RUUD VAN STRATEN
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WELCOME TO RUUD VAN STRATEN 


What you see here, is me. My work is personal. Direct. And always in conversation. The man is at the centre. Not as an icon or ideal, but as a human being: body, gaze, posture, presence. He carries the image, the colour, the layers—without explanation or embellishment. A way of seeing that invites, touches, and sometimes unsettles. I work with oilpaint, mixed media and digital techniques. Each medium has its own voice, but together they speak as one. My images are clear and open: they say something, but impose nothing. Every piece holds a story—singular in its source, plural in its interpretation. -- Take Paradiso, for example—do you just see the naked surface, or is something else at play? Are The Dancing Faun and Menelaos & Patrocles simply colourful takes on classical sculpture, or do they re-read the past? Why do the Dandys meet your gaze from behind that glass-like layer of epoxy? What does PUNK mean to me—resistance, identity, or something entirely different? -- My work doesn’t ask for judgment—just attention. For those who want to see, there’s much to recognise. For those who look differently, something unexpected may appear. I invite you to take a look behind the scenes in my blog. And then—look again, maybe your eyes feel something different now.

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Wat je hier ziet, ben ik. Mijn werk is persoonlijk. Direct. En altijd in gesprek. De man staat centraal. Niet als ideaal of icoon, maar als mens: lichaam, blik, houding, aanwezigheid. Hij draagt de beelden, de kleur, de gelaagdheid—zonder uitleg, zonder opsmuk. Een manier van kijken die je meeneemt, raakt en soms op scherp zet. Ik werk met olieverf, mixed media en digitale technieken. Elk medium heeft zijn eigen stem, maar ze spreken samen. Mijn beelden zijn helder én open: ze zeggen iets, maar leggen niets op. Er is een verhaal in elk werk. Eenduidig in bron, meervoudig in interpretatie. -- Kijk bijvoorbeeld naar Paradiso – zie je alleen de naakte buitenkant, of ligt er iets onder? Zijn The Dancing Faun en Menelaos & Patrocles slechts kleurrijke interpretaties van klassieke beelden, of herlezen ze iets uit het verleden? Waarom kijken de Dandys je aan vanachter die glasachtige laag epoxy? Wat betekent PUNK in mijn ogen – verzet, identiteit, of iets heel anders? -- Mijn werk vraagt geen oordeel, maar aandacht. Voor wie wil kijken, valt er veel te herkennen. Voor wie anders kijkt, ontstaat misschien iets nieuws. Ik nodig je uit voor een kijkje achter de schermen in mijn blog. En kijk daarna nog eens, misschien voelen je ogen dan iets anders.



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OIL PAINTINGS



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- The Dancing Faun  oilpainting on canvas with goldleaf , 120 x 90 cm. , 2023

- A Midnight Paradise, oilpainting on canvas with goldleaf , 120 x 90 cm , 2023

- Menelaos and Patroclus, oilpainting on canvas with goldeaf , 120 x 90 cm , 2023

- Paradiso: Memories of Beach Life on Naxos, series of three oilpaintings on canvas 120 x 90 cm , 2021-2022

- Dark Angel golden shower, oilpainting with goldleaf on canvas, 60 x 80 cm , 2023

- DECAY: Contradictions and Renewal in Figurative Art,  4 oilpaintings on board with resin finish in four oval black painted frames, approx. 55 x 75 cm ,  2019 (since 2022 in USA)

- DISCOBOLOS, oil on canvas , 70 x 90 cm , 2017

- DANCER, oil on canvas , 80 x 100 cm , 2018

- RAIN, oil on canvas , 60 x 80 , 2017

- ANGER, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm , 2017

- Man with sunglasses, oil on canvas , 80 x 100 cm , 2018

- Distortion, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm ,  2018

- Tired man, oil on canvas 50 x 70 cm. 2019

- STRAPPED, oil on canvas 120 x 180 cm , 2016

- Head, mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas with resin finish, 60 x 60 cm. 2016

- Cinquecento, oil on canvas , 120 x 180 cm 2016

- Hommage to Mum & Dad, oil on canvas, boyh 120 x 180 cm 2016


MIXED MEDIA



- PUNK, collage acrylics, acrylic pouring, resin on 3D canvas, 80 x 80 cm

- ARTFAMEMISFORTUNE, collage, acrylics, spraypaint, resin on 3D canvas 80 x 80 cm.

- My Celtic Lad, oilpaint, goldleaf, resin on 3D canvas in wooden frame black, 60 80 cm.

- CHARLY, collage, acrylics, resin on 3D canvas 60 x 80 cm.

- Daniel, collage, acrylics, spraypaint, resin on 3D canvas, in white 3D frame, 60 x 80 cm.

- GAGARIN, spraypaint, acrylics, goldleaf, resin on 3D canvas in black wooden 3D frame, 60 x 80 cm

- George, spraypaint, acrylics, resin on 3D canvas in black wooden 3D frame, 60 x 80 cm

- Debby, collage, spraypaint, acrylics, resin on 3D canvas in 3D black wooden frame, 60 x 80 cm.

- Craig, collage, spraypaint, acrylics, resin on 3D canvas, 50 x 70 cm.

- Marilyn, collage, acrylics, spraypaint, resin on 3D canvas in black wooden 3D frame, 60 x 80 cm.

- Tom, collage, spraypaint, acrylics on 3D canvas in 3D black wooden frame, 60 x 80 cm.

- MAN, spraypaint, acrylics, oilpaint, goldleaf on 3D canvas in 3D black wooden frame, 60 x 80 cm.


Striking mixed media portrait of Daniël Craig, evoking the suave charisma of James Bond. A blend of textures and bold contrasts bring depth to the enigmatic expression
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ABSTRACT



- ABSTRACT I , acrylic  ABSTRACT paint and spray can on a relief-prepared 3D canvas finished with resin in a silver lacquered wooden 3D frame, 120 x 90 cm.

- ABSTRACT II , acrylic paint and spray can on a relief-prepared 3D canvas finished with resin in a silver lacquered wooden 3D frame, 120 x 90 cm.

Dynamic abstract painting with layered textures and bold contrasts. A vibrant interplay of color and form, evoking movement and depth
ABSTRACT II
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Print of a young man in green, digitally altered after a inkpencil draing on paper.
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