Dirk Kruithof

Born and based in Sydney Australia, Dirk Kruithof studied a Fine Arts Diploma at Meadowbank and Kogarah Tafe, 1999 - 2001 Majoring in Painting.
His subjects are language and information, images taken from the urban environment, the words signs and symbols, beauty and decay of the city environment.
Dirk utilises photographs, sketches, the net, music, printed media, social media, life in the big bad city, and coffee as creative fuel for his Art. His work is a kind of 'Pop Expressionism' often incorporating elements of text or graffiti like marks.
He has recently branched out into making digital artwork with the 'Procreate' App under alias 'Digital Decay.' These works are available as prints.
He has sold his challenging and thought provoking work worldwide.
Admires and influenced by artist like Christopher Wool, Basquiat, Kippenberger, Cullen, Bacon, Ramellzee, Dubuffet, Ian Fairweather, Lee Krasner and many others.
Dirk has been exhibiting regularly since 2005.

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Artist Interview 2022 SSH here:

Artist Interview from 2016 with John Hardaker here:

Fine arts diploma TAFE 1999 - 2001

2022 Artist interview, South Sydney Herald: https://southsydneyherald.com.au/lockd-unlocked-an-interview-with-dirk-kruithof/

2016 Artist Interview with John Hardaker here: https://wordsaboutmusic.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/interview-dirk-kruithofcity-of-illusion/

2008: 'Static and Silence', solo painting show, Tap Gallery Darlinghurst, SYD
2009: National Art School show, SYD
2010: 'Doin' the metropolitan glide', solo painting exhibition, Bohemian Grove, Surry Hills, SYD
2011: 'Warning Language', painting show, Alpha House Gallery, Newtown, SYD
2012: 'Gentrify Yourself', solo painting show, Darlie Laundromatic, Darlinghurst, SYD
2012: '13 Stories', E.S.D. Gallery, Darlinghurst.
2013: '24 hour fault report', solo painting show, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, SYD
2014: 'Global Warning', painting show, M2 Gallery, Surry Hills, SYD
2015: The Other Art Fair, paintings, Ambush Gallery project space, Chippendale, SYD
2016: 'City of Illusion', solo painting show, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, SYD
2016: 'Put it on wax' Group show, Ambush Gallery
2016: The Other Art Fair, paintings, Commune, Waterloo
2017: 'Neighbourhood', Solo painting show, E.S.D. Gallery Burton street Darlinghurst
2018: 'Modern Pain' Solo exhibition, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, SYD NSW
2019: ZED Gallery group show, Glebe SYD NSW.
2021: Damage Control, solo exhibition Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown, SYD
2022: LOCK'D, solo show, Chrissie Cotter Gallery