Ria Bosman is fascinated by colour and matter. Her colourful, abstract artwork includes dozens of sketch- and workbooks, works on paper, textile paintings, tile and object paintings, and monumental leather and textile structures. Characteristic are the intense colours and the minimal, geometric design, rooted in a refined use of colour, a great sensitivity to materials, and a strong technical intuition. Ria Bosman’s pure, colourful visual language is rooted in the artist’s inner (experiential) world, which she words using terms such as peace, quiet, harmony, balance, connection, and intense experience. What drives her research are therefore not purely formal-analytical thought processes, but rather a thorough aesthetic and a consistent attitude towards life—a so-called state of mind. Her work aims to evoke a spiritual experience and emotions. She often picks shades intuitively—her selection is related to what’s on her mind, and the topics that require further rearranging and attention.
Ria Bosman (BE, 1956) lives and works in Ghent (BE). Solo exhibitions include ‘ODE’, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent (BE), ‘VISCERAL COLOUR FIELDS’, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent (BE), Gallery C. De Vos, Aalst (BE), Huize Bonaventura, Ghent (BE), Villa des Roses, Ghent (BE), Gallery Avantgarde, Antwerp (BE) and ‘Linea ’81’, Floraliapaleis, Ghent (BE). Group exhibitions include ‘The Ballroom Project #3’, Antwerp (BE), ‘MAKING MATTER (collisions of light)’, galerie D’Apostrof, Meigem (BE), NADA Miami, Miami (USA), ART ON PAPER, Bozar, Brussels (BE), ‘Conscious Becoming’, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent (BE), The 4 Gate Connection, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent (BE), and Art-O-Rama, Marseille (FR). Her work can be found in various private collections throughout Europe and will be on display at BRAFA 2022 as part of the collection presentation of Tanguy & Bieke Van Quickenborne-Clerinx.
The first extensive catalogue on Bosman’s oeuvre ‘Selected Works 1978-2021’, designed by Luc De Rycke and published by Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, is now available at the gallery.