can be found in private collections and some museums. Actually he has his studio in Tarragona, Tarragona (Spain)
Karel has developed his own experimental process to create each unique piece, utilizing oils, pigments and industrial tools. He produces a melody of color, line and ombre tones. Karel’s artworks have been exhibited internationally and acquired by public and private collectors. His main inspiration is the universe and the awareness of being alive.
“I consider myself as a traveler and observer, expressing my reality and relation with the universe through painting.”
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Nationality:
NETHERLANDS
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Dutch Artists
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Influences
Education
2000 - 2004
UOC - multimedia
Barcelona,
Barcelona,
Spain
1971 - 1974
HBO -art
Nijmegen,
Gelderland,
Netherlands
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Galleries & Groups
Presented by BRISS ART GALLERY
BRISS ART GALLERY
(Art gallery, Spain)Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2017
1St Award – La “Factory” – Globalart
Noicattaro,
Bari,
Italy
2017
2Nd Award In The Concorso Internationale Globalart
Noicattaro,
Bari,
Italy
Collective Expositions
2023
Embracing Paris
Paris,
LeMarais,
France
2022
Return To Berlin
Berlin,
Berlin,
Germany
2022
Biennale Di Venezia
Venice,
Venice,
Italy
2021
Kunst 2021 / Art Gallery Lite Haus
Berlin,
Berlin,
Germany
2018
Opera Ottava / Carousel, Louvre - Paris, France
Paris,
Paris,
France
2017
Artshopping Cannes / Cote D’azur
Cannes,
Mandelieu,
France
2017
Bedifferent - Biennale Di Venezia / Chiesa Della Misericordia
Venezia,
Venezia,
Italy
2017
Collegare L,Impossibile / Studio Emilia Vedova, Zattere
Venezia,
Venezia,
Italy
Permanent Collections
2024
"Balans 2" - Art Collection Museum Tarrega,
Tarrega,
Lleida,
Spain
Publications & Press
Solo Expositions
2025
Mirada Liquide - Gallery Ronda Barcelona
Barcelona,
Barcelona,
Spain
2024
"Raw Emotions" In Brissart Gallery
Donostia - San Sebastian,
Pais Vasco,
Spain
2024
"Emocio"
Tarrega - city museum,
Lleida,
Spain
2022
La Mirada
Madrid,
Madrid,
Spain
2021
Karel Stoop -Pintura Abstracta / Exhibition Hall, Castell Del Remei
Lleida,
Lleida,
Spain
2021
Gz-Basel 2021 - Basel Art Center -Stand B1, 7 - 11 September 2021
Basel,
Basel,
Switzerland
2018
Karel Stoop - Individual Exhibition / Artgallery Pilar Guell
Barcelona,
Barcelona,
Spain
2018
Karel Stoop - Italian Retrospective Exhibition
Marostica,
Veneto,
Italy
2014
Sinestesia - Retrospective Exhibition / City Museum
Tarrega,
Lleida,
Spain
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Last modification date : Aug 6, 2025
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MIRADA LIQUIDE
Espai RONDA BARCELONA, Carrer del Consell de Cent, 382, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Friday
7
February
2025
Saturday
1
March
2025
Exposición individual con treinta obras de pintura abstracta.
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Mirada Liquide"Mirada Liquide" es una inmersión en lo intangible. En su tercera muestra individual desde junio de 2024, Karel Stoop explora la percepción y la emoción a través de lienzos de diversos formatos, impregnados de pigmentos, óleo de linaza y oilbar. Su proceso intuitivo da forma a composiciones que parecen latir con vida propia, creando espacios donde lo visible y lo invisible se entrelazan.Aquí, la pintura no solo se contempla, sino que se experimenta. Cada obra actúa como un espejo sensorial en el que el espectador se encuentra con su propia interioridad, atrapado en un juego de reflejos entre su mundo interno y el universo pictórico de Stoop.Karel Stoop ha expuesto en galerías, museos, ferias de arte e instituciones en toda Europa, así como en Nueva York, China y Japón. Su obra forma parte de colecciones privadas e institucionales.-------------------------Mirada Liquide"Mirada Liquide" és una immersió en allò intangible. En la seva tercera exposició individual des de juny de 2024, Karel Stoop explora la percepció i l’emoció a través de llenços de diversos formats, impregnats de pigments, oli de llinosa i oilbar. El seu procés intuïtiu dona forma a composicions que semblen bategar amb vida pròpia, creant espais on allò visible i allò invisible s’entrellacen.Aquí, la pintura no només es contempla, sinó que es viu. Cada obra actua com un mirall sensorial on l’espectador es troba amb la seva pròpia interioritat, atrapat en un joc de reflexos entre el seu món intern i l’univers pictòric de Stoop.Karel Stoop ha exposat en galeries, museus, fires d’art i institucions arreu d’Europa, així com a Nova York, la Xina i el Japó. La seva obra forma part de col·leccions privades i institucionals.--------------------------------------Mirada Liquide"Mirada Liquide" is an immersion into the intangible. In his third solo exhibition since June 2024, Karel Stoop explores perception and emotion through canvases of various formats, infused with pigments, linseed oil, and oilbar. His intuitive process gives shape to compositions that seem to pulse with their own life, creating spaces where the visible and the invisible intertwine.Here, painting is not just observed—it is experienced. Each piece acts as a sensory mirror in which the viewer encounters their own inner world, caught in a play of reflections between their internal landscape and Stoop’s pictorial universe.Karel Stoop has exhibited in galleries, museums, art fairs, and institutions across Europe, as well as in New York, China, and Japan. His work is part of both private and institutional collections.
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Raw Emotions
BRISS Art Gallery - Galería de Arte en Donostia San Sebastián - Art Advisors - Consultoría de Arte, Askatasunaren Hiribidea, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Thursday
19
September
2024
Sunday
24
November
2024
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EMOCIO
Museum Tàrrega, Lleida, Spain
Friday
14
June
2024
Sunday
8
September
2024
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In the studio
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LA MIRADA
Galería Nueva, Calle del Doctor Fourquet, Madrid, Spain
Tuesday
25
October
2022
Saturday
29
October
2022
INVITACION. Estáis todos bienvenidos !!!
* Exposición de pintura y escultura de los artistas Karel Stoop (paises bajos) y Eva Grande (España)
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Art fairs & biennale participations
* 2022 “Latteria Moderna” Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy.
* 2021 GZ-BASEL 2022 , Basel Art Center, Basel, Switzerland-
*2018 International fair, Carousel, Louvre, Paris
*2017 ArtShopping Cote d’Azur, Cannes-Mandelieu (FR)
*2017 BeDifferent – Chiesa della Misericordia, Biennale di Venezia
*2017 Studio Emilia Vedova, Biennale di Venezia, Venezia, Italy
*2016 GZ-BASEL 2016, Basel CH – GaleriaZero2010
*Shanghai Art Fair 2010, Shanghai (CHINA)
*2010 Art Fair Tokyo , Tokyo (JAP)
* 2009 » LineArt » international art fair / Ghent / Belgium
* 2008 “DeArt” art fair Madrid, Spain.
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Karel Stoop
Statement
“When I paint, having obtained the right attitude and inspiration on the right moment, the act of painting converts in a state of being.”
Karel Stoop has been born (1951) in the south of The Netherlands in a numerous artistic family, which made that he was introduced to painting already at a very young age. He had an academic art education in The Netherlands and studied multimedia at the university in Barcelona. He made plenty of journeys to Asia, Middle East, North Africa, USA and all over Europe. He lived periods in Amsterdam, Ibiza and Barcelona and made exhibitions all over. His works can be found in private collections and some museums. Actually he lives and works in Manresa, Barcelona (Spain) and has his professional residence in Oosterhout in The Netherlands.
Karel has developed his own experimental process to create each unique piece, utilizing oils, pigments and industrial tools. He produces a melody of color, line and ombre tones. Karel’s artworks have been exhibited internationally and acquired by public and private collectors. His main inspiration is the universe and the awareness of being alive.
“I consider myself as a traveler and observer, expressing my reality and relation with the universe through painting.”
RepresentationsMRK Contemporary art gallery, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE11(HELLHEAVEN) Art Gallery, Rome / Miami https://11hh.gallery/2017/10/01/karel-stoop/SINGULART / Paris / France https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/karel-stoop-23041?ref=tsTAMAYO foundation / Barcelona / Spain.ARTSY https://www.artsy.net/artist/karel-stoopARTMAJEUR https://www.artmajeur.com/karel-stoopARTCONNECT /Berlin/ Germany https://www.artconnect.com/karel-stoop-23716050-366c-4a61-a5bd-858193367665GLOBALART , Noicattaro BA, Italy
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LA MIRADA
Galería Nueva, Calle del Doctor Fourquet, Madrid, Spain
Tuesday
25
October
2022
Saturday
29
October
2022
"La Mirada" es una exposicion de 2 artistas. Karel Stoop (pintura) Eva Grande (escultura)
