Rutger de Vries

Dutch-born Rutger de Vries (NL, 1987) is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice is described as Post-Graffiti Art. His audacious body of work is based on autobiographical experiences as a graffiti writer and trained graphic designer. In the field of tension between public space and the gallery, de Vries inverts a graffiti reality and alters the work and its maker substantially.

De Vries’ method of integrating elements of public space, such as everyday-life objects, into his installations is a reoccuring reference to his life as a street artist. While de Vries’ motifs, such as the notion of a recognisable signature, allude to Graffiti art contextually. By producing artwork mechanically through the use of self-built painting machines, the “tag”, not only becomes an allegory but is a way of questioning authorship and the role of today’s fine artist. “There always is something in-between me and my work—It is either a tool or a machine”, de Vries states.

Additionally de Vries’ practice is firmly rooted in the subtractive color model and the CMYK color printing process. While paint is the subject, Rutger de Vries’ art practice is a process-oriented experiment and a visual form of self-expression. Capturing a moment in time and leaving behind the artists trace like a paint bomb.

Works

Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.1 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.1 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.2 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.2 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.3 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.3 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.4 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.4 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.5 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray B.5 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.1 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.1 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.2 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.2 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.3 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.3 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.4 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.4 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.5 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray R.5 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.1 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.1 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.2 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.2 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.3 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.3 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.4 (2021)
50 x 70 cm

Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.4 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
€ 695
Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.5 (2021)
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Overspray Y.5 (2021)
Acrylic on synthetic canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Color Rain l (2019)
230 x 190 cm

Rutger de Vries
Color Rain l (2019)
Acrylic on 135g/m2 synthetic canvas
230 x 190 cm
€ 5.460
Rutger de Vries
Moiré 279/735-577/735 (2020)
120 x 180 cm (diptych)

Rutger de Vries
Moiré 279/735-577/735 (2020)
Acrylic and acrylic spray paint on canvas
120 x 180 cm (diptych)
€ 3.900 (incl. 7% VAT)
Rutger de Vries
Moiré 315/618-564/315 (2020)
120 x 180 cm (diptych)

Rutger de Vries
Moiré 315/618-564/315 (2020)
Acrylic and acrylic spray paint on canvas
120 x 180 cm (diptych)
€ 3.900 (incl. 7% VAT
Rutger de Vries
Moiré 504/618-504/315 (2020)
120 x 180 cm (diptych)

Rutger de Vries
Moiré 504/618-504/315 (2020)
Acrylic and acrylic spray paint on canvas
120 x 180 cm (diptych)
€ 3.900 (incl. 7% VAT
Rutger de Vries
Moiré 735/105-315/105 (2020)
120 x 180 cm (diptych)

Rutger de Vries
Moiré 735/105-315/105 (2020)
Acrylic and acrylic spray paint on canvas
120 x 180 cm (diptych)
€ 3.900 (incl. 7% VAT
Rutger de Vries
MIST (2020)
150 x 150 cm

Rutger de Vries
MIST (2020)
Acrylic and varnish on canvas
150 x 150 cm
€ 3.900
Rutger de Vries
MIST (2020)
100 x 75 cm

Rutger de Vries
MIST (2020)
Acrylic and varnish on canvas
100 x 75 cm
€ 2.275
Rutger de Vries
SMOKE (2020)
150 x 150 cm

Rutger de Vries
SMOKE (2020)
Acrylic and varnish on canvas
150 x 150 cm
€ 3.900
Rutger de Vries
SMOKE (2020)
100 x 75 cm

Rutger de Vries
SMOKE (2020)
Acrylic and varnish on canvas
100 x 75 cm
€ 2.275
Rutger de Vries
Mezzo 0022 (2019)
57 x 41 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Mezzo 0022 (2019)
Acrylic on Alu carton (painted by Dripstick printer)
57 x 41 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Mezzo 0024 (2019)
57 x 41 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Mezzo 0024 (2019)
Acrylic on Alu carton (painted by Dripstick printer)
57 x 41 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #1 (2017)
150 x 195 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #1 (2017)
Acrylic on 135g/m2 synthetic canvas
150 x 195 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #2 (2017)
150 x 195 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #2 (2017)
Acrylic on 135g/m2 synthetic canvas
150 x 195 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #3 (2017)
150 x 195 cm

Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #3 (2017)
Acrylic on 135g/m2 synthetic canvas
150 x 195 cm
€ 4.180 (incl. 6% VAT)
Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #4 (2017)
150 x 195 cm

Rutger de Vries
Floor Piece #4 (2017)
Acrylic on 135g/m2 synthetic canvas
150 x 195 cm
€ 4.180 (incl. 6% VAT)
Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #1 (2017)
100 x 55 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #1 (2017)
Alu Karton on wood
100 x 55 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #2 (2017)
100 x 60 cm

Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #2 (2017)
Alu Karton on wood
100 x 60 cm
€ 1.490 (incl. 6% VAT)
Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #3 (2017)
100 x 60 cm
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Rutger de Vries
Residue Piece #3 (2017)
Alu Karton on wood
100 x 60 cm
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