ABDUL VAS™
Born in Maracay, Venezuela, in 1981, he grew up living between Surinam, Guyana, and Belgium.
He studied Fine Arts at EAVRA, Maracay, and later at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam.
He has created handmade books and zines, photographs, collages, drawings, paintings and murals.
Since 2004, he has realized several solo exhibitions for commercial galleries in Europe and the Americas, and has participated in many
group exhibitions. In 2009, he was selected for the Beijing Biennale; in the same year, he exhibited My 57 States AC/DC (Georgetown, Guyana).
Since 2010, he has been working on the project North-American Truckers and AC/DC Power, exhibited at Disk Union (Tokyo, Japan).
Abdul Vas lives and works in Amsterdam.
Angus Young #PWRUP AC/DC, 2020
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
Angus Young Realize AC/DC, 2020
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
Stevie Young Demon Fire AC/DC, 2020
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
Angus Young Shot in the Dark AC/DC, 2020
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
Brian Johnson The Razors Edge AC/DC, 2019
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
Ford Mustang GT 83’ Nascar, 2019
oil on belgian linen, 37.7 x 50.7 in / 96 x 129 cm
The Dodge Charger (B-body), 2018
oil on belgian linen, 51.2 x 63.8 in / 130 x 162 cm
Angus Young and Malcolm Young AC/DC, 2018
oil on belgian linen, (diptych, each 51.2 x 38.1 in / 130 x 97 cm)
Mr. Magoo, 2018
oil on belgian linen, 18.1 x 14.9 in / 46 x 38 cm
The In-n-Out Cookout Trucks, 2007
oil and senok on paper, 25.5 x 40 in / 64,8 x 101,6 cm
Sir Barry Sk8, AC/DC, 2005
oil and senok on paper, (diptych, each 60.2 x 40.5 in / 153 x 103 cm)
Pattricca Sk8, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
oil and senok on paper, (diptych, each 60.2 x 40.5 in / 153 x 103 cm)
Sir Barry Smile, 2002
ink, oil, pencil, senok and watercolor on paper, 25.5 x 19.6 in / 65 x 50 cm
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, Polyptych of 40, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
Pettricca Della Francesca 2002, Amsterdam
ink, oil, senok and watercolor on paper, 24 x 32 cm / 9,4 x 12,5 inches
AC/DC Live At Kippenland 2015
oil on linen, 160 x 195 cm / 62.9 x 76.7 inches
Hells Angels 2015
oil on linen, 73 x 93 cm / 28.7 x 36.6 inches
Rockers And Rollers 2015
oil on linen, 46 X 55 cm / 18.1 x 21.6 inches
Highway To Hell 2015
oil on linen, 50 x 61 cm / 19.6 x 24 inches
Mick 2015
oil on linen, 41 x 33 cm / 16.1 x 12.9 inches
Hitchcock 2015
oil on linen, 61 x 50 cm / 24 x 19.6 inches
Leona blanca 2015
oil on linen, 46 x 55 cm / 18.1 x 21.6 inches
The fan 2014
oil on linen, 30 x 22 cm / 11.8 x 8.6 inches
New York, NY 2005
oil on linen, 200 x 200 cm / 78.7 x 78.7 inches
Brian Johnson Rockers and Rollers 2014
oil painted paper cut-outs on paper on paper (collage) 103 x 153 cm / 40.5 x 60.2 inches
Sir Barry = Sir Atitlan 2001 (Serie)
ecoline, senok and ink on paper 50 x 60 cm / 19.6 x 23.6 inches
Sir Barry = Sir Atitlan 2001 (Serie)
ecoline, senok and ink on paper 50 x 60 cm / 19.6 x 23.6 inches
Freddy Krueger VI 1996
ink on paper, 32 x 27 cm / 12.5 x 10.6 inches
Freddy Krueger III 1995
ink on paper, 32 x 27 cm / 12.5 x 10.6 inches
January 2015
ART GENÈVE 2015
29/01 - 01/02 2015 Salon d’Art Geneva, Switzerland CHAPSTICK Gerardo Contreras 1. Well on my cock your mouth it sucks From an unpremeditated infinite derailment, surprisingly, our own synthetic comprehension has not attempted to pass [...]
October 2014
ROCK OR BUST – NEW ALBUM OUT 12/2*
Due to be released on 28 November 2014 in Australia and on 2 December 2014 elsewhere, Rock or Bust will mark the band's first original recordings since 2008's Black Ice. Rock or Bust will be [...]
September 2014
On the Edge, 2014 is the third collaboration between artist Abdul Vas and Factum Arte
"The audience for this project is quite diverse, there are contemporary art collectors who love my work in general but there is a lot of interest from hardcore AC/DC fans who, of course, know about [...]
May 2014
Abdul Vas at Mia Fair, Milano-Preteen Gallery
Abdul Vas at Mia Fair, Milano-Preteen Gallery is elated and aroused by 'you shook me all night long,' a project room by artist rock and roll icon Abdul Vas commissioned by Mia Fair, Milano, in the context of AC/DC's [...]
March 2014
Abdul Vas at Art Lima Fair – Project Rooms. Curated By Octavio Zaya
PRETEEN GALLERY (México City) / SPANKING PROJECTS (Sydney, Australia) Abdul Vas "She's A Rainbow" 2014 mixed media, 24 x 30.5 cm / 9.4 x 12 inches (collage) Abdul Vas’ work recurrently addresses desire, but less [...]
February 2014
BRIAN JOHNSON Says AC/DC Will Enter Studio In May
BRIAN JOHNSON Says AC/DC Will Enter Studio In May Legendary Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC will enter a studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in May, presumably to begin recording their first new material since 2008's "Black Ice" [...]
December 2013
AC/DC Fan and Artist Abdul Vas Talks About His Favorite Brand and Karma
AC/DC Fan and Artist Abdul Vas Talks About His Favorite Brand and Karma Known for his aggressive creative style that combines American symbolism with his Venezuelan heritage, Abdul Vas is equally renown for his zealot-like [...]
Interview D’Abdul Vas, Artiste Contemporain Fan D’AC/DC
Abdul Vas est le fan-né pour narrer la vie d’AC/DC Est-ce du fanatisme? Pourquoi donc autant de fascination? Je prends beaucoup de plaisir à relater la vie de ces Demi-Dieux. Ils sont pour moi des [...]