Robert Roest's practice of painting is rooted in both the contemporary world of new media and the history of painting. His work is structured in series of 5-15 paintings. By approaching the work via a serial method he is able to explore the possibilities of his themes from different angles, deploy multiple styles, and keep his work open and not be pinned down on a particular idea or perspective. This structured method is not about artistic freedom, it has everything to do with conceptualizing ideas, thoughts, and themes that Roest wants to address in his work.
In his work Roest explores phenomena like perception, projection, illusion, and representation. It is about the interrelationship between reality and your senses. Briefly, all his work revolves around the questions ‘can you trust your senses?’ and ‘Can you believe your eyes?’ The paintings are often about the physical and psychological experience of seeing, incorporating the stories and myths that occupy our psyche. They are about the impact images have on us, not at least the images we see online.
In his work Roest explores phenomena like perception, projection, illusion, and representation. It is about the interrelationship between reality and your senses. Briefly, all his work revolves around the questions ‘can you trust your senses?’ and ‘Can you believe your eyes?’ The paintings are often about the physical and psychological experience of seeing, incorporating the stories and myths that occupy our psyche. They are about the impact images have on us, not at least the images we see online.
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LAM
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In4Art Collection, Rotterdam
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Robert Roest (1992)
Lives and works in New York, US and Utrecht, NL
Education
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, NL
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2020 Let Me Tell You A Story, LIS10 Gallery, Milan, IT (curated by Domenico Chirico)
2019 Images for Deep Relaxation and Physiological Hygiene, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam NL
2019 I wanne leave the snakeskin, Herman van Veen Art Centre, Soest, NL
2018 Sky is one, ground is zero, Robert Roest and Thomas Sadee, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects, Naarden, NL
2017 Meatware Ecosystem, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Exorcise from a safe distance, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam,NL
Group Exhibitions
2019 Ballroom Project, a collaborative exhibition between galleries, de Pekfabriek, Antwerp, BE
2018 Sky is one, ground is zero, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects, Naarden, NL
2018 Soft? - Gallery Sofie van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2018 Screw Your Courage To The Sticking Place, Showhouse JayJay, Antwerp, BE
2017 Young Utrecht Delight, Galerie SANAA, Utrecht, NL
2015 Driemensionaal, Galerie Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
2014 Licht, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
2013 Promise Promise, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, NL
2013 HKU graduation show ‘Exposure’, Utrecht, NL
Lives and works in New York, US and Utrecht, NL
Education
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, NL
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2020 Let Me Tell You A Story, LIS10 Gallery, Milan, IT (curated by Domenico Chirico)
2019 Images for Deep Relaxation and Physiological Hygiene, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam NL
2019 I wanne leave the snakeskin, Herman van Veen Art Centre, Soest, NL
2018 Sky is one, ground is zero, Robert Roest and Thomas Sadee, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects, Naarden, NL
2017 Meatware Ecosystem, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Exorcise from a safe distance, CINNNAMON, Rotterdam,NL
Group Exhibitions
2019 Ballroom Project, a collaborative exhibition between galleries, de Pekfabriek, Antwerp, BE
2018 Sky is one, ground is zero, Allard Wildenberg Art Projects, Naarden, NL
2018 Soft? - Gallery Sofie van de Velde, Antwerp, BE
2018 Screw Your Courage To The Sticking Place, Showhouse JayJay, Antwerp, BE
2017 Young Utrecht Delight, Galerie SANAA, Utrecht, NL
2015 Driemensionaal, Galerie Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
2014 Licht, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
2013 Promise Promise, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, NL
2013 HKU graduation show ‘Exposure’, Utrecht, NL
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