The Kid (artist)
THE KID (1991) is a contemporary artist who questions social determinism and the frontier between innocence and corruption in modern societies. Half Dutch and half Brazilian, The Kid lives and works both in Paris and Amsterdam where he has, respectively, his painting and sculpture studios.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
His art works include wall-size blue Bic ballpoint pen or charcoal drawings,[10][11][12][13][14][15] and oil paintings,[1][16][17] as well as hand-made hyper-realistic lifesize silicon sculptures and installations.[5][6][8][10][11][18] In recent years, The Kid's works have been exhibited at the Louvre,[19][20] the Institute Of Contemporary Art [8] and Le Grand Palais[16][17][21][22][23][24] and during solo and group shows at ALB Anouk Le Bourdiec Gallery[1][25][26] in Paris, France.
Inspiration
When asked ″although your characters are caught in a very shady moment, there is something beautiful and poetic in the way they are represented, tell us more about this duality″, The Kid answered ″I’ve always been attracted by this line in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: ″behind every exquisite thing lies something tragic″, I think this is pretty much what all of my works have in common. Despite their youth and beauty, all of my subjects are doomed to fail, like a flower is destined to fade. And I try to capture them in their defining moment, forever caught between innocence and corruption." And he added ″I want to question the audience about social determinism, the thin frontier between innocence and corruption, the equality of chances, or the fading line between right and wrong in our modern societies.″[1]
Exhibitions (extracts)
- I Go Alone – Portrait Of A New Lost Generation.[9][16][17][22][27][28][29] Solo Show. Art Paris 2016. March–April 2016. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
- God Is Dead # 2.[30][31] Drawing Now's 10th anniversary exhibition Our Time Is Now (Art Director Philippe Piguet, curators Drawing Now's current and past selection committee members). March–April 2016. Paris. Le Carreau Du Temple.
- Do You Believe In God ?[8][32][33][34][35] The Contemporary Art Institute's Triennal Exhibition Of Their Times # 5 (curator Nathalie Ergino) in association with The International Collectors' Association ADIAF (Marcel Duchamp Art Price). March–May 2016. Villeurbanne, Lyon. The Contemporary Art Institute – IAC.
- Until The Quiet Comes.[24][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][43] Solo Show. Art Paris 2015. March 2015. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
- The Morning I Was Born Again.[21][22][23][23] Art Paris 2014. March 2014. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
- Endgame.[1][9][26] Solo Show. March–May 2013. Paris. ALB AnoukLeBourdiec Gallery.
- Drawing Now (April 2013, Louvre Museum, Paris)[19][20]
- Humanity Is Overated.[44] Slick Art Fair. October 2012. Paris. Le Garage.
- God Is Dead.[45] Roxy Rocky. Juin 2012. Paris. ALB AnoukLeBourdiec Gallery.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Guerrero, Sara (2 March 2016). "The Kid : Corrupted Youth". metalmagazine.eu. JazzMetal SL.
- ↑ "Getting To Know The Kid". IDOL Magazine.
- ↑ "Powerfully Disturbing And Certainly Controversial Art By The Kid". Beautiful/Decay.
- ↑ "ART WALK NEWS SEPT. 2014 VOL 4 NO 9". Issuu.
- 1 2 Mathilde Rouzies. "THE KID". BOUMBANG.
- 1 2 "THE KID: Depicting Social Determinism Through Hyperrealistic Sculpture and Drawings - Yatzer". Yatzer.
- ↑ "THE KID". THE KID.
- 1 2 3 4 Cimorelli, Dario (1 March 2016). Institute of Contemporary Art IAC & Association for the Development International of Art in France ADIAF, ed. Le Temps De L'Audace Et De L'Engagement - De Leur Temps (5) [Time For Daring And Commitment - Of Their Times (5)]. Silvana Editoriale S.p.A. p. 133. ISBN 978-8-836-63285-5.
- 1 2 3 Tarnaud, Vanina (31 March 2016). "The Kid : La Voix D'Une Nouvelle Génération Perdue" [The Kid : The Voice Of A New Lost Generation]. Artravel Magazine (in French). No. 68. Paris, France: Novela York, Paris, France. pp. 198–201. ISSN 1769-0765.
- 1 2 "The Kid: forte, perturbador e controverso - IdeaFixa". IdeaFixa.
- 1 2 "THE KID". Zupi.
- ↑ "artnau The Kid - artnau". artnau.
- ↑ "La brutalidad de una juventud dibujada a golpe de palos". PlayGround Magazine.
- ↑ "Illustrations by The Kid". Inspiration Now.
- ↑ "the kid, la fragilidad en la violencia". lamonomagazine - art&urban culture magazine.
- 1 2 3 "Art Paris Art Fair parviendra-t-elle à démocratiser l'art contemporain ?". telerama.fr. 1 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Chesnot. "'Art Paris Art Fair 2016' : Opening Night At Grand Palais In Paris". Getty Images.
- ↑ "Picture Editor's Choice, March 28, 2014". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 "Drawing Now, le rendez-vous du dessin contemporain". Connaissance des Arts.
- 1 2 "Un salon de dessin". Libération.fr.
- 1 2 Malvoisin, Armelle (22 March 2014). "Art Paris : L'Explorateur" [Art Paris : The Explorer]. Beaux Arts Magazine (in French). No. 358. Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France: TTM Editions, Paris, France. pp. 116–120. ISSN 0757-2271.
- 1 2 3 "Art Paris Art Fair 2016". Art Paris Art Fair 2016.
- 1 2 3 THE KID : The Morning I Was Born Again Solo Show at Art Paris Art Fair 2014 in Le Grand Palais Museum. 7 April 2014 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 "THE KID : Until The Quiet Comes at Art Paris Art Fair 2015 in Le Grand Palais Museum". 7 April 2015 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "The Kid : Galerie ALB". galeriealb.com.
- 1 2 We Are Selecters. "We Are Selecters".
- ↑ "THE KID". THE KID.
- ↑ Marcel Schlutt. "THE KID : I GO ALONE – SOLO SHOW – PAINTINGS SCULPTURES – KALTBLUT Magazine". KALTBLUT Magazine.
- ↑ "Art Fair Paris 2016". 20minutes.fr.
- ↑ "Exposition : Now is our future". Drawing Now Paris.
- ↑ "Group Show - Our Time Is Now - Le Carreau Du Temple - Drawing Now". THE KID.
- ↑ IAC — Institut d’art contemporain — Villeurbanne/Rhône-Alpes. "LE TEMPS DE L'AUDACE ET DE L'ENGAGEMENT – DE LEUR TEMPS (5) -". i-ac.eu.
- ↑ "De leur Temps 5 : Villeurbanne". adiaf.com.
- ↑ "De leur Temps 5 : Villeurbanne" (PDF). adiaf.
- ↑ http://www.thekid.fr/contemporary-art-institute-triennal-exhibition-of-their-times/
- ↑ "Art Paris Art Fair 2015". 20minutes.fr.
- ↑ "ADELAP :: photographe. LE BLOG d'ADELAP.COM: Art Paris :: The Kid le spectaculaire!". flanepourvous.blogspot.fr.
- ↑ "Exposition Art Paris Art Fair 2015 – Nef du Grand Palais (Paris)". exponaute.com.
- ↑ Anne Claire Plantey. "Artefact Magazine". Artefact Magazine.
- ↑ "EXPO// Art Paris 2015 : trois artistes à ne pas manquer – The Arts Factory Magazine". The Arts Factory Magazine.
- ↑ Marine Sulitzer. "Art Paris Art fair : valse printanière entre continents". LIB.
- ↑ "Art Paris ART FAIR : du 26 mars au 29 mars 2015". Elphège.
- 1 2 "PRISE DE TETE AU ART PARIS ART FAIR – Alfalibra". Alfalibra.
- ↑ "THE KID : I GO ALONE PORTRAIT OF A NEW LOST GENERATION". TIRADE MAGAZINE.
- ↑ "Galerie ALB : Roxy Rocky" (PDF). galeriealb.com.