Rusty

 Industrial Artist Ronald Duikersloot (1979) is a unique example of a versatile sustainable artist with a socio-critical worldview. With a preference for ‘natural’ materials as in metal, wood and the power of graffiti. After finishing Graphic Art School, Amsterdam in 2000, he started working in advertising industry creating campaigns for NGO’s, cultural events. At the same time his private works started out as the rebellious type and found the need to express through art due to extended world travels. In 2007 the first series had topics as worldwide propaganda, revolution and prejudice misunderstandings. This grew into a global movement called project Graffiti Revolution where art and global graffiti murals were exhibited and exchanged to support the people in the Middle East through art. This project got several exhibitions + publications in 52 countries.

More info about Graffiti Revolution on Facebook.com/GraffitiRevolution

Sustainability and Awareness

In 2013 the artist went to South Afrika and evolved into a wider skilled artist through welding and pyro technics. Over the years his works on AfrikaBurn and Burningman gave him a new form. He up-cycles metal and wood and builds apocalyptic machines to evoke our empathy through scrap metal, fire effects. He and his team at Atelier Rust n Dust in Amsterdam + Atelier Rusty in the Caribbean creates impressive sculptures for events and private collectors.

“Something New in a circulair, sustainable manner”.

Art That Matters

After a decade of works in 2017/2018 he summed up the projects that actually made impact and called them 'Art That Matters'. These were Africa township projects like Soweto, Sahara pollution awareness, Amsterdam youth issues etc.. And when finally moved to the Caribbean in 2021 his latest focus is Project BioRocks and is now creating metal sculptures that jumpstarts new coral reefs in the Caribbean.