Rinus Van de Velde

Belgian(1983)

Works

Rinus Van de Velde is a visual artist known for large-scale charcoal drawings that depict fictional narratives and imagined scenarios often inspired by film, literature, and art history. His cinematic compositions create elaborate storylines featuring a recurring alter ego, blurring autobiography and fiction. His work has been exhibited at S.M.A.K., Centre Pompidou, and major international galleries.

Charcoal Narrative Figurative Contemporary Existential Theme Dark Monochrome Psychological Poverty Artist's Frame Belgian Artist Identity

And now I realized I am a thing

2017

You seem unrelated to the world of apppearances. I told him. After a brief moment of silence he replied: "On Sundays I may not allow myself to be seen on the streets, for I have no Sunday clothes. In my steady and thrifty life I am like a field mouse

2016

Robert always resisted giving any kind of explanation

2016

Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become the sculptor of my artistic self. Even now that he's gone, I can feel him standing somewhere behind me.

2012

Artists in conversation