bio

Rob

Renoult

Doniawerstal

,

1955

Lives and works in Amsterdam

Rob Renoult is a second-generation Moluccan, who grew up in Friesland and Amsterdam. From an early age, Rob was aware of the dichotomy in his identity. The split between Northern European and Moluccan inspired one of his first installations: an NS toy train that travels back and forth between an Indonesian and a classical Greek sculpture. Intelligently dealing with image associations around identity has subsequently become a common thread in Rob's work. In his first exhibition at m.simons, Renoult showed a series of canvases in which he explores the identity of ethnic minorities. With portraits that we can suspect to be images of heroes or stereotypes, he leaves the viewer guessing about his motive. It is Rob's strength to remove the weight of complex subjects such as identity and the position of minorities. The cheerful use of color and playful attitudes give his subjects a voice. Rob knows how to give an ingenious entrance to a difficult conversation through his art.

Featured artworks & exhibitions

artworks

YNTMMN-CS (no. 5)
2019-21
ink and acrylic on paper
54.5 x 42 cm
Black and Blue
2020
acrylic on linen
80 x 60 cm
Mad about the Boy
2021
acrylic on linen
80 x 60 cm
Candy Man
2021
acrylic on linen
92 x 72 cm
Shame
2020
acrylic on linen
80 x 60 cm
Who's that Girl
2017
acrylic on linen
80 x 60 cm
YNTMMN-CS (no. 1)
2019-21
ink and acrylic on paper
54.5 x 42 cm
YNTMMN-CS (no.2)
2019-21
ink and acrylic on paper
54.5 x 42 cm
YNTMMN-CS (no. 3)
2019-21
ink and acrylic on paper
54.5 x 42 cm

gallery exhibitions & fairs

KABINETT
KABINETT
Lee Bontecou, Hans Hoekstra, Joost Krijnen, Rob Renoult, Charlott Weise, Rebekka von Zimmermann
August 18, 2023
September 2, 2023
Negenenveertig en een half
Negenenveertig en een half
Nazif Lopulissa, Ciro Duclos, Daan van Golden, Majda Vidakovic, Rob Renoult, Ido Vunderink, Bert Frings, Lieve Hakkers & Jan van der Ploeg
December 22, 2022
January 13, 2023
YNTMMN-CS
YNTMMN-CS
Rob Renoult
October 17, 2022
December 31, 2022
KABINET
KABINET
Günther Förg, Tuukka Tammissaari, Janine van Oene, Morgan Betz, Bart Kok, Julian Schnabel, Melle de Boer, Paul de Jong, Rob Renoult
October 16, 2021
October 30, 2021