Residing and practicing his craft in the dynamic city of Amsterdam, Guido Vlottes honed his skills at the prestigious Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten. His work is a testament to his mastery of applying bold brushstrokes to create a poignant motif, achieving a captivating fusion between background and subject or accentuating their contrasting elements. The overall atmosphere of his compositions is imbued with a mystifying quality, leaving the viewer to unravel its enigmatic origins. These seemingly ordinary scenes have been transformed into captivating tales, hinting at a mythological or literary inception, yet never fully revealing it. The figures within the scenes exude a sense of displacement, drowned by the landscape in which they operate. It is reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno, but with a more evocative touch. Vlottes treads on a path already paved by Marlene Dumas, delving deep into the realm of conveying raw emotion through personal brushstrokes and setting the mood with bold strokes of black, brown, and red. Despite the somber and melancholic tone, there are subtle nods and winks scattered throughout his work. Vlottes expertly manipulates images and interpretations, bringing about a new identity for found visuals.
Vlottes’ work has been exhibited in renowned institutions such as Galerie de Praktijk and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Kunsthal in Rotterdam, various museums and art centers in China, Germany, and France, as well as at numerous (international) art fairs.
His portfolio boasts inclusion in esteemed collections such as the Nederlandsche Bank, ABN AMRO Art Foundation, Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, and the Crouwel Collection in Amsterdam, the AEGON Art Collection in The Hague, ABP in Schiphol, Caldic Collection in Rotterdam, Chadha Art Collection in Wassenaar, Gudmundsson Collection in Xiamen, Qi Zhi Long Collection in Beijing, LUMC in Leiden, and De Pont in Tilburg, along with the SNS reaal fund and Rabobank Art Collection in Utrecht.
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