Govert Muijs | portrait painter
Portraits by Govert Muijs
Govert Muijs also paints portraits from a photo: a good idea for a present! Are you looking for an original portrait, please contact Govert Muijs, or ask for a proposal immediately!
Govert Muijs – Painter – Bussum, the Netherlands
Born in Bussum in 1956. Décor designer for TV and Theatre from 1988 to 1994. Independent painter as of 1990.
Education/training: Nimeto - Arts teacher training course.
- - Member of advisory committee for visual arts in Bussum
- - Member of the board of Fine Arts Society Laren & Blaricum
- - Member of Fine Arts Society Artes Bussum
Govert paints murals, painting on canvas or boarding, landscapes and portraits (often commissioned). The frame is a source of inspirations in his paintings.
Painting techniques
By painting the frame in relief, so that it looks real, you can make people step from one painting into another. The frame is the boundary of the painting, but Govert wants to break through it. There is life on the other side of the frame! In this way en even better contact with the viewer can be made. The frame can also be regarded as a window, through which you can see, for instance, the window cleaner looking into your room standing on his ladder. Also in his murals you can see that the persons depicted make contact with the real world. By painting such scenes very realistically, you put the viewer on the wrong track.
Exhibitions and large projects
| 1993 | 't Spant, Bussum (large solo exhibition) |
| 1994 | Gallery Piccadilly Circus, ‘s Graveland Open Studios, Bussum |
| 1995 | Media Centre of NOB , Hilversum Wisseloord studios , Hilversum Anna Paulowna Gallery, Soest |
| 1996 | Bensdorp Cacao, Bussum Portrait of mayor Holthuizen of Bussum Town hall of Lelystad Open Studios, Bussum |
| 1997 | Anna Paulowna Gallery, Soest De Rookerij Gallery , Huizen Open Studio Gallery "The old school building " Ameland |
| 1999 | Gallery 't Spinsel , Terschelling Gallery "de oude school "Ameland Open Studios, Bussum |
| 2000 | Gallery BK, Amsterdam 't Spant, Bussum (group exhibition) Large mural for head-office of Videoland (largest video rent company of the Netherlands) |
| 2001 | Gallery Bernard Welsen, Bergen aan Zee Gallery Peter Leen, Breukelen Gallery 't Spinsel, Terschelling Gallery De Oude School, Ameland 't Spant te Bussum (solo exhibition in September) Open Studios (September) |
| 2002 | Gallery 't Spinsel te Terschelling Singer Museum in Laren. |
| 2005 | Commissioned portrait of national soccer referee Jan Derks at his parting from soccer club FC Dordrecht. |
| 2006 | Large ceiling painting ( 200m2) for a church at Schipluiden Open studios, Bussum Large Fine Arts fair "Kunst op de Brink” at Laren Mural for old-timer car company. |
| 2007 | Commissioned murals for Delft Technical University Mural for Hotel Apeldoorn. Exhibition in Singer Museum at Laren. Portrait made for TV program "Je wordt bedankt" . Father and grandchild of Hans Klok ( illusionist) |
| 2008 | Portraits commissioned by GGD of Tilburg, 3 portraits of former medical superintendants, large format" Under commission: large painting for "Multipurpose Terminals" company in Rotterdam |
