Awareness Post: Pim Palsgraff
- Feb 17, 2025
- 2 min read
About: Palsgraaf is a Dutch artist and social media personality born in 1979. His work is primarily based on destruction and urban decay. Although he works in a variety of media, he's mostly known for his mixed media sculptures
Works and Commentary:
Every time I look at one of Palsgraaf's pieces, I'm always amazed at how he's assembled it. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but each sculpture sticks out from the wall to create the impression of a 3D space. Although these are technically relief sculptures, they still convey a really strong sense of depth and space. His use of neutral colors and mixed media really help develop his themes of emptiness and decay
Palsgraaf's work is about as different from mine as you could possibly get, but there's still a lot I can take from him. I'd like to start using more neutral colors to better explore my theme of conformity, especially using those neutrals to contrast a brighter color. I'm also experimenting with media, so if I ever want to try sculpture, I'll use his work as inspiration when trying to convey depth and perspective.
Education and Awards:
Willem de Kooning Art Academy in Rotterdam
Rotterdam Graphic School
Nominated for the Heineken Art Prize 2020
Nominated for the Charlotte van Pallandt prize 2012
Recent Gallery History:
2024
KAOS International Festival of Contemporary Collage Kranj, Slovenia
Fundación Valentin de Madariaga y Oya. with Galeria Álvaro Alcázar (Madrid) Sevilla
VOLTA Basel Art Fair. with NLisUS Gallery
BELOW THE SURFACE at NLisUS Gallery Rotterdam
Anningahof sculpturegarden, Zwolle
Kunstrai Amsterdam with Franzis Engels Gallery
2023
Obertura Carabanchel. With Tönnheim Gallery. Madrid
‘Future remains’ Wadström Tönnheim Gallery. Marbella
2022
‘Membrane’ De spelonk, Site specific installation (Solo) Den Haag
‘Into the great blue yonder’ (Duo) Franzis Engels Galerie, Amsterdam
Traces of existence, NLisUS Gallery Rotterdam
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