About me
Shape, light and absolutely color!
Hello, my name is Arco Bruinenberg. When I was 4 years old, my mother suggested that I make a drawing for my grandfather, hoping that I would finally start drawing. He lived in Portugal and came to the Netherlands once a year.
It was the right suggestion, because from then on I was always drawing and painting. I wanted to become an artist and filled up all my school notebooks.
On my sixth birthday I received my very first easel from my uncle, who is also a painter himself. I always paint with lots of color and inspired by nature and people.
During my twenties I lost sight of my creativity. It was during the recovery from my depression that I found my passion for painting again. And now I'll never let it go!
Over mijn werk
I get inspiration from many different things. It can be architecture but also nature or fashion. The starting point for me is always color. I choose the colors that appeal to me at that moment and the rest takes care of itself from there. A feeling is created and a form is created.
I have no art training. There were other creative courses, such as a Hair & Grime course and an Interior Architect course, where colour, material and shape were offered several times. Everything else comes from me. Just do it, try it and discover it. This is how your own style is created.
My ambition is to make large paintings and exhibit them in galleries and thus be able to work as a full-time artist.
Artist resume
Education:
- Art History at the NTI (2023, 2024)
- Pottery & ceramics course at Scherf & Verf (2023 to present)
- Soapstone sculpture workshop (2023)
- Interior architecture at NCOI (2019)
- Kap & Grime at the Thomas Institute (2010)
- Drawing lessons at SSO (1999, 2000)
Collaboration:
- 'ALLES VOOR KUNST' for the sale and rental of my work since 2024.
- 'Bubble art projects' for exhibiting my work at the Hilton Garden Inn in Leiden since 2024.
Media:
- Art Route Nissewaard 2024: website, social media, brochure and local newspaper 'Groot Nissewaard' for promotion.
- Heenvliet art market 2024: website promotion.
