Marcus Van Soest

Marcus van Soest was born on 30th of May 1965 , And lives in the city of "the Hague" / Holland .

Drawing and painting has been a passion of him ever since he was about the age of seven....

After high-school he went to the " Royal Academy of Arts" in the Hague, where he studied Graphical Design for about a year(1985/ 1986) . The direction of this study was not to his convienience so he decided to start what he calls : free-painting , becoming an auto-didactic painter...Day in , day out he studied to master his paint and was influenced by the great masters : Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Brueghel de oude, Rubens, Arcimboldo, Rembrandt, Delacroix, Dali, Picasso, Max Ernst, and "Les Figurations Libres"

Eternally searching for a universal language, Marcus describes his inner urge to paint as his ultimate passion...
Derived by the inspiration of life and the bizarre times he finds himself a part of.
Born and raised in the Hague, he has been expressing himself through his art since he was old enough to hold a pen...
marcus desire to transform the beholder and elevate them from reality is surely fulfilled through his work...

Multiple dimensions mingle and intertwine to create a psychedelic nature where mysticism and humor depicted side by side illustrate his reality..
The paintings contain an ever present mystical overtone that draws us unwillingly into his surreal dimension.
each new painting is regarded by Marcus as a fresh challenge ; anything is possible and likely in his vision...

alltough no two of marcus's paintings are alike, his undeniable style is ever recognizable through his dream-like reality...

The language spoken weaves a tale of modern symbolism highlighted by his explosive usage of color...

1986 : First Xpo( group) : "Raakvlak" the Hague / Holland

1987 : Summer expo( group) : Up to Date Gallery the Hague / Holland

1993 : Group expo in "De Verdieping" Amsterdam / Holland

1998 : group expo in "de Haagse Kunstkring the Hague / Holland

1998 : Group expo in Pulchri Studio , Wins the van Ommeren de Voogt prize

1998 : Group expo at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague/ Holland

1999 : Pulchri Studio

1999 : Group expo in Galerie Le Rire Bleu in Figeac / France

1999 : North Sea Jazz Festival Group expo

2000 : Pulchri Studio : Nomination for the "Talens Prize "

2001 : Pulchri Studio

2002 : Pulchri Studio

2003 : Pulchri Studio

2003 : Group Expo in The "Atrium" of the municipality of the Hague

 

2003 : 14 / 06 - 10 / 08 2003 Expo at Galerie " le Rire Bleu " : " Figurations Libres " with Robert Combas , Francois Boisrond , Herve et Buddy di Rosa , Ben Vaultier etc.vernissage

2003 December. : expo in galerie le rire bleu : petits oeuvres...

1991 : Gulf-war expo ( solo) in "de Posthoorn" the Hague / Holland

1992 : "Zarazine" ( solo) Antwerp / Belgium

1994 : Solo Expo in " de Blauwe Leuning" the Hague/ Holland

1995 : A very Big Solo Expo in the Stads schouwburg in Rijswijk / Holland

1999 : A & A in Amsterdam and Weert/ Holland

2001 : Expo in Gallery Soho the Hague /holland

2002 : Creation of the Banner on the Pulchri building for
"DenHaag Sculptuur".

2002 : Affiche for Crossing Border( festival) 2002
and solo-exhibition at the Rijks schouwburg in Amsterdam

In October 1998 Marcus van Soest won the prestigieus " Van Ommeren de Voogt Prize " in Pulchri Studio in The Hague / Holland and in 2000 he was nomionated for the Talenz Art- prize also in Pulchri Studio in the Hague / Holland1986 : First Xpo( group) : "Raakvlak" the Hague / Holland

1987 : Summer expo( group) : Up to Date Gallery the Hague / Holland