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ROBERT SOROKO
°1990, B, lives and works in Antwerp
Robert Soroko searches for possibilities to keep his sculptures mobile. By wind or by hand they move very subtile, almost invisible. Hard materials like metal he gives form, they show a captured movement, as if the welding has suddenly stopped. Although they are robust they show a purified simple line. Combining wood with iron. Or steel figures that come in clear basic colours. Making a different intervention depending on the material and space. They recall to figures out of old cultures, their slow elegant movements inspired by Tai-Chi, organic figures that seem walking out of another world.
Website of the artist: https://www.robertsoroko.com
Studies
2016 – 2018 MA degree in Visual Arts (scultpture), Royal Academy Antwerp
2013 – 2016 BA degree in Visual Arts (Sculpture), Royal Academy Antwerp
Awards
2018 Winner, Sculpture, (Prijs Beelhouwkunst), Royal Academy Antwerp
2015 Winner, Drawing (Prijs van de Tekenleraars), Royal Academy Antwerp
Selected group shows
2021 - Miniheim, Forbidden City, Antwerp(B)
2020 - Maybe Tomorrow, emergent, Veurne (B)
- 'Yes, we are open!', Eva Steynen.Deviation(s), Antwerp (B)
2019 – All About Stacking, Eva Steynen.Deviation(s), Antwerp (B)
– Aboutart #3, Annick Ketele, Brasschaat (B)
– PKP19, Artunited, Pukkelpop (B)
– Crackler, Growmers, Brawlers, CIAP, Hasselt (B)
– Koppen Bij Mekaar, galerie Artisjok, Lier
– Vrijheid Vandaag!, Kunstenfestival Aardenburg (NL)
– Stock #17, Paviljoen, KASK, Gent (NL)
– PHP4, Rooms, Pink House, Antwerp (B)
2018 – the Old Up & Down, curated by Hans Theys, Annie Gentils, Antwerp Art Pavilion (B)
– Cook it, Boil it, Bake it or Forget it, curated by Nadia Bijl, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp (B)
2016 – Omber, Odradek, Octaeder, curated by Hans Theys, Galerie d'Apostrof, Meigem (B)