{"id":14931,"date":"2016-09-22T10:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T10:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/?p=14931"},"modified":"2018-05-01T11:54:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T11:54:23","slug":"2-april-until-30-june-2012-marc-ruygrok-letters-become-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/en\/exhibition\/2-april-until-30-june-2012-marc-ruygrok-letters-become-words","title":{"rendered":"2 April until 30 June 2012 Marc Ruygrok &#8211; Letters become words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 9 April (Easter Monday): Opening of Marc Ruygrok and Harry van Dierendonck exhibitions at 2:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14924\" src=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/marc-overzicht.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/marc-overzicht.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/marc-overzicht-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc Ruygrok<\/strong>, Voorburg 1953<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Letters become words<\/p>\n<p> <\/strong>Since the early 1980s, letters, words and short sentences have been the \u2018materials\u2019 with which visual artist Marc Ruygrok, born in 1953, has created his works of art. A defining characteristic of his visual language is a preference for elementary geometric shapes: circles, squares, spheres and cubes. For more than twenty years, Ruygrok has been drawing, constructing and photographing these sculptures, which, through the years, have acquired a unique vocabulary, both literally and figuratively. <\/p>\n<p> For the past fifteen years, his focus has been directed towards monumental site-specific three-dimensional works, which often are made up of letters that form phrases or words. Apart from the visual qualities of these massive sculptures, the words evoke immediate associations. These three-dimensional language sculptures are also specifically tied to their location, as they reveal or facilitate a deeper meaning in all their mystery.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>SOIT, SIC and WAT ER IS<\/p>\n<p> <\/strong>This exhibition is partly a presentation of the results of collaboration between Marc Ruygrok and Piet Hein Eek. Together they worked on a series of language sculptures that are undeniably recognisable as the work of both Marc Ruygrok and Piet Hein Eek: SOIT, SIC and WAT ER IS<\/p>\n<p> To Be To Do image tables from his own workshop will also be presented as well as nine large recent oilpaintstickdrawings.<\/p>\n<p> The\u00a0 Marc Ruygrok exhibition will be on display from 2 April to 30 June on the second floor of the gallery and will be open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14926\" src=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tobetodo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tobetodo.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tobetodo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Concert\u00a0by Rosanne van Sandwijk and Steven Faber<br \/>\n <\/strong>A concert of mezzo-soprano Rosanne van Sandwijk and pianist Steven Faber will take place in the event hall at 12.00 prior to the opening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Extra opening hours: <br \/>\n <\/strong>Monday, 9 April 12:00-17:00 pm (Easter)<br \/>\n Sunday, 24 Juni 12:00-17:00 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <br \/>\n <\/strong>De Galerie van Piet Hein Eek, Halvemaanstraat 30, 5651 BP Eindhoven.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and photographs click the following <a href=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/en\/product\/marc-ruygrok-2\">link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the most recent selection of art works in the Van Abbevitrine, please click the <a href=\"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/en\/product\/hans-van-benthem-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 9 April (Easter Monday): Opening of Marc Ruygrok and Harry van Dierendonck exhibitions at 2:30 p.m.\u00a0 Marc Ruygrok, Voorburg 1953 Letters become words Since the early 1980s, letters, words [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2 April until 30 June 2012 Marc Ruygrok - Letters become words &#8226; PIET HEIN EEK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Piet Hein Eek (1967) graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven (NL) in 1990 with his classic scrap wood cupboard. 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