RAINIER BOIDIN
C O N T E M P O R A R Y A R T – P O R T R A I T S
100cm x 70cm - mixed media on paper
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - oil on hardboard
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - mixed media on hardboard
100cm x 70cm - mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - mixed media on hardboard
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - mixed media on hardboard
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
164cm x 116cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
100cm x 70cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - mixed media on hardboard
80cm x 115cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
90cm x 60cm x 5cm - mixed media on hardboard
95cm x 96cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
102cm x 106cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
134cm x 136cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
105cm 114cm x 4cm - mixed media on canvas
charcoal on canvas
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
70cm x 100cm - ink on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and ink on paper
100cm x 70cm - watercolour on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - ink on paper
100cm x 70cm - mixed media on paper
100cm x 70cm - charcoal and mixed media on paper
S E L F – P O R T R A I T
"A trip to the mind's forgotten continents" "... But what I find most impressive in this entire process is the fact that Rainier Boidin continuously asks himself about the employed medium’s ‘raison d’être’. He does so by joining elements from the hemispheres of water colors and oils; by leaning towards Chinese and Japanese calligraphic techniques, which allow him to operate zen elements and utilize Indian ink’s unmatched precision. Whatever combinations he puts to the fore, you will always be amazed that a drawing can have the same substantiality as a landscape painting or a portrait."
"Een uitje naar de vergeten continenten van de geest""... Maar wat ik in heel dit proces nog het meest indrukwekkend vind, is het feit dat Rainier Boidin zich aldoor de vraag naar de ‘raison d’être’ van het gehanteerde medium blijft stellen. Dat doet hij door elementen te verbinden uit de hemisferen van waterverf en olieverf; door aan te leunen bij Chinese en Japanse calligrafietechnieken, die hem toelaten elementen uit zen te hanteren en de ongeëvenaarde trefkracht van Oostindische inkt te benutten. Welke combinaties hij ook inzet, je staat er versteld over dat een tekening ook de wezensgesteldheid van een landschapsschilderij of een portret kan krijgen."

Bart Stouten
VRT radio KLARA