Koen Kievits
Koen Kievits (b. 1996 NL) works at the intersection of construction and deconstruction, treating painting as a process of fragmentation and revelation. He cuts and reassembles wooden blocks, introducing misalignment and interruption as intentional elements. The gaps between these fragments reflect the tension between cohesion and rupture.
His practice also involves scraping away layers of paint rather than applying them, allowing forms to emerge through subtraction rather than accumulation. This process mirrors the instability of memory, shaped as much by what is erased as by what remains. Rooted in childhood recollections of landscapes in France, his works balance nostalgia with disruption. Defined by clean lines and minimal shapes, they impose a sense of order within an otherwise unpredictable process.
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Koen KievitsA morning, 2024Oil on plywood38.5 x 49.5 cm
15 1/8 x 19 1/2 in -
Koen KievitsHow I remembered the chandelier, 2024Oil on plywood100 x 140 cm
39 3/8 x 55 1/8 in -
Koen KievitsWhen I lay in bed at night, 2024Oil on plywood43 x 28 cm
16 7/8 x 11 in -
Koen KievitsA soft whisper, 2025Oil on plywood21 x 30.5 cm
8 1/4 x 12 in -
Koen KievitsUntitled, 2025Oil on plywood40 x 30 cm
15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in -
Koen KievitsPast space, 2025Oil on plywood70 x 8 cm
27 1/2 x 3 1/8 in -
Koen KievitsSurface, 2025Oil on plywood30 x 21 cm
11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in -
Koen KievitsColdness, 2024Oil on plywood46 x 20.5 cm
18 1/8 x 8 1/8 in -
Koen KievitsPassage, 2024Oil on plywood33 x 31 cm
13 x 12 1/4 in -
Koen KievitsLe boudoir de Prosperine, 2024Oil on plywood48 x 26.5 cm
18 7/8 x 10 3/8 in -
Koen KievitsUp there, 2024Oil on plywood35 x 56 cm
13 3/4 x 22 in -
Koen KievitsScreen #3, 2024Oil on plywood26 x 29 cm
10 1/4 x 11 3/8 in -
Koen KievitsWarmth, 2023Oil on mdf20 x 26 cm
7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in -
Koen KievitsUntitled, 2024Oil on plywood174 x 54 cm
68 1/2 x 21 1/4 in -
Koen KievitsThe green room, 2024Oil on plywood31 x 21.5 cm
12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in