Monique Kwist (1965) Dutch Artist,
Since 2017 Zutphen. Before: Amersfoort.

"SITE RESONANCE" : I need to observe and transform experiences in place or site. It starts with getting there, 'to collect' certain places, to hunt for certain places and to be there for a while. Later, I will try to find models and concepts in a process of making to get somewhere in that place again, but it is not the same. You get a product in between standards. You can understand and observe my work as a summary, giving back some essentials of travelling somewhere. You might enter that space. It has no specific scale, it might be small or huge.
The artwork for me is like visual poetry.

Spatial sensitivity can be trained, this seems important to me. We are moving through more and more human made landscape, architecture, things, design. The digital space-illusion has influence on our life, but that,in fact is a little bit concerning. Place, nature and context need to be examined and felt closely because it has influence on our behaviour, energy and emotions.

COMBINED MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUES
Three and two dimensional work interacts in objects, photography, work on paper etc.
General subjects: architecture, a certain void, light, landscape and orientation.

recent GALLERIES
in stock: https://www.kunstlokaalno8.nl/ (Jubbega)
Webshop: Museo https://museo.kunstlokaalno8.nl/
Last 7 years I had several shows at the Gallery Agnes Raben, Vorden.

Be welcome to visit my studio, on appointment.
Social Media: fb as Monique Kwist or insta as 'mkwistartist'; + Linkedin

THIS WEBSITE
rough overview of documentation
old style design: In general better on pc screen. Click on the small images to get larger view. Use the signs to the right or left, move the mouse to get this option.

Prices are not mentioned, of course the work is for sale; if you are interested don't hesitate to contact. I'll be glad to take part in exhibitions wtih related themes and to exchange with professional collegues, galleries or curators.

DEVELOPMENT, SHORT HISTORY
After studying from 1992 on I started with building temporary installations you could almost or really enter. Later focusing on smaller architectural objects with all kind of pouring materials. A part of my goal was to make models for commissions in public space outside, at the time being a transparent possibility with 'open calls' etc. Modernism and minimalism had important influence on my ideas.

During a few years of travelling in Sth. America (2005 - 2007); I let go the artificial pouring materials, making more mobile artwork. Travelling experiences had huge impact on my cultural conciousness. My work became partly less abstract and more free, experimental and perhaps more playful.
Recent experiences of walking in volcanic islands (La Palma, Japan, Cape Verde) re-appear in my studio.

GRAPHIC BOUNDERIES, PROJECTS IN PAPER
Around 2008 I entered the printing workplace (AGA lab Amsterdam). The experience of pouring and turning easily from negative to positive was very useful in graphic working-techniques. I fell in love with the embossment technique with wood and developed this further.
Now I am developing spatial relief in paper on a larger scale; resulting in sculptural unique works in paper.

SEALS AND MOULDS, USEFUL INSTRUMENTS
Never letting go the three dimensional sensibility in my work, I produced objects and related photography.
Many years of mouldmaking in wood -for seals- are leading to different types of artifacts. Right now I am developing ways to re-use or present these 'tools' as autonomous models for installation. A very attractive aspect and beauty about 'a tool' or a residue in my studio is non-meant: it is left-over from some activities. It is also multi-purpose, it can be recycled. The question ever again is: how will I do that.

DRAWING
Some observations are translated into drawings and sketches. Partly the drawings are done like etchings. In another part of drawings I make use of seamingly perspective lines, making connection between points of orientation. As such trying to show many -invisible- movements of the eye and thoughts in a remote or dramatic landscape with high relief.

SERIES BASED ON WORKING-METHODS
In general after all these years, you can see a pattern and a certain repeating personal touch. Mostly I stick to a special working-concept with a possibility of making series, being attracted to the process. I switch in material and technique from time to time, to explore and keep myself awake.

PRESENTATION
The focus in exhibitions lies in a route, the interaction between work and place, it feels like an installation. Still, the artwork has the possibilty of being autonomous and could be isolated as well. Surely the interaction with other artists is of great value. For me, the force lies more and more in the ecology of my collection and making varying combinations is a power to be explored, resulting to more quality, 'visual poetry and artifacts'.

PROJECTS and EXHIBITIONS list

At the moment I am facing new orientation in finding other professional contacts and network. The goal is now to initiate private studio-visits, finding bridges and combinations between collegues.

2022 Oct. groupshow, Kunstlokaalno.8 Jubbega, DRUK

2022 ACEC Apeldoorn & Kunstgemaal Bronkhorst, 'Hoe=hetnu' groupshow (also in 2021 and 2020)

2021 MLB Gallery, Amsterdam. initiative Foundation Grafein: Duo with Rogier Arents

2021 MuseO Off Line, Live expo of the collection in webshop Kunstlokaalno.8, Jubbega, groupshow

2021 expo Balancing Sites and Reserves, Gallery Agnes Raben, Vorden

2020- 2021 Sometimes I wish we were an eagle , Plaatsmaken Arnhem; curator Inge Pollet, with Hester Louter and Harmen Liemburg

2020-2021 ACEC Apeldoorn, Somewhere Now, duo colaboration with Ronald de Ceuster with publication and texts from the artists.

2020 publiciation on 6 artists and the process of making, foundation Grafein, around Ad Dekkers 'De LIJN waaiert uit'

2019 Project Daglicht/Beeldenstorm Eindhoven, Masterclass and expo, Foundation Grafein

2019 group exhibition Kunstlokaal no8 Jubbega

2019 Wonderland, Gallery Agnes Raben Vorden.

2019 Essentie, 100 years after Bauhaus, 2 groupshows, May / Oct http://vierplus.eu

2019 group expo, 4 artists, architecture/landscape, Agnes Raben Galerie, Vorden

2019 Dutch printmaking platform, Leeuwarden groupshow

2018, Galerij IJhorst, Drenthe duo expo

2018, AiR in Buinho, Portugal (with Fablab)

2018 - Dat Bolwerck, Zutphen, Solo exhibition 'stille ruimtelijke verkenningen'

2017 - 2018...Agnes Raben Gallery, 'Je ogen uit kijken', Vorden, group exhibition

2017 ACEC Apeldoorn, Imprints of Sound, group exhibition,

2017 private residency, part 2, drawing project in La Palma, volcanic soil

2017 Essentie III Den Helder, group exhibition (Celebrating Year De Stijl) http://www.vierplus.eu

2017 Boogie Grid. Various artists. Lokaalno 8 Jubbega, Friesland. NL. http://www.kunstlokaalno8.nl/

2017 Essentie - group expo, geometric abstraction http://www.vierplus.eu

2017 Lokaal no.8 Jubbega, Fr. NL. Duo exhibition with Martin de Jong

2017 and in 2016 Graphic Art, annual Fair, exchange NL-Germany: Borken DE

2017 private residency, drawing project, Volcanic Soil, La Palma (Canarian Islands, Spain)

2016 pARTners gallery Rotterdam, duo with Don Satijn.

2016 Duo with Marianne Roodenburg, Gallery Agnes Raben Vorden

2016 Printmakers exchange NL and Germany, Borken in Germany

2015. Festival Kaalstaart. Fablab project Amersfoort, kaalstaart.nl

2015 Gallery/shop 10+10 exchange project Alternatives (NL-Australia), with experimental printmakers . Participant and coördination.

2015 solo expo 'Tropical Solutions' Gallery 59, SBK South Amsterdam

2015 Group Exhibition in Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort. Theme: Modernistic Architecture with national nowadays artists.

April 2015 - Publication of investigations with the Toyobo Polymer Plate: Art Magazine 'Kunstenaars Materialen', in coöperation with Monika Auch

2014 - guest-teacher in Scholen in de Kunst Amersfoort, 'between models en maquetes', 13-14 years old artstudio

2014 Festival Kaalstaart Amersfoort, Fablab project with sealmaking from my Architectural Photography

Borrowed Spaces: site specific installation www.borrowedspaces.nl Deventer, curator / initiative Ronald de Ceuster. Continuing during 2014.

2013 Group show, Arnhem 'Circa...dit' Homerun. Curator Marten Hendriks

2013 Whispering Wall Den Haag, theme Recycling, experimental workshopwith Mark de Weijer

2013 ABC Architectuurcentrum Haarlem, Solo "Listen, it gives a silent reply"

subsidies
2015 Municipality of Amersfoort, cultural department. For developing new work by use of the lasercutter in Fablab Amersfoort .
2014 St. Stokroos: project for larger printing experiments (photo-etching and combinations.)
Between 1993 and 2002 receiving 3 times 'basis-subsidie', Mondriaan Fonds, NL

LINK TO OLDER WEBSITE
Older documentation, sculptures and poured objects, click on the next word: my first website.

Graphic design and assistancy starting this free website back around 2005: Dave Hoop / DEEF

ARTIST
STUDIO :
Marsweg 115-1-i
7202 AT Zutphen
The Netherlands

moniquekwist@hotmail.com

practicing and once a week teaching qi gong / taichi in Zutphen, please look at
https://qigongtraining.jouwweb.nl/

 

 moniquekwist@hotmail.com

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