Rinus Van de Velde Belgium, b. 1983
Rinus Van de Velde explores the clear yet obscure definition of ‘reality’ and ‘fiction’, and moreover their intriguing relation. His practice is an outcome of his persistent investigation of those concepts, and narratives constructed by adaptations of them. Fiction, reality and considerable potential of their loose boundary are the key word to understand Van de Velde’s artistic practice. Through the last solo exhibition at Gallery Baton, Van de Velde mainly unveiled his new series of small-sized colored pencil drawings. Although the colorful images which are rarely found in his previous works maintain the layout of his black charcoal paintings, they are reminiscent of trivial events or static landscapes by Edward Hopper due to their relatively small scale. His charcoal paintings pay homage to conventional materials, whereas color drawings remind us of contemporary digital formats such as Instagram, since they have the wider color spectrum and relatively elevated visibility.
Rinus Van de Velde lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. He has held solo exhibitions at BOZAR in Belgium, Kunstmuseum Luzern in Switzerland, Frac des Pays de la Loire in France. His works are in the collections including S.M.A.K, Belfius Art Collection, Royal museum of Fine Arts in Belgium, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag in Netherlands.
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Rinus Van de Velde
On Another Plane of Existence 27 May - 27 June 2020Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘On Another Plane of Existence’, a solo exhibition by Rinus Van de Velde(Belgian, b.1983), from 27th May to 27th June. Despite his relatively young age, Rinus Van de Velde has firmly established a reputation as one of the young leading figures in the international art scene, with his solo exhibitions presented by prestigious museums including S.M.A.K.(Belgium, 2016), Stedelijk Museum(Netherland, 2012), CAC Málaga(Spain, 2013), CAFA Art Museum(China, 2014), and upcoming exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern (Switzerland) and BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts(Belgium) in 2021. His first exhibition at Gallery Baton opens an opportunity to audience for discovering his multidisciplinary practice embracing paintings, drawings, videos and ceramics.Read more -
Cygnus Loop
Bae Yoon Hwan, Rinus Van de Velde, Yuichi Hirako, Alex Chaves, Misaki Kawai 28 June - 31 July 2019Gallery Baton is pleased to present ‘Cygnus Loop’, an exhibition of works by selected emerging artists: Bae Yoon Hwan, Alex Chaves, Yuichi Hirako, Misaki Kawai, Rinus Van de Velde. This exhibition will feature five artists who mainly focus on paintings and are actively pioneering their territory in there own regions such as Korea, Japan, USA and Europe. Through the recent major works we will explore their creative minds and at the same time search for a common objective for other modern painters in this age of multi layered divisions.Read more
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Rinus Van de Velde
‘Inner Travels’ at Bozar 18 February 2022Gallery Baton is please to announce Rinus Van de Velde’s solo exhibition at Bozar. ‘Inner Travels’ 18 February - 15 May, 2022 Bozar, Belgium Courtesy...Read more -
Rinus Van de Velde
Abrasive Paradise at Kunsthal KAdE, The Netherlands 5 February 2022Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Rinus Van de Velde participates to the group exhibition ‘Abrasive Paradise’ at Kunsthal KAdE, The Netherlands ‘Abrasive Paradise’ 5...Read more -
Koen van den Broek, Stef Driesen, Yoon Suk One, Rinus Van de Velde
Participation at Jeonnam International Sumuk Viennale 2021 1 September 2021Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Koen van den Broek, Stef Driesen, Yoon Suk One, Gabriel Acevedo Veralde, Rinus Van de Velde participate to Jeonnam...Read more -
Rinus Van de Velde
'La Ruta Natural' at Frac des Pays de la Loire 2 July 2021Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Rinus Van de Velde's solo exhibition, 'La Ruta Natural' at Frac des Pays de la Loire , France. Rinus...Read more -
Rinus Van de Velde
'I'd Rather Stay at Home, ...' at Kunstmuseum Luzern 20 February 2021Gallery Baton is please to announce Rinus Van de Velde's solo exhibition, 'I'd Rather Stay at Home, ...' at Kunstmuseum Luzern. 'I'd Rather Stay at...Read more -
Rinus Van de Velde
‘Prelude: Melancholy of the Future’ at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens 5 November 2020Gallery Baton is pleased to announce Rinus Van de Velde’s group exhibition, “Prelude: Melancholy of the Future” at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Belgium. ‘Prelude: Melancholy of the...Read more -
Rinus Van de Velde, Germaine Kruip
'The Parcours' at Art Basel Basel 10 June 2019Gallery Baton is pleased to announce that Germaine Kruip and Rinus van de Velde will participate to the Parcours of Art Basel Basel 2019. The...Read more