DREAMS OF REALITY
About Robert Overweg

Robert Overweg, Concept development / Design / Art / Teaching
Amsterdam / Arnhem

 


Concept development, Design, Teaching 

Artist

I have a background in graphic design, graduated from ArtEZ Arnhem, worked in London at CHK design and Koeweiden Postma in Amsterdam. Started my own studio in 2009. My design skills give me the possibility to visualize and conceptualize almost every idea I have. I am schooled in concept thinking which enables me to come up with concepts for a brief or autonomous project in a quick way. I understand how to unfold a concept on to different layers and different media. I like to explore and play with new technologies and see them often as a (hidden) integrated part of a concept or campaign.

In my teaching I like to inspire people and shake things up always with a little bit of humor. I teach at the Academie van bouwkunst Arnhem. I give lectures at different universities and art academies like: Yonsei University (seoul), Kaist, (seoul) Willem De Kooning (Rotterdam)

As an artist I take photo's in virtual world environments. These environments appear in first and third person shooter games but I see them operating as a direct extension of the physical world, revealing the new public space of contemporary society. I exhibit all over the world ranging from L.A.,Berlin,Amsterdam to Seoul.

I have been doing this since 2007.


For more information please visit:
Shot by Robert

 

Robert Overweg was an artist in residence from february until may 2010 @ TAG, Todaysart The Hague

 

 

 

 


Resume:

Selection of exhibitions:

Academy for visual arts, Arnhem, Graphic design 2004 - 2008 Straatfotograaf in een virtuele wereld | TAG @ Todaysart, The Hague
12-05-10 / 31-05-10

Internship at CHK design / London 2008

Robert Overweg: photographer in the virtual world | Concrete image gallery, Amsterdam
18-06-10 / 30-07-10
Designer at Koeweiden Postma Amsterdam
2009

Art Festival PLATINE, Cologne
16-08-10 / 19-08-10

Allicane with Koeweiden Postma
2009
Digital art L.A. Juried Exhibition, L.A.
09-09-2010 / 09-10-10
Freelance And Independent Art direction / Design / Concepts
2009 / 2011
Breda Photo, International photo festival, Breda
16-09-10 / 24-10-10
   
  Selection of talks:
 

Debate about the virtual world, Luxor theatre
14-02-10

 

 Presentation at crosslab Willem de Kooning Academy
27-05-10