My name is Robert-Willem Dol. I am an artist. I live and work in Amsterdam. I studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Haque, graphical- and typographical design. About ten years ago I found out that making art is a medium for me to discover the human mind. How does our sense-organs respond to colours or a strong composition for example. Good art makes you think, maybe can change some patterns in your thinking. Become conscious on a unconscious level. My goals are exprimenting with the most diverse materials/ paint/ objects to create powerful, energetic and intense artworks that influence the human mind: to console, confront, instigate and affect the beholder. And myself. That's my main reason to make art. To express myself in an emotional way. It's a necessity for me, important. I want to tell stories and express emotions in my artworks. On a professional, profound and philosophical basis. What's the Essence for me? I want to find answers. My answers to critical questions will be found in my artworks more and more. A solid definition of (quality) Art for me was revealed on the Canvas channel (16th March 2008): First you'll take a good look at an artwork. Your first thought is " there is something wrong with this piece". Later on ,your final thought about the same piece is that it has to be that way.

Only the Work of Art Remains..

The progression of a painter's work as it travels in time from point to point, will be toward clarity.. toward the elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea.. and the idea and the observer.. To achieve this clarity is inevitably to be understood..(Mark Rothko)

List of Exhibitions (1997-2008):

1997: Academy of Art 'The Leuwenburgh', Amsterdam 1999: Booymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam 1999: Gallery Colt 69, Berlin 2000: Royal Academy of Art, The Haque 2002: Royal Academy of Art, The Haque 2004: Gallery Annee, Haarlem 2005: Holland Art Fair, The Haque 2005: Dutch Design Hotel Artemis, Amsterdam 2005: International Design Centre, Amsterdam 2005: Donkersloot Gallery, Amsterdam 2006: JLVA Paris 2006: Donkersloot gallery, Amsterdam 2006: Saatchi Gallery 2006: Young Modern POP Artists AKBA LA 2006: Contest Saatchi Gallery: CCCC 2006: Dieselwall Contest Milan/ Berlin 2006: G COF, London (groupexpo Oktober) 2006: BG Gallery Soho, NYC (groupexpo Oktober) 2006: Galeria GEK Madrid (November) 2007: SF Gallery Buenos Aires 2007: Invitation Museum National Cordoba, Argentinia 2007: T Mobile Europe 2007: GEK Madrid 2007: Louvre Paris Group expo 2007: Biennale Italy 2007: Govers van Zoest Advocaten Amsterdam 2007: ABN Amro NL 2008: Aston Martin Nl solo exhibition Hilversum

Awards: Louvre Museum Paris 2006

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