The Budapest Hotel series was born from a place of rupture, yet it moves beyond darkness. What began as fragments of memory has unfolded into layered images, where absence and presence weave together. Each work carries the rhythm of transformation, turning what wounds into a space for resilience, reflection, and light.

Colorful painting from the art collection Budapest Hotel. Inspired by the story of Dutch female contemporary artist LACE Ruig. Subject is an entree of a building. You can see an open colorful door, a colorful floor and blue hallway.
ACRYL ON PAPER | BUDAPEST HOTEL orange | 2024
30 x 30 CM | Wooden Framed

Symbolic colors

The colors in the Budapest Hotel series arose as a protest against the grey and desolate environment I found myself in. Inspired by Wes Anderson’s film The Grand Budapest Hotel, I embraced his vivid palettes of pinks, reds, and blues as a counterweight. These tones became a way to reclaim energy and create images that speak of transformation rather than decay..

Colorful art series inspired by a Budapest Hotelstory. From artist LACE Ruig. Suspects are a colorful door, green and blue walls.
ACRYL ON PAPER | BUDAPEST HOTEL green | 2024
30 x 30 CM | Wooden Framed

Symbolic colors

Painted in acrylic on paper, the series reveals layers that echo both fragility and strength. Shapes emerge and dissolve, suggesting that every moment holds the possibility of renewal.

Colorful painting by LACE Ruig. Inspired by a Budapest Hospital story. Suspects are a colorful open door, floor and red walls.
ACRYL ON PAPER | BUDAPEST HOTEL rose | 2024
30 x 30 CM | Wooden Framed

Layers

What seemed broken carries within it the seed of change. In Budapest Hotel, forms evolve into symbols, of silence, of waiting, of the quiet force that remains.

Colorfull artseries by LACE Ruig. Inspired by a Budapest Hospital. Positive made
ACRYL ON PAPER | BUDAPEST HOTEL blue | 2024
30 x 30 CM | Wooden Framed

Reflection

The series does not seek to explain but to evoke. It mirrors the way we carry our experiences: altered, reshaped, and sometimes transformed into unexpected beauty.


Curious to drop by my studio in Voorhout, interested in one of my works, or thinking about a potential collaboration? I’d be glad to hear from you.
I enjoy working with curators, galleries, designers, architects, interior creatives, and brands.