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Remaut was born in Oostende in 1942. After studying art at Academie Oostende his first major exhibition was in 1982 with his brother Pierre. Selections in international competitions followed with shows in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. In a career spanning more than thirty years Remaut has achieved huge success with works hanging in many public and private collections including those of the Belgian national and local governments and Ostend’s Museum of Fine Art. Most recently his work was selected for exhibitions in England.

Remaut invented himself as an artist by abandoning the constraints of traditional teaching and evolving his own distinct style of informal art. Carrying the whole culture of modern art in his head, he doesn’t paint to please the art audience, finding it conservative, critical, lacking understanding and a sense of fun. He is the audience, relishing in his performance.

His paintings depict emotions, moods and feelings. He is a recording instrument, painting reflections of his own surroundings. Ideas come from everywhere including nature, television and books. Sometimes the starting point is a sketch made from something seen in the street. He may see an interesting wall which is impractical to take home so he uses paint to reconstruct it. Mostly the works evolve directly on the canvas. He does not presume to impose a story instead he assembles things that interest him.

Using mixed media (acrylic) His works are constructions of material incorporating objects found, texture, layers of paint and graffiti. Scrawled text begs deciphering impelling the viewer to discover a hidden meaning though none is intended. His works convey a feeling of antiquity with damaged surfaces, scratches, cracks and spots. The paintings are built up slowly with many layers of matter and paint. They are continually changed in a process that involves searching, fighting and looking for a solution where the unconscious is relied upon for inspiration.

Recently Roger Remaut's work has been selected for the International Assemblage Artist Exhibition 2005 in Berlin, Germany.


Artist Exhibitions



Solo Exhibitions


1982 Galerie ‘De Peperbusse’ Oostende Belgium

1982 Galerie ‘Onder de Toren’ Veurne Belgium

1983 Galerie ‘Den Artiest’ Oostende Belgium

1985 Galerie S & H De Buck’ Gent Belgium

1987 Galerie ‘De Peperbusse’ Oostende Belgium

1987 Galerie “ ’t Oog” Leffinge Belgium

1988 Galerie ‘The Windows’ Brussels Belgium

1988 Galerie ‘Two B’ Oostende Belgium

1990 Galerie ‘Co-Art’ Oostende Belgium

1991 Galerie ‘45’ Brussels Belgium

1992 Galerie ‘Taboe’ Oudenburg Belgium

1992 Galerie ‘De Monte’ Mechelen Belgium

1993 Laken ‘Cultureel Centrum’ Brussels Belgium

1994 Museum voor Schone Kunst Oostende Belgium

1994 Galerie ‘Dialoog’ Oostende Belgium

1994 Galerie ‘Tres’ Kortrijk Belgium

1995 Galerie ‘Taboe’ Oudenburg Belgium

1996 Galerie ‘Dialoog’ Oostende Belgium

1997 Galerie ‘Tres’ Kortrijk Belgium

1997 Galerie ‘Collage’ Quimper France

1998 Galerie ’t Vagevuur Amsterdam Nederland

1998 Galerie ‘Dialoog’ Oostende Belgium

1998 BP Arts Knightswick Centre Canvey Is GB

1999 Billericay Library Essex GB

1999 Chelmsford Library GB

1999 Chambers Gallery Ipswich GB

1999 Artezium Arts and Media Centre Luton GB

2000 Galerij ‘Declerk’ Gistel België

2002 Gallerie De Peperbusse, Oostende, Belgium





Selections


1982 ‘Prijs Schilderkunst’ Harelbeke Belgium

1983 ‘Hoppeprijs’ Poperinge Belgium

1984 ‘Gaverprijs’ Waregem Belgium

1985 ‘Prijs Schilderkunst’ Aarschot Belgium

1987 ‘Kunstbeeld nu’ Kursaal Oostende Belgium

1988 ‘Oostende Kunst Vandaag’ Mediacenter, Belgium

1988 ‘Collection 88’ Kalender JP C Belgium

1989 Kunst in Huis Belgium

1992 Oostendse Kunstenaars in Maastricht Nederland

1992 Luxemburg City Art Centre Luxemburg

1995 Easter in Ostend Belgium

1995 Coleurs en Val Mosan’ Huy Belgium

1997 Easter in Ostend Belgium

1998 Essex Open GB

1998 Southwark Arts Assn Open London GB

1998 Billericay Library GB

1998 Wickford Library GB

1998 Chelmsford Library GB

1998 Norwich Film & Multimedia Festival GB

1998 Intersection Arts Norwich GB

1999 Essex Open GB





Group Exhibitions


1982 Harelbeke, Lommel Belgium

1983 Bredene, Poperinge, Puurs, Vilvoorde Belgium

1984 Berchem, Waregem Belgium

1985 Aarschot, Gent, Le Roeulx Belgium

1986 Genk, Temse Belgium

1988 ‘Kunst Vandaag’ Oostende Belgium

1990 Gallery ‘Dialoog 92’ Oostende Belgium

1991 Gallery ‘Dialoog 92’ Oostende Belgium

1992 ‘Artifort’ Maastricht Nederland

1992 Gallery ‘Dialoog 92’ Oostende Belgium

1993 Galerie ‘Tres’ Kortrijk Belgium

1995 Gallery ‘Group 2’ Brussels Belgium

1995 Casino Kursaal, Easter in Ostend Belgium

1995 ‘Couleurs en Val Mosan’ Huy Belgium

1997 Cultureel Centrum Easter in Ostend Belgium

1997 Galerie ‘Dialoog’ Oostende Belgium

1998 Beecroft Gallery Southend GB

1998 Southwark Arts Assn Gallery London GB

1998 Norwich Film & Multimedia Festival GB

1999 Wickford Library GB

1999 Beecroft Gallery Southend GB

1999 Galerie ‘Dialoog’ Oostende Belgium

2000 Museum of Fine Art Oostende Belgium

2000 Beecroft Gallery Southend GB

2000 ‘t Wetshuis Watou Belgium

2001 Feest Paleis, Document(a)4, Oostende Belgium

2001 3-D Gallery 'Fallen Angels', Oostende Belgium

2001 Galerie De Hoge Boom, Veurne, Belgium

2002 3-D Gallery, Oostende, Belgium


Achievements


1983 Work in the Tuinbouwschool te Puurs collection

1986 Work in Belgian government collection

1986 Werk in het bezit van de Gemeensschapsminister van Binnenlandse aangelegenheden

1990 Work in the Museum of Fine Art Oostende

1996 Work in the Flemish provincial government collection

1998 Work in the private collection of Mr &Mrs Heard Arizona USA

2004 Work in the office of Inge Vervotte Flemish of Health, Well being and Family. Kabinet Vlaams Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Gezin.





Television and Radio Broadcasts


1983 Gewestelijke radio omroep Melinda W.Vlaananderen

1994 Radio BRT2 ‘Art in the galleries’ België

1994 TV Focus ‘Podium’ Expo Museum Oostende

1997 Radio BRT2 ‘Art in the galleries’ België

1997 TV Focus ‘Podium’ Expo Gallerie Dialoog

2000 Focus op de Verkiezering

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