Rob de Oude
Artist Statement:
The recent paintings explore the symbiosis between balance and imbalance—often within the same work—where lines fan out and return to parallels, creating the optical appearance of bends within a straight-lined framework. The colors in much of the latest work show a comparatively higher contrast, with overlapping line sequences that alternate between mixing a light color with a hue and then a hue with a dark color, often including the interplay of warm and cool color temperatures on perpendicular axes. Although the compositions may seem predetermined, there is significant intuitive decision-making involved in the process. This balance between intent and surrender, between holding on and letting go, mirrors a dynamic that defines life itself, where structure and spontaneity coexist and inform one another.
Artist Biography:
Rob de Oude (b. 1970, Den Helder, Netherlands) studied painting, sculpture, and art history at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Amsterdam and attended graduate school at SUNY Purchase, NY. He settled permanently in New York in 1997. Over the past thirty years, his work has been exhibited widely in more than a dozen solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions in museums and galleries across the United States and Europe, including recent solo shows at McKenzie Fine Art in NYC and group exhibitions in the Netherlands, Germany, France, England, and the U.S.
De Oude’s work has been featured in ARTnews, Hyperallergic, The New Criterion, Artnet, and Two Coats of Paint, among others. Alongside his studio practice, de Oude has founded and directed several galleries over the past 15 years, notably Parallel Art Space and Transmitter Gallery, where he curated extensively. He maintains studios in Ridgewood, Queens, and Andes, New York.
AAA:
Member Since: 2018
Committees: Exhibitions (chair)
