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| Rolf van Gelder - Biography |
Rolf van Gelder
born in 1958
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
self-taught artist / professional web developer
living and working in Eindhoven |
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Curriculum Vitae (download as  ) |
| 1970-1982 |
studies and teaches classical guitar |
| 1978-1980 |
composition of several modern-classical solo pieces for guitar |
| 1978-1982 |
studies electrical engineering at the College of Technology, specialization in information science |
| 1980-present |
active as a visual artist , various techniques |
| 1982-present |
working as a system developer / Internet developer at the Eindhoven University of Technology |
| 1989-present |
graphic design: the design of corporate styles, logo’s, brochures, advertisements and posters for several clients using Quark Xpress, PhotoShop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, etc. |
| 1995 |
founding of the CAGE (Cyber Art Gallery Eindhoven), cage.nl, one of the first
virtual art galleries on the Internet, in which, apart from the work of Rolf van Gelder , artworks of emerging artists from all over the world are presented |
| 1995-present |
design and production of many Internet sites |
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creation of digital 2d artworks |
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participation in many international art projects and collectives, such as Anti-Art , HypArt , Massurealism and SITO |
| 1996 |
member of the jury for the Eventa-3 International Art Exhibition , Uppsala, Sweden |
| 1996-present |
creation of new media artwork starting with a webart piece called
‘The Saint Lucy Chronicles ’ (1996) |
| 1997 |
design, production and publication of an artbook entitled "Open your Cage and fly... ", poems by Krishna Fells (Seattle, USA) based on paintings by Rolf van Gelder
(ISBN 90 9010333 3) |
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exhibition/auction with the famous pop star Nina Hagen in Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco, USA |
| 1998-present |
creation of new media artworks in collaboration with Boston artist Carmin Karasic |
| 1999 |
publication of the "Golden Promises " painting on the back cover of the Dutch Reader's Digest magazine (July 1999 edition) |
| 1999-2005 |
co-leadership of the International Art Beyond Borders artist’s collective, based in
Linz, Austria, in collaboration with founder Manfred Peter Müller |
| 2000 |
founding of a company called CAGE web design , specialized in web design and Internet Consultancy |
| 2001 |
TV interview for Omroep Fryslan, a Dutch TV station, about the Art Beyond
Borders collective |
| 2002 |
interactive art project in the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, USA, called "Virtual Quilt " |
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co-development of the courses "New Genre Art" and "Web as an Art Form" for the Art Institute Boston with Carmin Karasic |
| 2004 |
the ‘Virtual Quilt ’, becomes part of the permanent collection of the DeCordova Museum
and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, USA |
| 2008 |
the artwork 'Humann ', a collaboration with Carmin Karasic , makes it into the finals of the Frits Philips Light Art Contest 2008 and the Rhizome Commissions 2009 |
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the painting "Broadway 1409 " is used for the cover of a CD called "Lines of Influence " by the Tom Knific Quartet (USA) |
| 2009 |
important 5 months long show at the Museum of Science in Boston, USA ('Human^n ' installation) |
| 2010-present |
creation of new media artworks in collaboration with artists Carmin Karasic and Olga Mink |
| 2010 |
the new media art project "SjansMachine ", a collaboration with Carmin Karasic and Olga Mink , makes it into the finals of the Celeste Prize 2010 (Italy / USA) in the category Live Media / Performance |
| 2011 |
creation of the cover art for the CD "The Muse" by American jazz musician Tom Knific |
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teaching a processing workshop at the Hackathon event, April 8, 2011, MAD, Eindhoven |
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| Recent, Current & Upcoming Exhibitions |
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| Selected Exhibitions |
| 2011 |
Exquisite Zone v1.0
a new media art project by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder will be shown at the Kennedyplein, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
as part of the Glow Festival 2011
(November 5th-12th, 2011) |
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SjansMachine v2.2
a new media art project by Olga Mink , Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder was shown at the currents 2011 Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
(June 10th-19th, 2011; official opening party on June 10th, 6-10pm) |
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LEA New Media Exhibition - Re-Drawing Boundaries
an online new media exhibition featuring Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder
(May - August 2011) |
| 2010 |
SjansMachine v2.0
a new media art project by Olga Mink , Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder is shown at the re:visie exhibition, Utrecht, The Netherlands
as part of the Nederlands Film Festival 2010
(September 21st-October 1st, 2010; official opening party on September 26th, 8-10pm) |
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SjansMachine v1.0
a new media art project by Olga Mink , Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder was shown at the Plaza Futura , Eindhoven, The Netherlands
as part of the PlazaPlus Festival 2010
(January 14th-16th, 2010) |
| 2009 |
Anthropocene
a new media art project by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder was shown at the TAC - Temporary Art Center , Eindhoven, The Netherlands
as part of the Glow Festival 2009
(November 6th-15th, 2009)
Humann
a new media art project by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder was shown at the Museum of Science , Boston, MA, USA
as part of the Boston Cyberarts Festival 2009
(April 17th - September 8th, 2009) |
| 2008 - 2009 |
Humann
a new media art project by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder was shown at the 're-ACT' exhibition,
Museum Kunstlicht in de Kunst , Eindhoven, The Netherlands
(September 27th 2008 - January 25th 2009) |
| 2007 |
Handheld Histories as Hyper-Monuments
a locative multi-media art project by Carmin Karasic , Rolf van Gelder & Rob Coshow
Judi Rotenberg Gallery , 130 Newbury street, Boston, MA, USA
as part of the Boston Cyberarts Festival 2007
(April 21st-29th, 2007) |
| 2004 |
SPES, Linz, Austria
(November 19th - December 31st, 2004) |
| 2003 |
Galerie Bella Vita, Stadttor #1, 40219 Düsseldorf, Germany
(December 20th, 2003 - January, 2004)
Kunstverein Erkelenz , Kölner Str. 78, 41812 Erkelenz, Germany
(November - December, 2003) |
| 2002 |
Virtual Quilt,
an Interactive Art Project by Clara Wainwright, Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder .
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, USA
(January 25th - May 27th, 2002)
Arte Senza Confini, Castle of Travo, Italy
(July 19th - August 4th, 2002)
Grillparzerhof, Kirchberg o.d. Donau, Austria
(July 20th - August 4th, 2002)
Arte Senza Confini, Castle of Fontanellato, Italy
(August, 2002)
Galerie Kandinsky, Vienna, Austria
(October 24th - November 16th, 2002) |
| 2001 |
Karmel Convent, Drachten, The Netherlands
(January 13th - February 4th, 2001)
d{s}eduction dialogue , a cyberart installation by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder
Boston Cyberarts Festival
*solo exhibition*
New England School of Art and Design
Suffolk University, Boston, USA
(April 21st - May 6th, 2001)
Lankershim Arts Center, 3108 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood (LA), CA 91601, USA
(May 1st - May 31st, 2001)
Kulturhuset, Tändsticks-omradet, Jönköping, Sweden
(May 4th - May 13th, 2001)
Generali Insurance Company , Linz, Austria
(June 28th - August 31st, 2001)
Ensemble... Europa Pittura
Assessorato alla Cultura, Subbiano, Italy
(September 1st - 10th, 2001)
Municipal Gallery Burg Stolberg , Stolberg, Germany
(October 21st - November 11th, 2001) |
| 2000 |
Galerie Riefel , Maria Enzersdorf a.G. (Vienna), Austria
(March 24th - April 2nd, 2000)
Galerie Kandinsky , Vienna, Austria
(April 3rd - April 9th, 2000)
Galeria Proposta, Espinho, Portugal,
*solo exhibition*
(April 21th - May 31st, 2000)
d{s}eduction dialogue , a cyberart installation by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder
Artists Foundation @The Distillery, 516 East Second St. 1st Floor, Boston MA 02127, USA
(June 3rd - July 8th, 2000) (press review, Boston Globe )
Grillparzerhof , Kirchberg o.d. Donau, Austria
(July 5th - July 20th, 2000)
Galerie Club der Begegnung , Kulturzentrum Ursulinenhof, Linz, Austria
(July 11th - August 31st, 2000)
d{s}eduction dialogue , a cyberart installation by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder
Art System Gallery, 327 Spadina Avenue Second Floor, Toronto, Canada
(September 27th - October 8th, 2000)
Art System Gallery , 327 Spadina Avenue Second Floor, Toronto, Canada
(September 27th - October 8th, 2000)
d{s}eduction dialogue , a cyberart installation by Carmin Karasic & Rolf van Gelder
Boston Cyberarts Festival Preview Party, Massachusetts College of Art
Tower Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave
(November 6th, 2000)
Galerie Kandinsky , Vienna, Austria
(November 2000) |
| 1999 |
2nd Members Show, World Arts Association, UK
(July 1999)
Art-e-mail, MAC21 International Contemporary Art Fair, Marbella, Malaga, Spain
(July 1999)
Cultural Exchanges in our Digital World , Library of the Government of Upper Austria, Linz, Austria
(October 5th - October 20th, 1999)
Art Beyond Borders, Kulturhaus "Alter Pfarrhof", Hollenstein a.d. Ybbs, Austria
(October 1999) |
| 1998 |
Glo's, Capitol Hill, Seattle, USA,
*solo exhibition*
(January, 1998)
1st Members Show, World Arts Association, UK
(July 1998)
The Dutch are coming... , The Emerging Collector Gallery, New York, USA
(August 1, 1998 through August 31, 1998)
International Vignettes , THE-R-TUS Gallery, Oceanside, New York, USA
(October 3, 1998 through October 29, 1998) |
| 1997 |
Cyberlectual 'Open your Cage and fly...'
*solo exhibition*
SolArt Gallery, Seattle, USA
Vault gallery, Minneapolis, USA
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
*solo exhibition*
Olympia, USA
SolArt Gallery, Seattle, USA
Nina's Trashy Art Auction (with the famous popstar Nina Hagen)
Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Online Cafe, Digital Artworks, Norwalk, USA |
| 1996 |
Eventa-3 International Art Exhibition , Uppsala, Sweden
Lenwood Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
SolArt Gallery, Seattle, USA
The Conservatory, Minneapolis, USA |
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| Private Collections |
| Works of Rolf van Gelder can be found in several private collections in The Netherlands, USA, Canada, Austria, Germany, Belgium and Portugal. |
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| Museums |
| Rolf van Gelder’s work entitled ‘Virtual Quilt’ (collaboration with Carmin Karasic and Clara Wainwright) is, since 2004, part of the permanent collection of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, USA. |
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| About the Artworks |
My life as an artist has been a continuous struggle between logic and emotion (Apollo and Dionysus).
I've been brought up with computers and math: everything should be logical and have a pre-defined reaction on every action.
While creating my traditional, abstract paintings I try to switch off the logical part of my brain and let emotion rule. While creating new media art I give room to the logical part of my brain and try to use it in a creative way.
My art always has multiple layers. Some of them are hidden and have much deeper, and often darker, meanings. I want my audience to have something to explore, discover and experience while peeling off layer after layer. Some of the layers, most likely, never will be revealed but that's okay! Life is full of mysteries that will never be revealed…
For me creating art is a way of self-reflection, meditation, maybe even therapy, and a very personal way of communicating with other human beings. It's a way of 'saying things' that cannot be said via human language or any other regular communication tools. It's communication on a different level.
Rolf van Gelder |
 "Happened upon CAGE, while browsing...
A beautiful site. And I am thinking about several of your paintings, which I found once and can't somehow get back to.
Ah, well. I have a question for you, concerning that tension of blackness and motion, against the deep, flat colors (Epitaph , especially, comes to mind).
Mmmmm, it's a feeling, really, not a question. An urge I have, as viewer, lift behind the colors, or the suspended figure, to find out about the blackness pressing from behind. A sense that the whole construct is a mask almost.
A mysterious disguise for something else, which wishes to be lifted, or exposed.
I like your work very much."
Selby Frame, a writer from Maine (USA) |
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 "Hide & Seek I - By Rolf van Gelder
This is the painting which painted by the contemporary artist whose name is Rolf van Gelder in May 1998.
The title of this painting is called: - Hide & Seek I.
The creator Rolf van Gelder remixed many different kinds of materials drawing on a paper to accomplishing this abstract type art work. After admiring this painting, I found out that Rolf van Gelder uses many lines. Especially, curves lines instead of straight lines.
While in color part, the primary colors: red, blue and yellow are the majority colors in this painting, but the value of this painting are more shaded, which means the entire painting would look darker. In this two-dimensional painting, triangle and circle are two main shapes.
Meanwhile, Rolf van Gelder made this art work seems variety but put emphasis on the unity: the center object. Based on the center, Rolf van Gelder using it divided into two parts, it had balanced in the symmetrical way. Moreover, Rolf van Gelder repeated three exactly the same figure of a hiding girl in the center part to illustrate the rhythm of this painting. In my opinion, after analyzing the usage of organizing this painting,
What’s more, the title of this painting-Hide& Seek I. I think that author is trying to demonstrate the contradiction about individual, while facing the problems. There are two options, they would hide or just seeking for a solution.
According to three shapes on the center, in my point of view, the under blue triangle is the situation that people might afraid of facing the problem and trying to escape it.
The middle one, the circle is that people who are still struggling about making a decision.
Final one, the top one it might be they are willing to start to find a solution. In general, this is my explanation about this work, Hide & Seek I is truly a nice art work, it stimulate and evoke an extensive imagination of appreciators, including myself was attractive by this work.
This is Hide & Seek I, I can not wait for the II appear."
James Chao (USA) - february 2008 |
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