
Erik de Bree (1977, Haarlem) lives and works in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Playfulness is key in all of de Bree's works. Cheerful colours and unforeseen lines reflect childlike nonsensical purity. The process of creation is an essential part of the final visual result, in the sense that you can still see the buildup of layers and imagine movements of the ripping off. Opposed to structured and calculated proportions, the odds decide the outcome. Creating a circumstance where coincidences play a crucial role is a consistent factor in the work of De Bree. They are celebrations of the unpredictability that is life. After a long-term fascination with wallpaper, he shifted his focus to wood and wooden puzzles.
Exhibitions & Art Fairs

Erik de Bree
THE INTUITIVE ALPHABET
6 June – 11 July 2026

Sandro Miller, Ashley Zelinskie, Gary Carsley, Line Gulsett, Krijn Kroes, Erik de Bree, Woody van Amen, Thijs Zweers, Loretta Lux, Popel Coumou, Casper Braat, Luis Xertu, Ellen Kooi, TINKEBELL., Philip Akkerman, Lisette van Hoogenhuyze, MC de Waal, Anya Janssen, Alain Laboile, Susan Anderson
40 x 40 x 40
6 July – 3 August 2024

Sander Reijgers, Erik de Bree
Doubling Down
5 November – 24 December 2022

Erik de Bree
Soviet Series
23 October – 31 December 2021

Erik de Bree
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
7 September – 19 October 2019
Works

Erik de Bree
Rearrangement #104
wood, resin, pigments, ink and house paint on panel
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Erik de Bree
Rearrangement #115
wood, resin, pigments and house paint on panel
00 x 00 cm
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Erik de Bree
Rearrangement # 132
wood, resin, pigments, ink and house paint on panel
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Erik de Bree
Rearrangement # 136
wood, resin, pigments, ink and house paint on panel
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Erik de Bree
Rearrangement # 141
wood, resin, pigments, ink and house paint on panel
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Erik de Bree
Rearrangement # 144
wood, resin, pigments, ink and house paint on panel
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