Upcoming solo show in Berlin

Broken

Another sculpture for Berlin. This one is called ‘Broken’.

Bronze and mild steel. Life size.

Silencer

This is probably going the be the last mask in a while. Up next is a torso for my show in Berlin and another torso for a new group show, “Cradle to Cradle” here in Belgium. Both shows are in April.

Burned mild steel and copper.

Ripper

Burned mild steel and copper.

The Judge

First sculpture for 2010, this is the ‘Judge’.

Burned mild steel and a bit of copper. Life size.

“The 7 Year Itch”, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin

2010 is off to a good start as I am finally back in the studio after a 6 month hiatus. I have some interesting things planned for this year and a lot of new exciting ideas.

For the next 2 months, I will be busy making new sculptures for my solo show in Strychnin Gallery’s “Vault” in April, and there will be another group show in Denmark at Fantasmus Gallery, also in April.

But, first up is the ’7 Year Itch’, an exciting group show celebrating 7 years of Strychnin Gallery Berlin. The line-up is quite impressive and I will have one of my latest sculptures on display at the show, which opens 12th February.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, but I can assure you it will be worth your visit.

 

Artief Art Fair

This weekend, I will have some of my latest sculptures on display at the Artief art fair in Diest, Belgium. I will be in the good company of artists like David de Graef (who’s curating the show), Raf Veulemans, Jo Pirard, Jef Bertels, Peggy Wauters, Johan Nieuwborg and many more.

The artfair runs from friday till sunday and is open every day from 1pm till 7pm. I will be present the whole time.

So come check it out.

On the Origin of Humanity… inspired by Charles Robert Darwin

Soon it will be November and that means the yearly Artikel 27 group show will be upon us again.  My participation in this show has become kind of a tradition. I believe this is the 6th year in a row that I’m showing my work with them.

This year, the theme of the exhibition is ‘On the Origin of Humanity’. Artwork inspired by Charles Robert Darwin.

Participating artists are: Pieter Bas, Anne-Sophie Christiaens, Frans Daels, Monique De Ceulaer, Bart Derison, Stefan Elsen, H.A.Gerard, Ellen Gieles, Tjen Heyligen, Rene Jacobs, An Kindermans, Ronny Leinders, Gie Luyten, Vivian Majevski, Johan Nieuwborg, Herwig Nulens, Winde Nulens, Frank Nuyts, Martin Oluwadiran, Moos Pozzo, Johan Reynders, Tim Roosen, Birgit Stulens, Eline ’t Sant, Rita Vanelderen, Karel Van Gerven, Tonie Van Marle, Marianne Vereijken, Els Wenselaers, Marcel Witte and Art Zapedzki.

Opening is on sunday 1st November at 2:30pm at St-Willibrordusplein 2 in Heusden-Zolder. The exhibition will run untill 15th November and the finissage is on that day in the Basisschool De Springplank, Kapelstraat, Heusden-Zolder.

Opening hours are daily from 1pm till 6pm and sundays and holidays from 1pm till 7pm. Entrance is free.

More info can be found here: www.artikel27.be

Berlin calling…

The poster of my upcoming group show in Berlin in November was released yesterday. Looks like an amazing line-up AND with the release of Mark Ryden’s new book, this is going to be brilliant!

Souterrain Porte V

Last friday, 11th September, I drove to Nancy, France, with 4 sculptures in my car for the Souterrain show. Location of the exhibition and ‘Body Art Festival’ is the T.O.T.E.M. in the ‘Industrial Wasteland’ of Maxéville, only 5 minutes out of Nancy Center. It is an interesting old industrial building turned into exhibition space and concert hall.

I got there around noon, looked for Christophe Ragonnet, a nice guy who had been my contact with the organisation and then checked out the location. My ‘Rhiannon’ sculpture was put upstairs in the ‘Cabaret Rouge’ where it was in the good company of works by Bruce Mitchell, Delirium, Benalo and Nicolas Senegas, to name just a few.

My 3 other sculptures, ‘Breathe’, ‘Scanner’ and ‘Hunter’ were placed downstairs in the ‘Pavillon Noir’, where I was quite excited they were displayed right next to HR Giger’s work, as well as Viktor Koen’s and PIT’s.

They really feel at home there I think.

After a quick trip to Liverdun and Nancy center, I hung around for the opening night, had a nice talk with Bruce Mitchell and then headed back home on another 3.5 hour drive.

The exhibition runs until 3rd October. All info can be found on:

http://www.souterrain-totem.com/