
Luc Schol
Born: 1991
Hometown: Rotterdam
Based in: London
Born: 1991
Hometown: Rotterdam
Based in: London
Luc Schol (b. 1991) is a Dutch visual artist creating his own fantastical realms. He is based in London and Rotterdam. After attending the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague from 2009 to 2013 he received his BA in photography at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam in 2015. He obtained his MA at the Royal College of Arts in 2021 and is selected to attend an exchange with the Kyoto School of Arts. He exhibited his work at North Sea Jazz, Van Gogh Museum and others.
Schol's practice is concerned with exploring and questioning escapist realms, wether physical or digital. He traverses these lands by foot, mouse or joystick and use the camera to create large enigmatic imagery to invoke a meditative experience. Schol wonders what escapism means for the human condition, as it is so seemingly pointless yet so irrefutably important.
He focusses on building works that are simplistic, experiential, and transcendental.
Describe your creative process.
Walking about and talking to myself is about 80% of my process. I let all my thoughts simmer for a while, and after a chapter of research I dive into a period of creation.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Meditative, Enigmatic, Minimalistic
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Shigeru Miyamoto, Richard Mayhew, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hokusai, Mayumi Hosokura, Wolfgang Tillmans
Where do you go for inspiration?
Hyrule
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Education
Royal College of Art
United Kingdom, 2021
Willem de Kooning Academy
Netherlands, 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
Netherlands, 2013
Exhibitions
After the High Tide, RCA Photography Graduation Show
United Kingdom, 2021
Ask: Our Diverse World, ICADE 2021
China, 2021
WIP Show, RCA
United Kingdom, 2020
De Kracht van Rotterdam
Netherlands, 2019
De Kracht van Rotterdam
Netherlands, 2018
Bar National Park, BAR Rotterdam, Museumnacht 010
Netherlands, 2017
Vincent op Vrijdag, Group Show, Van Gogh Museum
Netherlands, 2017
WDKA Finals, Graduation Show
Netherlands, 2015