{"id":35,"date":"2024-08-06T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site2024.roelandkneepkens.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:12:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-19wcb-6f3b5498e329ff0c580ff4c116dcd884 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lzpg3uqh-05af9fe54cefee291bc7a0e5ff55f5a1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lzpg3uqh-05af9fe54cefee291bc7a0e5ff55f5a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lzpg3uqh-05af9fe54cefee291bc7a0e5ff55f5a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div>I am fascinated by people \u2013 why we choose to gather, what food we share, which outfits we enjoy.<\/div>\n<div>I simply observe, and my observations can fit any period. The spontaneity of such occasions intrigue me, as individuals dress up,<\/div>\n<div>place a bottle of their favourite wine on the table, and effortlessly start to talk. I watch. I stare.<\/div>\n<div>I also wonder about events before and after the moment I have caught on canvas. Because the image itself is only the start of a longer conversation.<\/div>\n<div>That is why I prefer real contact with my subjects, whether they are strangers or my friends. People may have come together on impulse, or the tableau may be staged.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Once the group is together, the occasion generates its own unique discussions, expressions, atmosphere, authenticity. Even when lodged in our history, it will resonate today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many thanks Charlotte Gray for this fantastic story about my work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Graduated 2004 St. Joost academy Breda.<\/p>\n<p>Selection of exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>-The living room gallery Amsterdam. 2008<br \/>\n-Amsterdam Art fair<br \/>\n-The Chelsea affordable art fair in New York 2013<br \/>\n-Life is a work of art group exhibition New York<br \/>\n-RJD gallery groups exhibitions<br \/>\n-Mayson Art Gallery New York group exhibitions<br \/>\n-Time windows festivals Rotterdam 2016 and 2019<br \/>\n-Europe Artfair Amsterdam 2024<br \/>\n-Top finalist exhibition &#8211; painting of the year Gallery &#8211; RRMD 2025<\/p>\n<p>-Long list of international clients for commissions and private sales.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-za37-35344cd1e1c48e0c90fcb228cadc6d9d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lzpj1c6i-776772a061d1cca1ec4f60ca7c5dab57\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lzpj1c6i-776772a061d1cca1ec4f60ca7c5dab57 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lzpj1c6i-776772a061d1cca1ec4f60ca7c5dab57 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lzpj1c6i-776772a061d1cca1ec4f60ca7c5dab57 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-129 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-129 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240423_080403_289-1-845x684.webp\" alt='' title='IMG_20240423_080403_289 (1)'  height=\"684\" width=\"845\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240423_080403_289-1-845x684.webp 845w, https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240423_080403_289-1-495x400.webp 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-wvqv-ae80e7dc51d135b8bedeeaac133947e8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535,"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roelandkneepkens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}