Kim De Ruysscher

BIO KIM DE RUYSSCHER
Kim De Ruysscher (Wilrijk 1973) is known for his impressive sculptures and installations. After his graduation from the Sint-Lucas University in Gent (Belgium), where he specialized in painting, he moved to Carrara (Italy) to make marble sculptures. A large part of his oeuvre consists of sculptures of everyday objects. Some of these works are reminiscent of the ‘soft sculptures’ of food and utensils by Swedish-American pop artist Claes Oldenburg or the balloon figures by postmodernist Jeff Koons. However, while these artists used materials such as plaster, plastics, and stainless steel, De Ruysscher creates his everyday objects from solid natural stone. A pair of high heels is carved from black marble (Presence, 2014), an inflated balloon from onyx (Yellow Balloon, 2013). The precise, costly, and time-consuming process of carving natural stone stands in sharp contrast to the cheap, plastic objects they represent and the way these objects are usually taken for granted. The sculptures appear to be the product of calculated perfection, emphasizing the banality of everyday life. De Ruysscher lives and works in Varese, Italy since 2014

Education
1998 | Instituto Profesionale Industria e Artigianato Tacca, Carrara, Italy | Specialized in sculpting
1997 | Academia di Belle Arte, Carrara, Italy | Specialized in marble sculpting techniques
1996 | Master In Visual Arts, ‘Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst’ Gent, Belgium | Specialized in painting
1996 | Didactiek, Sint-Lucas Academie Gent, Belgium
1995 | Specialisation marble sculptures, International School Carrara, Italy
1992 | Maison Des Compagnons (Wood design), Reims, France
1992 | Diploma ASO(Gymnasium), Antwerp, Belgium

Exhibition Chronology (selection)
2017| FAIR, groupshow , National Museum of Science, Milan, Italy
2017| Resonances 2, groupshow , European Commission, Ispra, Italy
2017| solo show , Flanders indernational Gent , Belgium
2017| group show, gallery Unique, Lima, Peru
2017| Timeless, solo show , B-Art Gent , Belgium
2016| Groupshow | national museum of art, Riga, Latvia
2016| Groupshow museum contempray art Talinn Estland
2016| Premio Henraux (Henraux Foundation) |group show |Toscany, Italy
2016| Back stage |Duo show | Comerio, Italy
2016 | Group show, Gallery Unique, Peru, Lima
2016 | Universal Baby | group show | Zerp Galerie (Rotterdam NL)
2016 | BAD Gent | solo show | Galerie Zwart Huis (Belgium)
2016 | Art Rotterdam | group show | Zerp Galerie
2016 | Timeless Structures | group show | Zerp Galerie
2015| Paquet de Noël | solo show| Galerie Younique Paris
2015| Pan Amsterdam | group show | Zerp Galerie
2015| Musee Louvre-Lens | Salon International des Métiers d’art
2015| Punto Sull’Arte (Varese) | group show
2015 | Villa Tatti (Comerio) | solo show
2015| Galerie Lavit (Varese) | group show
2015 | Galerie Zwart Huis (Belgium)| solo show | Present/Absent
2014 | Galerie Zw...