Ties Ten Bosch (NL, 1977)
My artistic practice intertwines mundane urban traces with social and political themes, creating a paradox that challenges conventional views and the essence of sculpture. This approach results in works that invite continuous questioning of reality and presence. I deliberately avoid fully understanding the outcomes of my process, believing this ambiguity allows for a deeper viewer connection.
I draw inspiration from the often overlooked details of urban life. I find inspiration in the small, often overlooked things I encounter on the streets. I was moved by peeling posters in the streets during the pandemic, as events halted, birds around sewer lids at a dirty concrete slab at the back of a shopping mall on a sunny day, and garbage left in parks after the crowds have left. These everyday things form the foundation of my work. By transforming these subjects through my imagination, I employ techniques like comparison, exaggeration, and opposition to infuse them with poetic layers. My goal is to provoke thought rather than dictate meaning, encouraging viewers to develop their own interpretations. While my perspective is political, my art tries to stay away from that.
In the series “In Dust Things Meet,” I forced unrelated objects into sculpture, fostering new narratives that exist solely in the viewer’s mind. The “Skins” series involved repurposing street posters into sculptural wall works by merging them with monochrome oil paintings, thus stripping them of their original meanings and elevating them into the realm of fine art. I utilize everything around me, twisting and combining elements to create new works.
Since 2013, I have lived and worked in Berlin and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, following over a decade in Rotterdam. In addition to my individual practice, I collaborate with groups such as Volksrekorders, hOUTSKOOL, the B.a.d-foundation, and If Paradise Is Half As Nice. Through these collaborations, I continue to explore new dimensions of artistic expression, enriching my own practice with diverse perspectives and approaches.
TIES TEN BOSCH
1977, ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Artist based in Berlin and ‘s-Hertogenbosch
studio:
Hans-Schmidt-strasse 4
12589, Berlin, Germany
Sint Jorisstraat 66
5211 HB ‘s-Hertogenbosch
+49 (0) 157 56728186
info@tiestenbosch.com
www.tiestenbosch.com
Education:
Rodenborch college Rosmalen, HAVO, 1989-1994
Rodenborch college Rosmalen, VWO, 1994-1996
TU Delft, Industrial designing, 1996-2000 (no diploma)
Willem de Kooning Academie, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2001-2005
Prices, stipends, residencies, etc.
2022 John Young-Hunter Award, Allied Artists of America
2022 Residence Wunderkammer, Lavangsnes, Norway
2021 Stipend Gemeente ‘sHertogenbosch, the Netherlands
2021 Residence Atelier11, Paris, France
2020 Residence IMAGO, Tsarimir, Bulgaria
2017 Residence AIR l’Atelier sur Seine, Fontainebleau, France
2016 State sponsored studio BBK Berlin
2013 Nomination for best presentation Re:Rotterdam Art fair
2020 Residence IMAGO, Tsarimir, Bulgaria
2017 Residence AIR l’Atelier sur Seine, Fontainebleau, France
2016 State sponsored studio BBK Berlin
2013 Nomination for best presentation Re:Rotterdam Art fair
2011 O&O subsidies, CBK Rotterdam
2010 Stipend and artists residence Douala, Cameroon, Fonds BKVB
2010 Stipend and artists residence Douala, Cameroon, Fonds BKVB
Exhibitions & projects (selection):
Solo show:
2023 Means to play, Kiosk24, Herford, Germany
2022 Kunstutstilling, sculpturepark Lavangsnes Wunderkammer, Norway
2022 In dust things meet, In The Rackroom, Berlin, Germany
2021 Skins, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 Skins, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 In dust things meet, Baracca, Den Haag, the Netherlands
2019 to leave the trace, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2018 Every history tells a different story, ZQM, Berlin, Germany
2017 From Scratch, In the Rackroom, Berlin, Germany
2017 Sweet nothing, Frank Taal Galerie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2016 Cool Calm Collected, Gilla Loercher Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012 I don’t quit my daytime job, Upominki, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2012 Initial Numbers, Rechts achter, CBK Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2011 Home warming, WEI, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2011 Framed, Gallery Hommes, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2008 There could be something beautiful here, Argument, Tilburg, the Netherlands
2018 Every history tells a different story, ZQM, Berlin, Germany
2017 From Scratch, In the Rackroom, Berlin, Germany
2017 Sweet nothing, Frank Taal Galerie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2016 Cool Calm Collected, Gilla Loercher Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012 I don’t quit my daytime job, Upominki, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2012 Initial Numbers, Rechts achter, CBK Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2011 Home warming, WEI, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2011 Framed, Gallery Hommes, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2008 There could be something beautiful here, Argument, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Group shows (selection)
2023 Play on Ground, Neck of the woods, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2022 Allied artists of America award show, Buttler institute for American Art
Youngstown, USA
2022 Catch 22, Frank Taal Gallery, the Netherlands
2022 Surface tentsion, NOTW, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 Traces, Art and Culture Today, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Frank Taal Gallery, Art Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 Past Memories, New Narratives, Atelier11, Paris, France
2020 Eat, drink, art, thought, Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
2020 Curry Favor, Lage Egal, Berlin
2020 IPIHAN#10, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2020 (Un)certainty, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2020 IPIHAN#10, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2020 (Un)certainty, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2019 L’artiste et les commissaires, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2019 Priceless, Neck of the woods, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2019 Amsterdam Art on Paper, Art fair with Lage Egal, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2019 Amsterdam Art on Paper, Art fair with Lage Egal, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2019 Yes we are open, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2019 IPIHAN#9, Zeitz, Germany
2019 Rhizome, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2019 Exchange, Habitable spaces, Kingsbury, Texas, USA
2018 IPIHAN#8, Altenburg, Germany
2018 The Flying Field, Berlin, Germany
2017 Art-history-collection, Parts project, Den Haag, the Netherlands
2017 Meta, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2017 IPIHAN#7, Zeitz, Germany
2016 Crosswords3, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2016 Crosswords 3, Jordan/Seydoux, Berlin, Germany
2016 Zu_flug, Woltersburger Mühle, Uelzen, Germany
2016 IPIHAN#6, Leipzig, Germany
2016 Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany (duo-show)
2015 IPIHAN#5, Vlissingen, the Netherlands
2015 P/Art, Hamburg, Germany
2015 One plus one, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2015 Amusing ourselves to death, De Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2015 Reverse Causality, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam (duo show), the Netherlands
2019 Rhizome, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2019 Exchange, Habitable spaces, Kingsbury, Texas, USA
2018 IPIHAN#8, Altenburg, Germany
2018 The Flying Field, Berlin, Germany
2017 Art-history-collection, Parts project, Den Haag, the Netherlands
2017 Meta, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2017 IPIHAN#7, Zeitz, Germany
2016 Crosswords3, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2016 Crosswords 3, Jordan/Seydoux, Berlin, Germany
2016 Zu_flug, Woltersburger Mühle, Uelzen, Germany
2016 IPIHAN#6, Leipzig, Germany
2016 Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany (duo-show)
2015 IPIHAN#5, Vlissingen, the Netherlands
2015 P/Art, Hamburg, Germany
2015 One plus one, Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
2015 Amusing ourselves to death, De Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2015 Reverse Causality, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam (duo show), the Netherlands
2015 Appropriating Language Series, Maniere Noir, Berlin
2014 Abstract in Black, Kreuzberg Pavilion, Berlin, Germany
2014 IPIHAN#3, Leipzig, Germany
2014 Unter Zwischen, Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum, Germany
2014 Figure That, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2014 Half empty, KWC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2013 IPIHAN#2, Leipzig, Germany
2013 Because it’s written, W_lf_rt, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2011 Noorderlicht, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2010 SUD2010, Douala, Cameroon
2010 Party Political, i.c.w. Hope Street Ltd./Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
2010 Paramaribo SPAN, Surinaamsche bank, Paramaribo, Suriname
2009 Volksrekorders, Blurrr, Tent., Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2009 Trappen/Tribune/Tent., 1o jaar Tent., Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2009 Grensloos Kunst Verkennen, IJhorst & De Wijk, the Netherlands
2008-2009 Restroom, NEST in NAI Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2008 NYPD, Conflux Festival, New York, NY, USA
2008 Art Amsterdam, MK-Gallery stand, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2008 Volksrekorders, Dresden (i.c.w. Filmfest Dresden), Germany
2007 Art for A Cause Fair, Miami, U.S.A.
2007 ‘Shipyard’, The Hague Sculpture, the Hague, the Netherlands,
2007 Volksrekorders, Zagreb, Croatia,
2006 ‘I.B.M.’, Wereld van Witte de With,Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2005-2006 ‘So Fresh’, Expodium Utrecht, the Netherlands
2005 ‘Basis’, Artis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, invited by Dijkman en Osterholt, the Netherlands
2014 Abstract in Black, Kreuzberg Pavilion, Berlin, Germany
2014 IPIHAN#3, Leipzig, Germany
2014 Unter Zwischen, Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum, Germany
2014 Figure That, Galerie Frank Taal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2014 Half empty, KWC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2013 IPIHAN#2, Leipzig, Germany
2013 Because it’s written, W_lf_rt, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2011 Noorderlicht, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2010 SUD2010, Douala, Cameroon
2010 Party Political, i.c.w. Hope Street Ltd./Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
2010 Paramaribo SPAN, Surinaamsche bank, Paramaribo, Suriname
2009 Volksrekorders, Blurrr, Tent., Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2009 Trappen/Tribune/Tent., 1o jaar Tent., Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2009 Grensloos Kunst Verkennen, IJhorst & De Wijk, the Netherlands
2008-2009 Restroom, NEST in NAI Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2008 NYPD, Conflux Festival, New York, NY, USA
2008 Art Amsterdam, MK-Gallery stand, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2008 Volksrekorders, Dresden (i.c.w. Filmfest Dresden), Germany
2007 Art for A Cause Fair, Miami, U.S.A.
2007 ‘Shipyard’, The Hague Sculpture, the Hague, the Netherlands,
2007 Volksrekorders, Zagreb, Croatia,
2006 ‘I.B.M.’, Wereld van Witte de With,Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2005-2006 ‘So Fresh’, Expodium Utrecht, the Netherlands
2005 ‘Basis’, Artis, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, invited by Dijkman en Osterholt, the Netherlands
Other activities
2010-2015 guest-teacher at Willem de Kooning Academie.
2007-2012 Teaching for Kunstenaars in de Klas, Rotterdam
2007-2010 Initiator and participant of the Volksrekorders collective
2013-present Initiator and participant of the IPIHAN collective
2005-2013 Member of the B.a.d-foundation, Rotterdam
2009-2011 Initiator and editor of the art-zine hOUTSKOOL
Associated websites:
www.littlebirdplace.com
www.lageegal.de
www.ipihan.com
www.volksrekorders.com