Van Koningsbruggen demonstrates a vibrant use of color in an abstract style, often featuring elements such as circles, rectangles, and funnels. He typically works on multiple pieces simultaneously: “I begin a painting and then I see a form emerging. I then transfer that form onto a new canvas and continue working on it. I let the other painting rest for half a year. Sometimes I have ten paintings in progress at once. They’re like patients, you have to heal them. Then I suddenly have a color on my brush and I look at the other painting and think, hey. That’s how I play the paintings against each other.”
In the 1970s, Van Koningsbruggen gained notoriety for his shifted paintings. He created these by placing paint on the canvas and sliding a second canvas over it. In his recent work, he revisits these works in part.
Rob van Koningsbruggen studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Vrije Academie in The Hague. His oeuvre includes paintings, drawings, and knitted art.
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