‘’If you don’t want to experience any obstacles in your work, you develop a style that includes them [...]’’ - John Currin - and Keith Seward in ‘Boomerang’ (Limoges: Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain de Limousin, 1995).
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’I can’t bear the idea of a one-sided existence totally dedicated to my art’ ,she says. ‘d’ rather think of myself as a housewife than an artist.’’ - Kate Walker - Rozsika Parker ‘Housework’, (Spare Rib, no. 26, 1975).
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Within my proces, I'm trying to explore vocabularies of painting, drawing and sculpture and their potential display. I'm curious about how and when my works becomes interesting. - Luuk Kuipers, 2022
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Luuk Kuipers (1992), living and working in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Education
2014 - 2018, Fine Arts (BA), Royal Academy of Art (KABK) - The Hague
2009 - 2014, Art & Design, Grafisch Lyceum - Rotterdam
2008 - 2009, Media en Vormgeving, X11 - Utrecht
Selected group shows
2022 Geuzenpenning tentoonstelling, Gerechtsgebouw - Rotterdam
2021 The Garden of Stars II, Beeldentuin ateliercomplex Ketelstraat - Den Haag
2021 Home Fountain Special, Home Show - Rotterdam
2021 Robe Blue, Font Rouge, Quartair Contemporary Art Initiatives - Den Haag
2021 - Dolphin Display, DYAD - Amsterdam
2019 - Bad Spirits. Goods Souls, Dapper - Amsterdam
2019 - Getting My Friends Drunk, Post Galerija - Kaunas, Lithuania
2019 - Indrinken x Getting My Friends Drunk, HOOGTIJ #57 - The Hague
2019 - Sluijtersprijs exhibition, Kunst Rai / Art Amsterdam - Amsterdam
2018 - KOMASK Masters Painting 2018, Royal Academy of Fine Arts - Antwerp
2018 - Graduation Festival, Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) - The Hague
2017 - Nokia’s Tagline, Mooof - The Hague
2017 - Caramelo - "it's in the fucking ocean", The Grey Space In The Middle - The Hague
2017 - Masterclass (by Barbara A. Seiler and Marcel van Eeden), KABK - The Hague
2015 - Frame the Artist, TENT - Rotterdam
2015 - No More Ink, TENT - Rotterdam
2014 - Seven Days of Happening, Showroom MAMA - Rotterdam
2012 - THE FULL 10%, Museum Gouda - Gouda
2010 - Mens in Het Wild, firma van drie - Gouda
Publications
BK-informatie - veertigste jaargang - nummer 4 - 15 juni 2018
Metropolis M - https://www.metropolism.com/nl/reviews/35716_graduation_shows_2018_kabk
Metropolis M - https://www.metropolism.com/nl/features/36506_micro_art_initiatives_19_annastate
Awards / nominations
2018 - Nomination - Buning Brongers Prize 2018
2018 - Nomination - Sluijtersprijs voor Jong Talent in de Schilderkunst 2018
2018 - Nomination - KOMASK Masters of Painting 2018