robert van bolderick
Stockholm, STOCKHOLM Sweden
I use memories in an artistic process in a movement where thoughts and ideas are transformed into a visual artistic design that gives a picture of our common history and individual memories to a new world of images that can be perceived abstractly... More
Artist Statement:
I use memories in an artistic process in a movement where thoughts
and ideas are transformed into a visual artistic design that gives a picture
of our common history and individual memories to a new world of images that
can be perceived abstractly, but if you step into the picture finds an atmosphere
of recognition and reflection with dreamlike and lively scenarios, a sense of travel,
memories of places, people and emotions.
My paintings are eclectic and symbolic and have a balance in patterned and rhythmic
combinations of collage and color. The colors and compositions are inspired by nature
and our urban world.
I play with elusive notions of memories and dreams, placing remnants of personal notes, poems, and photos amongst writing and recognisable images from recent and past events. This plethora of imagery takes on new meaning and symbolism when combined on one canvas. I use mixed technique to my practice to breathe life and vibrancy into collaged surfaces with acrylic, oil, ink, charcoal, and tempera. These fragmented images and texts emerge hazily from the paintings, giving you flashes of meaning but not divulging too much. My work is about finding a balance in this patterned and rhythmic combination of collage and paint. The colours in the paintings are inspired by nature and the light shifts in the sky.
My work is an interpretation of the differences between history and memory. How we are changing the memories every time we think about them, and how we recognize images and remember events, and how other people’s memories are different from your own. Memory refers to the ways in which individuals and societies choose to remember or forget certain moments and events in their history. With the use of collage and paint I am interested in creating a compelling work of abstract art with recognisable elements that engages the viewer, is endlessly absorbing and promotes a meaningful dialogue, putting the viewer in an atmosphere of remembering. Where the images can be seen as decorative, but also give an interest to move closer to see more details. I want the viewers to maybe recognize personal memories in my paintings.
The paintings may appear to refer to a typically Dadaist aesthetics, but at the same time they are purged of the Dada polemic force and iconoclastic fury. In fact, the paintings colour, cut-outs, symbols of a mysterious past, like of the present, slowly emerge on the surface in a continuum of summons and recovery, composing and compressing themselves into new formal structures capable of returning the memory of reasons and feelings, and emotionally closer to the Rauschenberg’s memory to aim for a particular text and image to have an underlying meaning.
and ideas are transformed into a visual artistic design that gives a picture
of our common history and individual memories to a new world of images that
can be perceived abstractly, but if you step into the picture finds an atmosphere
of recognition and reflection with dreamlike and lively scenarios, a sense of travel,
memories of places, people and emotions.
My paintings are eclectic and symbolic and have a balance in patterned and rhythmic
combinations of collage and color. The colors and compositions are inspired by nature
and our urban world.
I play with elusive notions of memories and dreams, placing remnants of personal notes, poems, and photos amongst writing and recognisable images from recent and past events. This plethora of imagery takes on new meaning and symbolism when combined on one canvas. I use mixed technique to my practice to breathe life and vibrancy into collaged surfaces with acrylic, oil, ink, charcoal, and tempera. These fragmented images and texts emerge hazily from the paintings, giving you flashes of meaning but not divulging too much. My work is about finding a balance in this patterned and rhythmic combination of collage and paint. The colours in the paintings are inspired by nature and the light shifts in the sky.
My work is an interpretation of the differences between history and memory. How we are changing the memories every time we think about them, and how we recognize images and remember events, and how other people’s memories are different from your own. Memory refers to the ways in which individuals and societies choose to remember or forget certain moments and events in their history. With the use of collage and paint I am interested in creating a compelling work of abstract art with recognisable elements that engages the viewer, is endlessly absorbing and promotes a meaningful dialogue, putting the viewer in an atmosphere of remembering. Where the images can be seen as decorative, but also give an interest to move closer to see more details. I want the viewers to maybe recognize personal memories in my paintings.
The paintings may appear to refer to a typically Dadaist aesthetics, but at the same time they are purged of the Dada polemic force and iconoclastic fury. In fact, the paintings colour, cut-outs, symbols of a mysterious past, like of the present, slowly emerge on the surface in a continuum of summons and recovery, composing and compressing themselves into new formal structures capable of returning the memory of reasons and feelings, and emotionally closer to the Rauschenberg’s memory to aim for a particular text and image to have an underlying meaning.
Education:
NTI School DTP (1993 - 1995), Stockholm
Kulturama Film editing and film production (1992 - 1994), Stockholm
Art School Palette (1991 - 1992), Stockholm
Municipal Art School (1985 - 1987), Stockholm
Kulturama Film editing and film production (1992 - 1994), Stockholm
Art School Palette (1991 - 1992), Stockholm
Municipal Art School (1985 - 1987), Stockholm
Awards & Distinctions:
Studio grant (1994), Stockholm
Scholarship to work in the studio
Artists Support Fund (1993), Stockholm
Scholarship to work in the studio
Artists Support Fund (1993), Stockholm
Exhibitions:
Redsheep Gallery, Winter Show, Virtual Group Exhibition 2021
Hartexpo 5 Edition, Espacio120, Barcelona, Spain 2020
The Zari Winter Show 2019-2020, Zari Gallery, London, UK, 2019-2020
Distorted Memories, Redsheep Gallery, Antibes, France, 2019
Emma Ricklund Foundation, Art Residency, Marsfjäll, Sweden, 2019
In Situ Art Fair, Draw the Line, Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2018
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
Caelum Gallery, New York, USA, 2017
Art Nou Mil·lenni Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2017
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Redsheep Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Act Aberdeen, Mixed Bag, Group exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017
Hartexpo, Espacio120, Barcelona, Spain 2017
Paratissima International Contemporary Art Fair, Hyperspace, The Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2017
Stockholm Art Fair, Lavalhallen, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
BIAF, Barcelona International Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain, 2016
Gallery 360 Contemporary Art, Florens, Italy 2016
Paratissima International Contemporary Art Fair, To The Stars, Torino Esposizione, Torino, Italy, 2016
Flyer Art Gallery, Rom, Italy 2016
Paratissima Skopje, International Contemporary Art Fair, Transformation, The Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2016
Deeloop Art Fair, Luftkastellet, Limhamn, Sweden, 2016
Art Monaco, Monaco, 2016
DAAC gallery, Dubuque Area Arts Collective, Blurring the edges, Iowa, USA, 2016
USEUM Exhibition, World Child Cancer Charity at Le Dame Art Gallery, London, England, 2016
Le Dame Art Gallery, USEUM, London, England, 2016
Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6x, Rochester, USA, 2016
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015
Swedbank with Modern Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2013
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
Gallery Artmeet, Milano, Italy, 2013
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2012
Dutch Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2011
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2010
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden 2007
Gallery Loyd, Oslo, Norway, 2007
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Gallery Artlab, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Dutch Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden 2005
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1998
Kitchen & a Bar Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Midsommargården Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Stockholm Food Factory Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
AMS Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
KPMG Bohlins Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Tegen Service Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden 1995
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995
Gallery Lilla, Östersund, Sweden, 1994
Gallery Ludvig, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Galleri Zero, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
IF Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Wella Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Skolförvaltningen Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 1994
Gallery Manolo Rivero, Merida, Mexico, 1993
Gallery Malle, Örebro, Sweden, 1993
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Art Center, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Erik Löwenadler Art, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Luftfartsverket Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Art Gallery Sky City, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Securitas Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Java, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Atlas Copco Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
54 Gallery, New York, USA, 1992
Polish Club, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Trygg Hansa Art Association Gallery, 1992
Hotel Continental, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Botkyrka Art Gallery, Botkyrka, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Java, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
AMS Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
LRF Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Kommunalarbetarförbundet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Ericssons Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Electrolux Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Kabi Pharmacia Upjohn Art Association Gallery, Uppsala, Sweden, 1992
Hermans Hermitage, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Skanska Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Dombron, Uppsala, Sweden, 1991
Folksam Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Folkens Museum Etnografiska/Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Sveriges Riksdag/Swedish Parliament, Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden, 1991
Artist Space, New York, US, 1991
SPP Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Arla Foods Art, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Skolförvaltingen Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
FOA Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Jakobsberg Art Gallery, Stockholm Sweden, 1990
Kommunalarbetarförbundet Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Folksam Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Gallery Mundial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1989
SIAB Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1989
Jakobsberg Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
Götabanken Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
Scandinavian Club, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 1985
Museum
USEUM, Interactive Fine Art Gallery & Museum, London, England, 2016
Museum of Ethnography/Folkens Museum Etnografiska, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Hartexpo 5 Edition, Espacio120, Barcelona, Spain 2020
The Zari Winter Show 2019-2020, Zari Gallery, London, UK, 2019-2020
Distorted Memories, Redsheep Gallery, Antibes, France, 2019
Emma Ricklund Foundation, Art Residency, Marsfjäll, Sweden, 2019
In Situ Art Fair, Draw the Line, Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2018
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
Caelum Gallery, New York, USA, 2017
Art Nou Mil·lenni Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2017
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Redsheep Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
Act Aberdeen, Mixed Bag, Group exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017
Hartexpo, Espacio120, Barcelona, Spain 2017
Paratissima International Contemporary Art Fair, Hyperspace, The Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2017
Stockholm Art Fair, Lavalhallen, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
BIAF, Barcelona International Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain, 2016
Gallery 360 Contemporary Art, Florens, Italy 2016
Paratissima International Contemporary Art Fair, To The Stars, Torino Esposizione, Torino, Italy, 2016
Flyer Art Gallery, Rom, Italy 2016
Paratissima Skopje, International Contemporary Art Fair, Transformation, The Youth Center, Skopje, Macedonia, 2016
Deeloop Art Fair, Luftkastellet, Limhamn, Sweden, 2016
Art Monaco, Monaco, 2016
DAAC gallery, Dubuque Area Arts Collective, Blurring the edges, Iowa, USA, 2016
USEUM Exhibition, World Child Cancer Charity at Le Dame Art Gallery, London, England, 2016
Le Dame Art Gallery, USEUM, London, England, 2016
Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6x, Rochester, USA, 2016
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015
Swedbank with Modern Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2013
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
Gallery Artmeet, Milano, Italy, 2013
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2012
Dutch Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2011
Art from Sweden, EU, European Economic and Social Committee, Bryssel, Belgium, 2010
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden 2007
Gallery Loyd, Oslo, Norway, 2007
Gallery Nybroviken, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Gallery Artlab, Stockholm, Sweden 2006
Dutch Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden 2005
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1998
Kitchen & a Bar Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
Midsommargården Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Stockholm Food Factory Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
AMS Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
KPMG Bohlins Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Tegen Service Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden 1995
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995
Gallery Lilla, Östersund, Sweden, 1994
Gallery Ludvig, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Galleri Zero, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
IF Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Wella Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
Skolförvaltningen Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 1994
Gallery Manolo Rivero, Merida, Mexico, 1993
Gallery Malle, Örebro, Sweden, 1993
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Art Center, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Erik Löwenadler Art, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Luftfartsverket Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Art Gallery Sky City, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Securitas Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Gallery Java, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993
Atlas Copco Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
54 Gallery, New York, USA, 1992
Polish Club, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Trygg Hansa Art Association Gallery, 1992
Hotel Continental, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Botkyrka Art Gallery, Botkyrka, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Java, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
AMS Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
LRF Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Kommunalarbetarförbundet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Ericssons Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Electrolux Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Kabi Pharmacia Upjohn Art Association Gallery, Uppsala, Sweden, 1992
Hermans Hermitage, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Skanska Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Studio Four Seasons, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Dombron, Uppsala, Sweden, 1991
Folksam Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Folkens Museum Etnografiska/Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Sveriges Riksdag/Swedish Parliament, Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden, 1991
Artist Space, New York, US, 1991
SPP Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Arla Foods Art, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Gallery Off Side, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Skolförvaltingen Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
FOA Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Jakobsberg Art Gallery, Stockholm Sweden, 1990
Kommunalarbetarförbundet Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Folksam Art Association Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
Gallery Mundial, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1989
SIAB Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1989
Jakobsberg Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
Götabanken Art Association, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988
Scandinavian Club, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 1985
Museum
USEUM, Interactive Fine Art Gallery & Museum, London, England, 2016
Museum of Ethnography/Folkens Museum Etnografiska, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991
Artistic Influences:
Nouveau réalisme/New realism
Dadaist aesthetics
Neodadaism
Abstract expressionism
Yves Klein
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Motherwell
Dadaist aesthetics
Neodadaism
Abstract expressionism
Yves Klein
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Motherwell
Artist Tags:
compelling, collage, abstract, mixed media, new realism, abstract expressionism
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