Looking at a painting of Peter van Oostzanen one gets the impression that one is looking at a different reality. It is as if one is looking through a window at another world. A world in which other laws of nature apply. Subjects have other functions and human beings act differently than we are used to. This way another world is created. At first sight it looks like the world we live in, but it is clear that that is not the case. One is put on the wrong foot in a world that is upside down. Just as a story written by Roald Dahl,in which a story at the end always comes out differently as one would expect. The intention of this all is to let one realise that the world around us is not as self evident as it seems. Our outlook at the world around us is determined by what we have been taught and by the way our brains are constantly filling up what we see, to make up the image we expect to see. It should lead us to think about reality without leading us to the conclusion why things are as they are.

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Expositions

2018: Castle D ‘Aspremont Lynden - Oud Rekem (B) group exposition

2017: Arttroute Soest -Art and Companies (NL) group exposition

2017: 'SurCol and friends. 13 Duch surrealists" , Edam (NL) group exposition

2017: 'Al creatures" , Paterwolde (NL) group expositie

2017: 'Master and pupils – fijnschilders uit Atelier Kunstkeuken" , Soest (NL) group exposition

2017: 'Vereniging Artishock 50 jaar" , Soest (NL) group exposition

2017: "IMAGINAIRE 9" - Galery Knud Groth, Kopenhagen (DK) group exposition

2016: "HET HELE CIRCUS" Gallery Paterswolde, Paterswolde (NL) group exposition

2016: "TREFF II" - St. Thomae kirche, Soest (D) group exposition

2016: "IMAGINAIRE 8" - Gallery Knud Groth, Kopenhagen (DK) group exposition

2015: Kunstroute Soest - Kunst en bedrijven (NL) group exposition

2015: "PUIK" Gallery - Sillekunst, Oudewater (NL) group exposition

2014: IMAGINAIRE 7 - Fantasmus, Roskilde(DK) group exposition

2014: 'Affordable Art II' - Gallery - Den Andel, Den Andel (NL) group exposition

2013: 'Een feest voor het oog' Gallery - Den Andel, Den Andel (NL) group exposition

2013: "LOVE" - Fantasmus, Birkerød (DK) group exposition

2012/13 "Magical Dreams 2013" - Diverse locaties in Polen (PL) group exposition

2012/13: PoP Up Galerie. Utrecht (NL) group exposition

2012: 'EROTIC CHRISTMAS 2012' .BIRKERØD (DK) group exposition

2012: 'ARTE NOVEM'. PoP Up Galerie. Utrecht (NL) group exposition

2012: 'ALLERHANDEN'.Artishock, Soest (NL) group exposition

2012: 'Goudse waterdagen'.Galerie Montulet, Gouda (NL) group exposition

2012: PoP Up Galerie. Utrecht (NL) group exposition

2012: 'The freakshow' .Hillerød (DK) group exposition

2012: 'WINDKR8!' Soest (NL) exposition kunstgroep Oostenwind

2012: "Be my valentine" NovaBelgica Art & Design Sint-Truiden (B) group exposition

2011: "The Light Fantastic " NovaBelgica Art & Design Sint-Truiden (B) group exposition

2010-11: "IMAGINAIRE III ", Hillerød, Denmark

2010: "SBK kunstuitleen Gooi en Eemland - Idea Soest ", Soest(NL)

2010: "Gallery "De hollandsche maagd", Gouda(NL)

2010: INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 2010 surrealism NU "Bissaya Barreto Museum House and Sant´Anna Convent", Coimbra (Portugal)

2010: "Gallery "Insolite", Amsterdam (NL) Solo exposition

2010: "QUADRANT FANTASY" Easter show 2010 . Galery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK)

2009: 'Dante the divine Comedy' . Gallery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK)

2009: 'Sociaal Culturele vereniging Artishock" ,  Soest  (NL) Solo

2008: 'Gallery "Heeren van Voorburg" , Deventer (NL) with Michiel Hiep

2008: 'Easter show 2008' . Gallery - Fantasmus, Saeby (DK)

2007: 'Dreamscape 2. The best of imaginary realism 2007' . RE-ART , Almere (NL)

2007 - 2008: Animals in Imaginary Realism . Gallery - Princess of Kiev, Nice (FR) group exposition

2007: 'Dreamscape 2. The best of imaginary realism 2007' . Gallery - Fantasmus , Saeby (DK) groeps expositie

2007 - 2008: EXPOSITION MELIMAGES 'cadavres exquis' , 'La halle aux arts' . Angouleme (FR)

2007: Huntenkunst Doetinchem (NL) international Artevent

2007: Venus and the female intuition(DK, NL, FR)

2006: Gallery Gang IJmuiden (NL)

2006: 'Dreamscape. The best of imaginary realism'. De gouden phoenix, Leeuwarden (NL)

2006: Huntenkunst Doetinchem (nl) international Artevent

2005: Gallery: Gang Apeldoorn (NL)

2005: Gallery: Gang Beverwijk (NL)

2005: Gallery: d' Oude Werf Nieuwegein (NL)

2004: C.Q Lifestyle. Castle de Hooghe Vuursche (NL)

2004: Restaurant Le Soleil. Utrecht (NL)

2003: Gallery: van Lubeck, Heiloo (NL)

2003: Gallery: Mooi voor thuis, Vlijmen (NL) groeps expositie

2003: Gallery: Castor&Pollux, Bilzen (B) groeps expositie

2002: Kunstfare Artemia, Alkmaar (NL)

Artevent Participated with the next art projects:

2006: The exquisite corpse (USA) (http://theexquisitecorpse.deviantart.com)

2006: Balenkunst (NL) (http://www.balentuin.nl/)

2005: Wildart (INT) (http://www.zwerfkunst.com)

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