GERBEN MULDER (Amsterdam, 1972)"Illusion", 2005.Oil on canvas.Signed, dated and titled on the back.Measurements 79 x 127 cm.The Dutch painter Gerben Mulder reinterprets the currents of expressionism by creating new spaces in which to explore as an artist. His works reflect his interest in capturing both dynamic still lifes and disturbing and changing portraits of young people. His painting is characterised by a search for lively, almost joyful movement, with unexpected colours and vibrant brushstrokes that bring vitality to even his darkest compositions. Through his representations the artist often seeks a link between the figurative and the abstract.In the course of his career as an artist, he has participated in exhibitions in various places of artistic interest. In the United States, his place of residence, he has exhibited at the Newman Popiashvili Gallery and Suite 106 Gallery, New York, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, AZ; and the Roos Arts Gallery in Rosendale, NY. In Europe, his work has been exhibited at the Kunst verein koelnberg, Galerie K4 and Galerie Michael Janssen in Germany, Pippy houldsworth, London, UK, Galerie Anton Weller, Paris, France, Galerie Fortes Vilaça in Brazil and Galerie Akinci in The Netherlands.