Studio NICK ERVINCK PORTFOLIO Large sculptures 2009-2013

Studio NICK ERVINCK PORTFOLIO Large sculptures 2009-2013

Studio Nick Ervinck Kortemarkstraat 67 8810 Lichtervelde Belgium +32 486 538 475 info@nickervinck.com www.nickervinck.com

INTRODUCTION Nick Ervinck ( 1981, Belgium) explores the boundaries between various media. He attempts to bring about an interaction between virtual constructions and physical sculptures. This research is pursued in different ways, using prints, video, digital drawings, painted plaster, polyester, wood and installations. Ervinck deliberately questions the interchangeability of virtual and actual sculptures, focusing on their site-specific relation. Nick Ervinck s work has been included in numerous group shows, nationally as well as internationally. Recently his work has been exhibited at MOCA Shanghai, MARTa Herford, Kunstverein Ahlen, Koraalberg Antwerp, Zebrastraat Ghent, HISK Ghent, Vrijstaat O./Freestate Ostend, Superstories Hasselt, BrakkeGrond Amsterdam, MAMA Rotterdam, Hermitage Amsterdam, Ron Mandos Amsterdam Creative World Biennale Oklahoma, Highlight San Francisco and Telic Art Exchange Los Angeles/Berlin. In 2005, he received the Godecharle prize for Sculpture, to be followed by the Mais prize of the City of Brussels and the Prize for Visual Art of West-Flanders in 2006. In 2008, Ervinck was a laureate of the RodenbachFonds Award, and he won the audience award for new media at Foundation Liedts- Meesen. ARTIST STATEMENT With a background in sculpture myself, I have always been fascinated by the way in which art has developed through the use of new materials and techniques. Somewhat disappointed by the lack of renewal in contemporary sculpture, I turned towards architecture and applied sciences, in order to find a new formal language generated by computer software, composing forms and designs that were unthinkable in all those years before. This computeraided designs (often referred to as blob architecture ) resulting in organic, amoeba-shaped, bulging forms, were explored by the architect Greg Lynn in 1995. As a result of this new movement, architects started to remove themselves from the linear and corner-like box structures and instead turned to rounded, bulging shapes as structural forms. This constant tension between box and blob forms is crucial in my artistic practice. Using copypaste techniques in a 3D software environment, I m deriving images, shapes and textures from different sources: basilicas, corals, dinosaurs, cottages, Rorschach inkblots, Chinese rocks and trees, manga, twelfth-century floral wallpaper, anatomical parts, Simultaneously, my work holds numerous references to the tradition of sculpture, such as the work of Hans Arp, Henry Moore or Barbara Hepworth. I often refer to a quote by Rem Koolhaas: Where there is nothing, everything is possible. Where there is architecture, nothing (else) is possible. I therefore try to let architecture and sculpture meet, exploring the realm of the impossible by constantly pushing the limits of what we call realistic.

YAROTUBS, 2007 proposal draft YAROTUBS print mounted on pvc 50 x 100 cm, framed 74 x 124 cm 19.7 x 39.4 inches, framed 29.1 x 48.8 inches

detail XOBBEKOPS, 2004-2007 proposal draft XOBBEKAPS print mounted on pvc 50 x 100 cm, framed 74 x 124 cm 19.7 x 39.4 inches, framed 29.1 x 48.8 inches

NIEBLOY, 2009 polyester 325 x 350 x 230 cm 128 x 137.8 x 90.6 inches Parallellepipeda, M Leuven, B 31/01/2010-25/04/2010

WARSUBEC, 2009 polyester, polyurethane, wood and iron 2X 314 x 1222 x 647 cm 2X 123.6 x 481.1 x 254.7 inches Foundation Liedts-Meessens, Zebrastraat Gent, B

Studio Lichtervelde 2010

PRAHIARD, 2010 polyester 440 x 340 x 225 cm 173.2 x 133.9 x 88.6 inches Sint-Martens-Latem, B

EGNABO, 2010-2011 polyester 340 x 380 x 260 cm 133.9 x 149.6 x 102.4 inches WZC Yzerheem Diksmuide, B

EGNABO, 2010-2011 polyester 340 x 380 x 260 cm 133.9 x 149.6 x 102.4 inches WZC Yzerheem Diksmuide, B

NARZTALPOKS, 2009-2011 polyester, lamps 450 x 330 x 330 cm 177.2 x 129.9 x 129.9 inches Ons Erf - St Michiels Brugge, B

OLNETOP, 2011-2012 polyester, iron 820 x 705 x 615 cm 322.8 x 277.6 x 244.1 inches Beaufort 04, - Bredene, B

OLNETOP, 2011-2012 polyester, iron 820 x 705 x 615 cm 322.8 x 277.6 x 244.1 inches Beaufort 04, - Bredene, B

LUIZADO, 2012 polyester, iron and concrete 600 x 123 x 85 cm 255.9 x 47.6 x 33.9 inches Gallo-Romeins Museum - Tongeren, B

LUIZADO, 2012 polyester, iron and concrete 600 x 123 x 85 cm 255.9 x 47.6 x 33.9 inches Gallo-Romeins Museum - Tongeren, B

LUIZADO, 2012 polyester, iron and concrete 600 x 123 x 85 cm 255.9 x 47.6 x 33.9 inches Gallo-Romeins Museum - Tongeren, B

DAJTROC, 2010-2012 concrete and LED s 18 x 23 m 708,7 x 905.5 inches WZC - Lichtervelde, B

work in progress YAROPRA, 2009-2012 polyester, wood and iron 2X 165 x 588 x 435 cm 2X 26.8 x 275.6 x 196.9 inches AZ Damiaan - Oostende, B

work in progress EMISOLB, 2009 polyester 94 x 505 x 499 cm 36.2 x 218.9 x 189.8 inches

IMAGROD, 2010-2012 MILHO - Oostende, B

SOLBARGIAFUTOBS, 2010-2012 MILHO - Oostende, B

NIARGTZAG, 2012 wallprint 2000m² 787.4 inches² Maselis - Roeselare, B

installtion NIARGTZAG, 2012 wallprint 2000m² 787.4 inches² Maselis - Roeselare, B

work in progress REKAMKEIZUM, 2009-2012 Park Bel-Air - Willebroek, B

work in progress MOBSTI, 2012-2013 WZC De motten - Tongeren, B

work in progress TSENABO, 2011-2013 Sint-Andriesziekenhuis - Tielt, B

work in progress CIRBAOTS, 2011-2013 New-Zebra - Gent, B

BIOGRAPHY Nick Ervinck 1981 in Roeselare (B) lives and works in Lichtervelde (B) www.nickervinck.com Solo exhibitions 2012 GNI-RI sep2012, Gallo-Romeins Museum - Tongeren GNI-RI jun2012, Highlight - San Francisco, USA GNI-RI jun2012, Kasteel Beauvoorde - Beauvoorde, B GNI-RI may2012, Ron Mandos - Amsterdam, NL 2011 GNI-RI mar2011, KULAK - Kortrijk, B 2010 GNI-RI okt2010, Sequence #7, Koraalberg - Antwerpen, B GNI-RI mar2010, Volta NY, with Koraalberg - New York, USA 2009 GNI-RI sept2009, S.M.A.K Gent, B GNI-RI jan2009, Kunstverein - Ahlen, D 2008 GNI-RI may2008, Koraalberg Antwerpen, B GNI-RI apr2008, Odette, VenetiaanseGaanderijen - Oostende, B 2007 GNI-RI aug2007, Open studio, Hermann & Wagner Berlin, D GNI-RI mar2007, Paparazzi Den Haag, NL 2006 GNI-RI n ov2006, BrakkeGrond Amsterdam, NL Group exhibitions 2013 Museum to scale, Museum van schone Kunsten - Brussel, B (curated by Ronny Van de Velde) (Re)source, 10th edition of Beelden op de berg - Wageningen, NL (curated by Koos Flinerman) Art Paris, Grand Palais, Fr (with NK gallery) 2012 Creativity World Biennale, Rio De Janeiro, BR Kanal- Roeselare, B (curated by Christa Vyvey) artmrkt - San Francisco USA (with Highlight) Beaufort 04- Bredene, B (curated by Philippe van den Bossche and Jan Moeyaert) 2011 VlaamseMeesters, Hermitage - Amsterdam, NL De Stad 3D, Museum Hilversum - Hilversum, NL 2010 Creativity World Biennale - Oklahoma, USA Volta Basel, with Koraalberg Basel, CH New Monuments, Middelheim - Antwerpen, B Art Amsterdam, with Koraalberg Amsterdam, NL Art Brussels, with Koraalberg Brussel, B Metamorphosis III, MuseiCivici de San Gimignano - San Gimignano, IT Art Dubai, with Koraalberg Brussel, B Parallellepipeda, M Leuven, B 2009 Fantastic Illusions, BUDA Kortrijk, B Fantastic Illusions,, MOCA Shanghai, CN Art Brussels, with Koraalberg Brussel, B SuperStories, 2nd triennial of contemporary arts, fashion and design Hasselt, B TAKE-OFF, Koraalberg - Antwerpen, B2008 Replikeer - Gent, B 2007 Artist of the gallery, Koraalberg Antwerpen, B Digital art from Belgium, Telic, Los Angeles USA ArtesDigitales, Buda Fest Kortrijk, B Nano Nu, VlaamsParlement Brussel, B Year_07 Art Projects, with MAMA London, UK All is wel l that begins well and has no end, 80 WSE Gallery New York, USA Streetmodernism, MAMA Rotterdam, NL Art Amsterdam, with Koraalberg Amsterdam, NL Art Brussels, with Koraalberg Brussel, B

Public and private commisisions 2012 LUIZADO, Gallo Romeins Museum - Tongeren, B REKAMKEIZUM, Park Bel-Air - Willebroek, B IMAGROD, Milho - Oostende, B NIARGTZAG, Maselis - Roeselare, B YAROPRA, AZ Damiaan - Oostende, B DAJTROC, WZC t Hof - Lichtervelde, B SIUMET, WZC De Notelaar - Beveren, B 2011 NARZTALPOKS, OnsErf - St MichielsBrugge, B EGNABO, WZC Yserheem - Diksmuide, B SERONIRTY, Kessel-Lo Leuven, B 2010 PRIAHARD, Robulken Sint Martens Latem, B SOLBARIGAFUTOBS, MilitairHospitaal Oostende, B 2009 WARSUBEC, Zebrastraat Gent, B Education / Residencies 2008 Artist in Residence BE-Part Waregem, B spring/summer 2008 2007 Artist in Residence Hermann & Wagner Berlin, D summer 2007 Labo #4, Existentie - Gent, B spring 2007 2005 Artist in Residence Flacc, centre for arts and visual culture - Genk, B summer 2005 2004 Artist in Residence KunsthalleLophem Loppem, B summer 2004 2001-2003 Hogeschool Gent, departementacademie: mixed media - Gent, B 1999-2001 Hogeschool Gent, departementacademie: 3D-multimedia - Gent, B Awards 2008 RodenbachFonds Award: laureate Award New Media, Liedts-Meesen Foundation: laureate award of the public 2006 Four annual Provincial prize for Fine Arts West-Flanders: laureate The Fortis Young Ones Award, Lineart: nominated Prix Médiatine: laureate prize Maïs from the city Brussels 2005 Prix Godecharle: laureate sculpture