b. 1989, Rosmalen, The Netherlands
Four Blue Fan Shaped Lines 5, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 102 x 132 in., 260 x 335 cm.
Two Green Fan Shaped Lines 3, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 75 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm.
Three Pink Lines 1, 2022, acrylic on linen, 53 x 43 in., 135 x 110 cm.
Autobahn, 2024, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
Autobahn, 2024, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
Autobahn, 2024, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
Duotone Shaped Line 2, 2023, acrylic on paper, 41 x 33 in., 104 x 84 cm.
Four Red Fan Shaped Lines 3, 2021, acrylic on paper, 41 x 33 in., 104 x 84 cm.
Four Green Lines, 2022, acrylic and glycerin on linen, 75 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm.
Loops, 2022, The Hole, New York, NY
Loops, 2022, The Hole, New York, NY
Two Blue Fan Shaped Lines 7, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 75 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm.
Two Blue Lines 53, 2023, acrylic on paper, 41 x 33 in., 104 x 84 cm.
Two Yellow Fan Shaped Lines 4, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 75 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm.
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Thomas Trum is a multi-disciplinary artist working at the intersection of art and design. With a self-imposed, restrictive practice that exclusively focuses on line and color, Trum showcases a keen understanding of spatial composition and the material qualities of paint.
In his exploration of how to make a line, Trum develops unconventional tools like giant felt-tip pens and custom-built rotating spraying machines. His works on canvas are applied with a giant squeegee and special ink controlled meticulously by the artist's hand and body. His drawings are similarly precise, drawn carefully with a super-sized felt pen.
Intrigued by large vehicles such as agricultural machinery, Trum fashions cyborg-like paint sprayers with giant rotating arms to distribute colorful gradients of hypnotic, drippy loops. Whether researching the behavior of paint on paper or expanding public spaces with his colorful large-scale work, Trum gives nuance to the fundamental practice of line drawing.
Trum studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. His work is represented in public and private collections including the Noordbrabants Museum, AkzoNobel Art Foundation and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
thomas trum
Lives and works in Den Bosch, The Netherlands
education
Diploma Bachelor Man & Leisure, Design Academy, Eindhoven
2014
Diploma SWD (Spatial Design), St Lucas, Boxtel
2010
solo exhibtions
Autobahn, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Daily Spins, Het Noord Brabants Museum, Den Bosch
2023
Farbwechselfelder, Conrads Gallery, Berlin
Loops, The Hole Gallery, New York
Flat Loops, Gallery Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2022
Smooth Synergy, Base-Alpha Gallery, Antwerpen
Solo show, Gallery Conrads, Berlin
Taking a Line for a Walk, Grote Kerk Alkmaar
Solo show, Gallery Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2021
Repeating Ramp, Kunsthal Rotterdam
2020
Solo show, Erasmus Gallery, Rotterdam
2019
Two Orange Lines, Het Noord Brabants Museum, Den Bosch
Solo show, Galerie VIVID, Rotterdam
2018
Superimposed, Galerie Rianne Groen, Rotterdam
2017
group exhibitions
Craft! Now Craft, Coda Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles
L’été Indien, Ballroom Gallery, Brussels
Art Rotterdam, Gallery Gerhard Hofland, Rotterdam
2023
Enter Art Fair, Conrads Gallery, Copenhagen
2022
Art Cologne, Conrads Gallery, Cologne
Colors etc., Tripostal, Lille
Paper Positions, Conrads Gallery, Berlin
AkzoNobel Art foundation, AkzoNobel Headquarter, Amsterdam
2021
Cubed, The Hole, New York Unfair TM, Amsterdam
Mind the gap!, Museum fur Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstad
Minimalism, Minigalerie, Amsterdam
2020
Modern Pictures for Modern Rooms, Billytown, Den Haag
The One Day Show, Minigalerie, Amsterdam
Cluster Bubble, Studio Omstand, Arnhem
2019
Unfair 2018, Amsterdam
No Time, WillemTwee, Den Bosch
2018
Design Miami, Galerie VIVID, Miami
Beyond the Thunderdome, Nest, Den Haag Stromboli, De Omstand, Arnhem
Shapes of Color, Galerie VIVID, Rotterdam
2017