MUNIR DE VRIES
SCANNING FOR WARMTH
$4,200.00AEROSOL PAINT AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS 23.6 in x 27.5 in / 60 cm x 70 cm
INFUSION FUNGUS
$4,200.00AEROSOL PAINT AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS 25.5 in x 29.5 in / 65 cm x 75 cm
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
$3,800.00AEROSOL PAINT AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS 17.7 in x 27.5 in / 45 cm x 70 cm
INFUSION FUNGUS
AEROSOL PAINT AND ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS 25.5 in x 29.5 in / 65 cm x 75 cm
ABOUT MUNIR DE VRIES
Munir De Vries (35) is a fulltime artist/illustrator based in Utrecht (Born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands), strongly motivated to create and hunt for new experiences and stories. With his background in graffiti and art school he has painted hundreds of walls, and specialized in visual storytelling. Recurringly his work focuses on our organic interconnectedness to each other and nature. While being part of a binary technologic system that limits our movements. In his work he is always playing with the visual contrast between soft gradients, organic shapes and hard systemized shapes. In his study Munir focused on visual storytelling, graduating with a graphic novel about immigration based on true stories. The graphic novel was told from the different involved perspectives, emphasizing the difference in our experience. His storytelling experience combined with his graffiti background enables him to visualize new found perspectives, stories and ideas into the environment they are from. Creating huge murals as a podium for found perspectives/stories/ideas, to help them flourish. Munir does not believe in values as low-art/high-art and aims to create work accessible to and representing people independent of their socio-economic background equally. Always taking in count the environment in which the new work will live. Hoping to give back inspiration to the inhabitants or passers-by that inspire him and each other. He loves to experiment with the relation between a 3D shape and paint, using existing shapes to create sculpture like objects.
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Munir Mohamed, Alias Munir de Vries
23-03-1988, Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Education
Graduated 2015: HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, Bachelor of Arts: Illustration
Graduated 2012: GLU Utrecht, Graphic Design
Internships
2014: Frederik van den Stock
2014: Charlotte Dumortier, beeldverhaal/illustration
2011: TOMIS, graphic design
Residencies
2019: De Voorkamer, Utrecht
2020: Amsterdamse Poort (Bijlmer)
2023: Haarlem, Broederhuis
Clients (selection)
Afrispectives, De Morgen, de Volkskrant, de Correspondent,NRC MEDIA,VICE, Gemeente Utrecht, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Haarlem, Krajicek Foundation, Melkweg Amsterdam Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht, HKU, Diabetesfonds, Kfheinfonds, Prospector, Ticketmaster, Stichting Democratie en Media, Raum, CBRE, Karmakebab, VPRO, Museum Catharijne Convent, Masterpeace, UVA, Van der Hoeve Kliniek, Concrete Blossom, Stichting de Vrolijkheid, ROC, This Art Fair, Casco, Crytical Mass, CBK, LKCA, Filosofie Magazine.
Teaching/Workshops
2024: ‘Transition’ - Mural mapping workshop with psychiatric detained prisoners creating animations
2023: ‘Broederhuis’ Workshop series visualizing stories from the ‘Amsterdamse buurt’ in Haarlem
2022: ‘Public art’ - Workshop at Boni utrecht of wich the results were used for a local mural.
2022: 'Begeleiding seminar Public Arts' - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
2021: Guest class’ - Guest class at HKU introduction with Tilly Jansen
2021: ‘This art Gym’ - Graffiti workshop as part of this art gym manifestation at Bijlmer.
2021: ‘Proeftuin’ - In a weekly residence of 3 months i created public art with youths from ‘H-buurt’
2020: ‘Garbagebin art; - I guided students from X11 in a proces to turn garbage bins into artworks.
2020: ‘You’ll never walk alone’- Multiple painting days at my art installation of hundreds of meters of fences around Amsterdam Holendrecht collaboration with HOBU
2019: ‘Ambulante dagbesteding’ - Graffiti workshop with seniors, oldest was 90+
2018: ‘Fiducie’ - Connected to philosophy classes at the primary school i gave art classes where we created public artworks
2017: 'Begeleiding seminar' - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
2016: 'Begeleiding monumentaal schilderen' - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
2015: 'Beeldverhaal in vier lessen' - Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht
2015: 'Dream visualization', - Azc Overberg
Exhibitions/Mural Installations
2023: ‘Younity’ - Co-creation mural installation inside Younity Overvecht.
2023: ‘Al het heden wordt verleden’ - Community art installation at Nagtzaamplein, Haarlem.
2023: ‘Motion’ - Wood sculpture commissioned by K.F.H Fonds installed at Amerena in Amersfoort
2023: ‘VPRO’ - Animated mural as part of the vpro ident series to be shown on television.
2022: ‘Interconnectedness’ - Mural inside the Museum Catharijne Convent as part of the Gospel expo
2022: ‘Collectivism vs Individualism’ - Mural installation Amsterdam West with Muren van West.
2022: ‘Rondje Singel’ - Art installation at the wolf prison as part of a expo visible from boats
2022: ‘Buy or Burn’ - Art auction by No es una galeria at de Nijverheid, Utrecht
2022: ‘Uitkomst/coming out’ - Mural installation in central Utrecht based on ideas of local children. Collaboration with Masterpeace.
2022: ‘Future’ - Mural painting with Lennart Jaspers in Overvecht based on ideas of the local children. Collaboration with Stichting Move
2022: ‘Portal’ - Mural installation in reigersbos collaborating with Les Mots, Beter Blijleven and Mirko
2022: ‘Huishonger’ - Multiple installations at RAUM as part of the group exposition based on the housing shortage
2021: ‘Nieuwe aanwinsten’ - Sold 3 paintings to the art borrow CBK and was part of the group expo of new works
2021: ‘Powwow Vans and cans’ - Painted a van during the live paint event in Rotterdam with lots of artists
2021: ‘Fietskelder Ourdomain’ - Collaborative painting in a bike storage with Mick la Rock and more.
2021: ‘Emerge’ - Floorpainting collaboration with Bartendaz nl in Holendrecht
2021: ‘GGD Testlocatie Amsterdam Zuidoost’ - Part of group exposition on construction fences reflecting on the corona pandemic
2020: ‘Ode aan verbinding’ - Wall installation in Amserdam reigersbos s-buurt
2020: ‘Bijlmersportpark’ - Mural inside the sport center.
2020: ‘Groei’ (Growth) - Mural installation New metropolis Zuidoost, Amsterdam
2020: ‘Stay san stay safe’ - Group expo about mental health during corona
2020: ‘You’ll never walk alone’- Art installation on hundreds of meters of fences around Amsterdam Holendrecht collaboration with HOBU
2020: ‘Verbonden Verhalen’ - Exposiotion of the graphic stories at ZIMIC Stefanus, Utrecht
2019: ‘Bookworm’ - Multiple murals at OSB (My old secundairy school in Bijlmer Amsterdam)
2019: ‘Window Painting’ - Monumental window painting at HKU Oudenoord
2019: ‘Heron’s and flamingo’s are family’ - Mural installation reigersbos
2019: ‘Transition’ - Mural Utrecht with videomapping presentation.
2018: ‘Dichterswijk Festival’ - Multiple wooden sculptures inspired by childrens ideas
2018: ‘Vergeet niet de hoekjes’ - A group project where we transformed multiple public objects in Utrecht into artworks.
2018: ‘Kantelende perspectieven’ - Expo at HKU Oudenoord. series of five images created in relation to tekst by Janny Rodermond, inspired by ‘Homo ‘Deus’
2018: ‘Natural Music’ - Mural Makassarstraat Utrecht collaboration with Nhobi
2017: 'Verhalen uit de Dichterswijk', -De Branding, Utrecht
2016: 'I spy with my little eye', - Melkweg, Amsterdam
2016: 'De Asielzoekmachine', - Humanity House, Den Haag
2015: 'Visual Disko', - Tivoli de Helling
2014: 'Dial M for Media', - Academiegalerie
2013: 'Uit de hoogte', - Guerrilla Expo watertower Amsterdamsestraatweg
2013: '21 Gangen', - Das Spectrum
