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Rob Scholte (born June 1, 1958 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in Bergen (Noord-Holland). His work has been shown in Galerie Witteveen Amsterdam (2004, 2005, 2006), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (2005), Groninger Museum (2002); Fries Museum (2000), Paleis Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki (1995), Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1994), Grey Art Gallery, New York (1993), Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Venlo (1992), Kunsthaus Hamburg (1991), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1990), Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (1989), Aperto, Venice (1988), Boijmans Van Beuningen (1988); Documenta, Kassel (1987), São Paulo Art Biennial (1985), Venice Biennale (1990). In 1994 Scholte lost both his legs when a hand grenade exploded under his car.〔Anthony Haden-Guest, ''True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World'' (Chapter Six: ''The Dark Side: The Bombing of Rob Scholte''), Atlantic Monthly Press (1998)〕 In 1995 a molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of his house in Tenerife.〔Anthony Haden-Guest, ''True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World'' (pp236), Atlantic Monthly Press (1998)〕 He is represented by many, diverse galleries. ==Selected work== * ''Olympia'' (1988): a copy of Manet's ''Olympia'' which replaces the naked woman with a wooden puppet. * ''Après Nous le Deluge'' (1995): a mural inside the replica of the Huis ten Bosch at the Dutch-themed amusement park in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. * ''Blue period'' (2004): familiar logos, images or objects in blue and white and mounted in classical, golden frames. * ''The Embroidery Show'' (2005): existing pieces of embroidery hung back to front on the wall. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rob Scholte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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