Dutch-born Rutger de Vries (NL, 1987) is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice is described as Post-Graffiti Art. His audacious body of work is based on autobiographical experiences as a graffiti writer and trained graphic designer. In the field of tension between public space and the gallery, de Vries inverts a graffiti reality and alters the work and its maker substantially.
De Vries’ method of integrating elements of public space, such as everyday-life objects, into his installations is a reoccuring reference to his life as a street artist. While de Vries’ motifs, such as the notion of a recognisable signature, allude to Graffiti art contextually. By producing artwork mechanically through the use of self-built painting machines, the “tag”, not only becomes an allegory but is a way of questioning authorship and the role of today’s fine artist. “There always is something in-between me and my work—It is either a tool or a machine”, de Vries states.
Additionally de Vries’ practice is firmly rooted in the subtractive color model and the CMYK color printing process. While paint is the subject, Rutger de Vries’ art practice is a process-oriented experiment and a visual form of self-expression. Capturing a moment in time and leaving behind the artists trace like a paint bomb.
De Vries’ method of integrating elements of public space, such as everyday-life objects, into his installations is a reoccuring reference to his life as a street artist. While de Vries’ motifs, such as the notion of a recognisable signature, allude to Graffiti art contextually. By producing artwork mechanically through the use of self-built painting machines, the “tag”, not only becomes an allegory but is a way of questioning authorship and the role of today’s fine artist. “There always is something in-between me and my work—It is either a tool or a machine”, de Vries states.
Additionally de Vries’ practice is firmly rooted in the subtractive color model and the CMYK color printing process. While paint is the subject, Rutger de Vries’ art practice is a process-oriented experiment and a visual form of self-expression. Capturing a moment in time and leaving behind the artists trace like a paint bomb.
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Primary Zigzag (2018) by Rutger de Vries | Mini Galerie
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Education / Residencies
2016 – 2017 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam.
2015 (Aug + Sep) The Art Department Residency, Subbacultcha HQ, Amsterdam.
2011 – 2013 Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem. Master of Design, diploma 2013.
2009 – 2011 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Bachelor Graphic design, diploma 2011.
2007 – 2009 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. Bachelor Graphic design.
2003 – 2007 Deltion College, Zwolle. MBO Grafische Vormgeving, diploma 2007.
Scholarships / Awards
2018 Buning Brongers Award 2018
2016 – 2017 Cultuurfondsbeurs Knecht-Drenth Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
Solo Exhibitions
2019 ‘Color Disperser’ Re:Search:Gallery (NP3), Groningen.
2018 ‘Spectum’ De Bijenkorf, Eindhoven. (Part of Dutch Design Week)
2018 ‘Residue’ mini galerie, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Test Page #1’ De Voorkamer, Amsterdam.
Permanent installations
2019 ‘Color Staircase’ Capital C (former diamond exchange), Amsterdam.
Group Exhibitions
2019 ‘Summer Propositions 2019’ SBK Galerie, Amsterdam.
2019 ‘Nine to Five’ PHK18 Bureau voor kunst, Rotterdam.
2018 Buning Brongers Awards Exhibition, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
2018 ATTIC61, Amsterdam.
2018 ‘Colourbomb’ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Speel je mee?’ Concordia, Enschede.
2017 ‘RijksakademieOPEN 2017’ Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Het Mysterie van de Waarheid (Museumnacht Manifestatie)’ Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘CAPARA SHOWCASE’ Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerpen.
2017 ‘SORRY, NOT SORRY festival’ 019, Gent.
2017 ‘HOOGTIJ/laagtij’ Gouvernement, Gent.
2016 ‘RijksakademieOPEN 2016’ Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.
2015 ‘VOOR\HEEN’ Subbacultcha HQ, Amsterdam.
2014 ‘Walls and Words (Moderated by Tubelight)’ Kapitaal, Utrecht.
Publications
2011
Portals, artist edition.
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Art Fairs
2018
KunstRAI 2018, Amsterdam.
Collections
VU Art Collection
De Bijenkorf Art Collection
Art Collection Dutch government
Private Collections NL/GB/FR/AT/ES
Teaching
2019 Guest teacher Frank Mohr Institute (Painting en MADtech), Groningen.
Publicity (Selection)
2018 Online interview with www.mistermotley.nl
2018 Interview in SeeAllThis Magazine no. 12.
2018 Interview in Glamcult Magazine #126, The Pain Issue.
2017 Radio interview Opium op 4, 24 November.
2017 Spraypaint printer II in De Nieuwe, Theme ‘Waarheid’.
2017 Kleurenluster in After the Midst, APE (Art Paper Editions) #092.
2017 Online Q&A with www.horstundedeltraut.com
2017 Online interview with www.creators.vice.com
2017 Online article by www.designboom.com
2016 Portret in Glamcult magazine #121, Retro (Rave).
2016 Interview: ‘Brandblussers en printplaatjes’. De groene Amsterdammer, Nr. 46.
2016 Review: ‘Kunsttalenten van de Rijksakademie presenteren zich’. NRC, 25 November.
2016 Review: ‘Weekend kijken in de Kweekvijver’. Het Parool, 24 November.
2016 Review: ‘Rijksakademie 2016’ on trendbeheer.com
2015 Article in Subbacultcha magazine, Issue 04.
2016 – 2017 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam.
2015 (Aug + Sep) The Art Department Residency, Subbacultcha HQ, Amsterdam.
2011 – 2013 Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem. Master of Design, diploma 2013.
2009 – 2011 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. Bachelor Graphic design, diploma 2011.
2007 – 2009 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. Bachelor Graphic design.
2003 – 2007 Deltion College, Zwolle. MBO Grafische Vormgeving, diploma 2007.
Scholarships / Awards
2018 Buning Brongers Award 2018
2016 – 2017 Cultuurfondsbeurs Knecht-Drenth Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
Solo Exhibitions
2019 ‘Color Disperser’ Re:Search:Gallery (NP3), Groningen.
2018 ‘Spectum’ De Bijenkorf, Eindhoven. (Part of Dutch Design Week)
2018 ‘Residue’ mini galerie, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Test Page #1’ De Voorkamer, Amsterdam.
Permanent installations
2019 ‘Color Staircase’ Capital C (former diamond exchange), Amsterdam.
Group Exhibitions
2019 ‘Summer Propositions 2019’ SBK Galerie, Amsterdam.
2019 ‘Nine to Five’ PHK18 Bureau voor kunst, Rotterdam.
2018 Buning Brongers Awards Exhibition, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
2018 ATTIC61, Amsterdam.
2018 ‘Colourbomb’ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Speel je mee?’ Concordia, Enschede.
2017 ‘RijksakademieOPEN 2017’ Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘Het Mysterie van de Waarheid (Museumnacht Manifestatie)’ Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam.
2017 ‘CAPARA SHOWCASE’ Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerpen.
2017 ‘SORRY, NOT SORRY festival’ 019, Gent.
2017 ‘HOOGTIJ/laagtij’ Gouvernement, Gent.
2016 ‘RijksakademieOPEN 2016’ Rijksakademie, Amsterdam.
2015 ‘VOOR\HEEN’ Subbacultcha HQ, Amsterdam.
2014 ‘Walls and Words (Moderated by Tubelight)’ Kapitaal, Utrecht.
Publications
2011
Portals, artist edition.
2 / 2
Art Fairs
2018
KunstRAI 2018, Amsterdam.
Collections
VU Art Collection
De Bijenkorf Art Collection
Art Collection Dutch government
Private Collections NL/GB/FR/AT/ES
Teaching
2019 Guest teacher Frank Mohr Institute (Painting en MADtech), Groningen.
Publicity (Selection)
2018 Online interview with www.mistermotley.nl
2018 Interview in SeeAllThis Magazine no. 12.
2018 Interview in Glamcult Magazine #126, The Pain Issue.
2017 Radio interview Opium op 4, 24 November.
2017 Spraypaint printer II in De Nieuwe, Theme ‘Waarheid’.
2017 Kleurenluster in After the Midst, APE (Art Paper Editions) #092.
2017 Online Q&A with www.horstundedeltraut.com
2017 Online interview with www.creators.vice.com
2017 Online article by www.designboom.com
2016 Portret in Glamcult magazine #121, Retro (Rave).
2016 Interview: ‘Brandblussers en printplaatjes’. De groene Amsterdammer, Nr. 46.
2016 Review: ‘Kunsttalenten van de Rijksakademie presenteren zich’. NRC, 25 November.
2016 Review: ‘Weekend kijken in de Kweekvijver’. Het Parool, 24 November.
2016 Review: ‘Rijksakademie 2016’ on trendbeheer.com
2015 Article in Subbacultcha magazine, Issue 04.
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