Rashad Carre

Rashad Carre is a French artist who was born and grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. After completing his studies in Europe, he returned to Jakarta where he was active in expanding his collection of sculptures and jewellery. He was also involved in advertising and film production, including the feature film, Victory, by Mark Peploe. Rashad also worked on interior design projects including an avant-garde restaurant, The Stage. He moved back to Europe where he lived in Paris for eight years, moving on to Brighton in the UK where he's now based.

In Paris, a whole new expression started flowing out through his drawings. Like with his sculptures, the new drawings were not something planned. “I never approach my work with an intellectual concept in mind. The new forms I was drawing also had a different meaning or resonance for different people, so I decided not to look for titles and to sign the pieces in a way that questions which way up they can be hung, sometimes creating a new 'creature'.” Leaving the pieces untitled and unexplained asks the viewer to question how the form resonates to them personally. It was when Rashad moved to Brighton that he brought colour to the forms through acrylic painting on board. “It was only later that I ...

1987-1990: BA Hons in 3D Design (Silversmithing/Jewellery). Loughborough College of Art & Design, Loughborough, UK.

1989: Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Strasbourg, France.

1986-1987: Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design. Epsom School of Art & Design, Epsom, Surrey, UK.

1973-1986: International Baccalaureate Art & Design, Jakarta International School, Indonesia

2019: Clarkes Gallery, a community gallery, Brighton, UK

2016: Indoor Market, artist's stand, Brighton, UK

2013: Kudlek Gallery, group exhibition “Walking The Line V”, Cologne, Germany

2010: LewesWerks, solo exhibition of drawings “The Birth of a Legend” Lewes, UK

2009: Bouche a Oreille, solo exhibition of drawings, Paris, France

2007: Galerie Art' Et Miss, group exhibition of my sculptures, Paris, France

2005: Innsbruck Subud Congress, group show of Subud artists, Innsbruck, Austria

2004: Croix Nivert Subud Hall, solo exhibition, Paris, France

2002: Wisma Subud, group show of Subud artists in Jakarta, Indonesia

2000: Amadeus Center, group show, London, UK

1997: Spokane Subud Congress, group show of Subud artists, Spokane, USA

1996: S.Widjojo Center, solo exhibition of sculptures, Jakarta, Indonesia

1992: The Stage restaurant, café, bar, permanent pieces on display, Jakarta, Indonesia

1991: Art Expo ‘91, joint exhibition of European and Indonesian artists, Jakarta, Indonesia

1991: Jakarta ‘91 Export Fair, exclusively featuring Rashad's iron work, Jakarta, Indonesia

1990: The New Designers Exhibition, London, UK

1989: The First International Festival of Iron, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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