BOUKE DE VRIES

BOUKE DE VRIES Born in 1960 (Netherlands)Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

Solo exhibitions 2011 Vegas, London, United Kingdom2010 Pieces, Super Window Project, Kyoto, Japan A Grand Tour of My Mind, GloriaMaria Gallery, Milano, Italy Deconstructions, Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Group exhibitions

2011 Roulette, Vegas, London, United Kingdom2010 Questions of belonging, MIMA, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Crossovers, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, United Kingdom Vanitas, All Visual Arts, London, United Kingdom The Borrowed Loop, Man&Eve, London, United Kingdom Things I Made, Things I Found And Made, Salon Contemporary, London, United Kingdom2009 Murmurart, Murmurart in Selfridges, London, United Kingdom

Press

The Beauty of Destruction, L’Officiel Hommes Italia, March 2010Make or Break, Hint Magazine, February 2010A Grand Tour of my Mind, At Casa - Corriere della Sera, February 2010An Amy Whinehouse Explosion You’ll Actually want to see, Style, February 2010Deconstructions, Galeries, January 2010Deconstructions, ArtSlant, January 2010Deconstructions, Artnews, January 2010Simply Smashing, The Art Newspaper, September 2009The Daily Telegraph, August 27th 2009The Daily Beast, July 16th 2009The Independant, July 6th 2009

Dome in dome, 2010, 19th century glass domes and glass base, 24,5 x 24,5 x 42 cm. Unique.

Lopped Byron, 2009, 19th century Staffordshire figure and mixed media, diameter 43 x 33 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Behind the mask, 2009, 20th century porcelain and mixed media, 15 x 15 x 22,5 cm. Unique. Collection of the artist.Lopped Byron, 2009, 19th century Staffordshire figure and mixed media, diameter 43 x 33 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Behind the mask, 2009, 20th century porcelain and mixed media, 15 x 15 x 22,5 cm. Unique. Collection of the artist.

Shut Up Alva, 2010, porcelain plaque and mixed media, 50 x 30 cm. Unique.

Campbell’s condensed tomato soup, 2010, 18th century Chinese porcelain soup plate and mixed media, 28,5 x 28,5 x 7 cm. Unique.

Dead Nature 6, 2009, 18th century Worcester porcelain bowl, mixed media, 30 x 16 x 30 cm. Unique. Collection Kay Saatchi.

Dead Nature 6, 2009, 18th century Worcester porcelain bowl, mixed media, 30 x 16 x 30 cm. Unique. Collection Kay Saatchi.

Dead Nature 14, 2009, 18th century Worcester porcelain bowl, mixed media, 30 x 16 x 30 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Tea caddy, 2009, 18th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, mixed media, 23 x 23 x 22 cm. Unique.

Tea caddy, 2009, 18th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, mixed media, 23 x 23 x 22 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 18, 2009, 18th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, mixed media, 30 x 30 x 12 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 18, 2009, 18th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, mixed media, 30 x 30 x 12 cm. Unique.

Dead Nature 9, 2009, 18th century Chinese porcelain vase, mixed media, 18 x 25,5 x 18 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Dead Nature 9, 2009, 18th century Chinese porcelain vase, mixed media, 18 x 25,5 x 18 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Sands Of Time, 2009, hourglass, mixed media, 17 x 26 x 17 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Sands Of Time, 2009, hourglass, mixed media, 17 x 26 x 17 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Transubstantiation, 2009, 19th century Chinese stoneware goblet and mixed media, 215 x 215 x 290 cm. Unique.

Transubstantiation, 2009, 19th century Chinese stoneware goblet and mixed media, 215 x 215 x 290 cm. Unique.

Sands Of Time, 2009, hourglass, mixed media, 17 x 26 x 17 cm. Unique.

Sands Of Time, 2009, hourglass, mixed media, 17 x 26 x 17 cm. Unique.

Blown away, 2009, 20th century Royal Doulton porcelain, mixed media, 27,5 x 22 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, Holland.

Blown away, 2009, 20th century Royal Doulton porcelain, mixed media, 27,5 x 22 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, Holland.

Blown away, 2009, 20th century Royal Doulton porcelain, mixed media, 27,5 x 22 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, Holland.

Obelisk sopre elephante, 2010, 19th-century Chinese earthenware elephant and mixed media, 28 x 21,5 x 63 cm. Unique.

Obelisk sopre elephante, 2010, 19th-century Chinese earthenware elephant and mixed media, 28 x 21,5 x 63 cm. Unique.

Obelisk sopre elephante, 2010, 19th-century Chinese earthenware elephant and mixed media, 28 x 21,5 x 63 cm. Unique.

Scene from marriage, 2009, late 19th century Guangdong stoneware figures, mixed media, 27 x 39 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, Milano.

Scene from marriage, 2009, late 19th century Guangdong stoneware figures, mixed media, 27 x 39 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, Milano. Clytemnestra and the mask of Agamemnon, 2009, 19th century continental bisque figure and mixed media, 22 x 24 x 42 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Leda and the Swan, 2009, 20th century Nao porcelain figure and mixed media, 28 x 22 x 23 cm. Unique.

No No No, 2009, 19th century Samson porcelain, mixed media, 27 x 43 x 17 cm. Unique. Courtesy of the artist. Zabludowicz Collection.

Leda and the swan, 2009, 20th century Nao porcelain figure and mixed media, 28 x 22 x 23 cm. Unique.

Daddy, 2009, 19th century Chinese earthenware figure and mixed media, diameter 45 x 41 cm. Unique. Collection of the artist.

Cupid/Sebatian, 2009, 19th century continental bisque figure of cupid and mixed media, diameter, 55 x 107 cm. Unique. Collection MIMA, Middlesbrough.

Cupid/Sebatian, 2009, 19th century continental bisque figure of cupid and mixed media, diameter, 55 x 107 cm. Unique. Collection MIMA, Middlesbrough.

Old fashioned English, 2009, 18th-20th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, diameter 32 x 74,5 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Old fashioned English, 2009, 18th-20th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, diameter 32 x 74,5 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Old fashioned English, detail, 2009, 18th-20th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, diameter 32 x 74,5 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Cindy’s flower, 2009, 18th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, 21 x 21 x 46 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Cindy’s flower, 2009, 18th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, 21 x 21 x 46 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Westfield flower, 2009, fragments from Grayson Perry’s “Westfield vase” and mixed media, diameter 25 x 47 cm. Unique. Collection Grayson Perry, London.

Tea rose, 2009, 18th-20th century porcelain fragments and mixed media, diameter 25 x 55 cm. Unique.

Westfield flower, detail, 2009, fragments from Grayson Perry’s “Westfield vase” and mixed media, diameter 25 x 47 cm. Unique. Collection Grayson Perry, London.

Westfield flower, 2009, fragments from Grayson Perry’s “Westfield vase” and mixed media, diameter 25 x 47 cm. Unique. Collection Grayson Perry, London.

Dead nature 14, 2009, 12th century celadon bowl and mixed media 17 x 17 x 10 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 14, 2009, 12th century celadon bowl and mixed media 17 x 17 x 10 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 14, 2009, 12th century celadon bowl and mixed media 17 x 17 x 10 cm. Unique.

Dead nature, terra sigliata bowl with tomatoes, 2009, 3rd century Roman bowl and mixed media, 27 x 27 x 23 cm. Unique.

Narcotics 2, magic mushrooms, 2009, 18th century royal Worcester bowl and mixed media, 26 x 26 x 10 cm. Unique.

Narcotics 2, magic mushrooms, 2009, 18th century royal Worcester bowl and mixed media, 26 x 26 x 10 cm. Unique.

Etruscan Football, 2010, etruscan earthenware foot and mixed media (approximately 500 BC), 36 x 25 x 34 cm. Unique.

Etruscan Football, 2010, etruscan earthenware foot and mixed media (approximately 500 BC), 36 x 25 x 34 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 15, 2009, 18th Century Imari plate and mixed media. 30 x 30 x 85 cm. Unique.

Dead nature 15, 2009, 18th Century Imari plate and mixed media. 30 x 30 x 85 cm. Unique.

Safe sex 2, 2009, 17th century celadon bowl and mixed media, 28 x 28 x 16 cm. Unique.

Ashes to ashes, 2010, 18th century Chinese bowl and mixed media, 22 x 22 x 11,5 cm. Unique.

Ashes to ashes, 2010, 18th century Chinese bowl and mixed media, 22 x 22 x 11,5 cm. Unique.

Debris, 2009, 18th-20th century, mixed ceramic fragments and mixed media, 32 x 32 x 17,5 cm. Unique.

Thrash art, 2009, 18th-20th century, mixed ceramic fragments and mixed media, 32 x 32 x 17,5 cm. Unique.

Thrash art, 2009, 18th-20th century, mixed ceramic fragments and mixed media, 32 x 32 x 17,5 cm. Unique.

Easyjet Jesus, 2010, late 19th century plaster figure and mixed media, 26,5 x 26,5 x 20 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Chimera/mermaid, 2009, 19th century dolls, mixed porcelain and mixed media, diameter 14 x 35 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Dogsnake, 2010, 18th-20th century ceramics and mixed media, 21 x 14 x 25 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Chimera/mermaid, 2009, 19th century dolls, mixed porcelain and mixed media, diameter 14 x 35 cm. Unique. Private collection, London.

Dogsnake, 2010, 18th-20th century ceramics and mixed media, 21 x 14 x 25 cm. Unique. Private collection, New York.

Chimera/chicken, 2009, 19th-20th century ceramics and mixed media, 27,5 x 22 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, The Netherlands.

Chimera/chicken, 2009, 19th-20th century ceramics and mixed media, 27,5 x 22 x 27 cm. Unique. Private collection, The Netherlands.

The Lady with the unicorn arms, 2010, 19th century bisque figure and mixed media, 12 x 12 x 14 cm. Unique. Private collection, Italy.

The Lady with the unicorn arms, 2010, 19th century bisque figure and mixed media, 12 x 12 x 14 cm. Unique. Private collection, Italy.

Mao with dunces cap, 2010, 20th-century Chinese bisque bust, 21st century bisque skulls and mixed media, 60 x 35 x 105 cm. Unique.

Skull Mao 1, 2009, 20th century Chinese porcelain bust of Mao, 21st-century bisque skulls and mixed media, 28 x 18 x 29,5 cm. Unique. All Visual Arts Collection.

Skull Mao 2, 2009, 20th century Chinese porcelain bust of Mao, 21st-century bisque skulls and mixed media, 28 x 18 x 29,5 cm. Unique. Private collection.

Skull Mao 2, 2009, 20th century Chinese porcelain bust of Mao, 21st-century bisque skulls and mixed media, 28 x 18 x 29,5 cm. Unique. Private collection.

Mao with dunces cap, 2010, 20th-century Chinese bisque bust, 21st century bisque skulls and mixed media, 60 x 35 x 105 cm. Unique.

Mao with butterfly skulls, 2010, 20th century Chinese porcelain bust, 21st century bisque skulls and mixed media, 67 x 23 x 53 cm. Unique.

The Last Emperor, 2010, 20th century Chinese porcelain statue, terracotta warrior fragments and mixed media, 35 x 29 x 150 cm. Unique.

Cracked skull Mao, 2010, 20th-century Chinese porcelain bust and 21st-century bisque skulls, 67 x 23 x 53 cm. Unique.

The Last Emperor, 2010, 20th century Chinese porcelain statue, terracotta warrior fragments and mixed media, 35 x 29 x 150 cm. Unique.

The Last Emperor, 2010, 20th century Chinese porcelain statue, terracotta warrior fragments and mixed media, 35 x 29 x 150 cm. Unique.

Consequences, 2010, 20th century Chinese porcelain statue and mixed media, 35 x 29 x 150 cm. Unique.

Pieces, 2010, glass, mirrors, variable dimensions. Unique.

Pieces, 2010, glass, mirrors, variable dimensions. Unique.

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