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PJ BRUYNIKS
 
Pj Bruyniks
1962 born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Education

Gerrit Rietveld Academie - 2008-2013

Grants

2012 3rd prize with Dugout at Moved Winds, Germany
Incentive prize from inner-city project group, Amsterdam
2011 Miloslav Chlupáč Foundation Grant for Stone Sculpture Symposium, Salzburg

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Inkijk, Amsterdam (solo)
2014 Gyeonggi Creation Center, Korea (solo)
2009 Funen Art Gallery, Amsterdam (solo)

Group Exhibitions

2014 Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam
Kramergasse, Landshut, Germany
Schok, Schoorl
Fort Abcoude, Abcoude
Atelierhaus, Aachen, Germany
2013 Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam
Down the Rabbit Hole, Lichtfabriek, Haarlem
ABC Treehouse, Amsterdam
Fort Abcoude, Abcoude
Graduation show, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Kapellhaus, Baku, Azerbaijan
2012 Si.Si.Spex(2), Amsterdam
Moved Winds, Wolfhagen, Germany
Global Village, Sully, Burgundy, France
Schoolplay, Amsterdam
2011 Window exhibition, Oldenzaal
Kiefersteinbruch, Fürstenbrunn, Austria
Arthouse, Amsterdam
ABV, Amsterdam
2010 24hoursSuperScreening, Amsterdam
TSNUK , Amersfoort
Art Pie (with RC de Ruimte), Amsterdam
RC de Ruimte, IJmuiden
Accidental Harmony, Utrecht
2009 Loods 6, Amsterdam
Not Art, Amersfoort
#2 Designed Nature in Frankendael Park, Amsterdam
2008 Art Pie (with Het Kattenbak Collectief), Amsterdam
Kunstwoord , Hoogeveen
Galerie De Valk, Harlingen
MGL, Sittard
Galerie Post, Hulst
2007 Galerie Vonkel, Den Haag
Galerie Spiegelbeeld, Emmen
Woerdstock, Woerden

Projects

2014 What happened between the walls, Fontrodona's Artspace, Amsterdam*
A project with Vera Visser. During two weeks we alternately reacted on each other's work. Each started with a self-made fake wall. The first reaction was on the fake wall. Besides that nothing else was preconceived. A booklet documenting every step was produced and the final result was exhibited.
2011 Uncut - The Living Object, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam***
About the relationship between man and object and the influence of material on the artist
2055: Nieuw Vennep - New Babylon, Post NV, Nieuw Vennep***
A vision on the future of Nieuw Vennep (a small provincial town) in 2055. Can it be turned into a New Babylon?
2010 GLOW , Designhuis, Eindhoven***
Using light as medium to visualize Philipsdorp, a city-district that was built and designed for workers of Philips.
The Pyramid of IJmuiden, Dokweg, IJmuiden**
At different locations works that respond to the theme “I hear a new world”.
The Sound of Shadow , Basisbureau & Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam**
16 silent movies were projected simultaneously on 13 different screens. An experiment to investigate if moving images, set in a special composition, can simulate sound.
2009 Cat litter bunkers, Amsterdam*
Honoring the liquidation of Het Kattenbak Collectief, 9 concrete cat toilets (cat litter bunkers) were made and placed at various art institutes.
2008 ASUAX– Amsterdam-Shanghai Unknown Artists eXchange, Amsterdam*
19 artists of Het Kattenbak Collectief pretended to be Chinese artists (including a Chinese name and a Chinese CV).
The Wonder of Woerdes , Defensie eiland, Woerden*
How to make from a small town a pilgrimage site like Lourdes
* Initiator and (co-)organizer of the project
** Co-organizer of the project
*** Academy project

Collections

Private collections

Links

www.pjbruyniks.nl

Contact
Hoogte Kadijk 205
1018 BK Amsterdam
Phone: +31-20-6246223
Email: pjb@pjbruyniks.nl