About
The expansive painting installations of Rutger de Vries diverge in both geometric visual language and more organic, fanning painterly surfaces that draw upon the dynamics of seemingly contradictory actions of expression and concealment. At first glance, his work echoes the expressive character of a restless painter, but visible traces occupy the installation’s scene: the stray tools characterize the maker’s own absence. De Vries extends the experimental gestures and systemic logic derived from the traditions of process painting and conceptual art into self-developed tools, merging industrial mechanics and computer-controlled machines with techniques such as aerosol spray paint, paint bombs, and corrosive etching chemicals. By blurring the value of his identity, De Vries investigates the scope of his own authorship, while reflecting the visual means of anti-establishment movements. Consequently, by operating in the context of the visual arts, a new antagonist appears at the intersection of private and public space.
Curriculum vitae
Education
2016 – 2017 | Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam | 2011 – 2013 | MA, Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem | 2009 – 2011 | BA, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam |
Residencies
2018 | Room on the Roof, Amsterdam | 2015 | The Art Department Residency by Subbacultcha, Amsterdam |
Awards/Grants
2022 | Neustart Kultur Stipend, Stiftung Kunstfonds |
2018 | Buning Brongers Prijs 2018 | 2016 – 2017 | Cultuurfondsbeurs Knecht-Drenth Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds |
Other
2022 | Guest tutor, University of the Arts Bremen (Integrated Design), Bremen |
2019 | Guest tutor, Frank Mohr Institute (Painting / MADtech), Groningen |
Commissioned Works
2020 | Rhombi, Het Industriegebouw, Rotterdam | 2020 | Color Sprinklers, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam | 2019 | Color Staircase, Capital C, Amsterdam |
Collections
NN Group Art collectionVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
De Bijenkorf
Rijksoverheid (Government of the Netherlands)
Private art collections AT/DE/FR/GB/JP/NL
Publicity
2018 | Interview Mister Motley (Dutch) |