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Tag: Sculpture

Art Portfolio reports

“A fascination for city structures.” How sculptor Elias Cafmeyer turns reality into fictional and alienating situations

“A fascination for city structures.” How sculptor Elias Cafmeyer turns reality into fictional and alienating situations

Various art forms will be explored, boundaries will be crossed and the unexpected is to be expected as Belgian artists and creatives from further abroad will showcase new and existing works in the framework of Bekegem's PLAN B art festival. We've selected five artists and projects you cannot miss, following up with Antwerp-based sculptor Elias Cafmeyer.

Art Studio visits

Behind the scenes of Kasper De Vos’ hectic studio

Behind the scenes of Kasper De Vos’ hectic studio

Inside access into Kasper De Vos' mad scientist's laboratory, with rusted scissors, scattered photographs and half-finished sculptures giving a taste of his multidimensional mind.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Intimate sound sessions in Waterloo, contemporary dance explorations in Ghent and The Word Radio launch party in our very own HQ.

Art Portfolio reports

“I’ve always had something of a fascination for folkloric figures”: The tall tales of sculptor Eric Croes

“I’ve always had something of a fascination for folkloric figures”: The tall tales of sculptor Eric Croes

We caught up with the artist Eric Croes in his Etterbeek studio to talk myths, artistic renewal and the clumsiness of ceramics.

Art Studio visits

Inside the hectic whirlwind studio of Gijs Milius

Inside the hectic whirlwind studio of Gijs Milius

A telling silhouette of one of the capital's most forward-thinking creators Gijs Milius in his natural habitat.

Art Portfolio reports

“I always liked a good story”: the new mythology of Kasper Bosmans

“I always liked a good story”: the new mythology of Kasper Bosmans

In a candid interview, the young Brussels-based artist discusses making drawing and wood sculptures from a very early age, the importance of context and why success is really such a stupid word.

Art Portfolio reports

Sum of its parts: The patchwork oeuvre of Ghent-based artist Kasper de Vos

Sum of its parts: The patchwork oeuvre of Ghent-based artist Kasper de Vos

High-brow sensibility on "low culture" moieties with Ghent-based Kasper de Vos.

Art Exhibition reviews

5 works by Pol Bury not to miss at BOZAR

5 works by Pol Bury not to miss at BOZAR

With three weeks left to catch this extraordinary exhibition, we compile five works to prove why this show is definitely one not to miss.

Art Studio visits

Inside Michèle Matyn’s private sanctuary

Inside Michèle Matyn’s private sanctuary

Photographer Joke De Wilde headed to the Antwerp-based artist's atelier, delving deeper into the intricate mosaic that is Matyn's practice.

Art Studio visits

Inside Nadia Naveau’s Antwerp studio

Inside Nadia Naveau’s Antwerp studio

In a new series of studio visits, photographer Joke De Wilde headed to the Antwerp-based artist's spacious, light-flooded Antwerp studio to capture and document the inner workings of her practice.

Art Portfolio reports

Highway hero Xavier Mary

Highway hero Xavier Mary

The Liège-born artist's powerful poetry for the motorised age, that celebrates the country’s automotive obsession in all its glory.

Art Portfolio reports

The turf and textures of Caroline Le Méhauté

The turf and textures of Caroline Le Méhauté

With both subliminal and subtle undertones, the work of artist Caroline Le Méhauté exists within the realm of space and matter.

Art The art throwaway project

Behind the scene at Xavier Mary’s Diesel project space

Behind the scene at Xavier Mary’s Diesel project space

Ruins and Renaults come together in this revealing documentary series shot by the contemporary Belgian artist.

Art Exhibition reviews

Thomas Houseago at Xavier Hufkens

Thomas Houseago at Xavier Hufkens

With a solo show at Brussels' Xavier Hufkens Gallery, we take a look at the work of LA-based artist Thomas Houseago.

Art Curator talks

M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Peter Buggenhout

M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Peter Buggenhout

We talk to M Museum's senior curator Eva Wittocx about her exhibition of Belgian contemporary artist Peter Buggenhout's work.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing

Photography, rap royalty and garden gigs. This weekend in Belgium

Photography, rap royalty and garden gigs. This weekend in Belgium

This weekend's a big one for all you music passionistas with favourites like Dent May, Best Coast, El-P, Graham Coxon, We Have Band and Bozar's electro fest hitting the Belgian capital, plus photography by newbie Lara Mennes and the poetic abstraction of Geert De Smet's statues...

Art Studio visits

The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio

The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio

A final nose around the inspiring interiors of Belgium's artist spaces with a visit to visual artist Caroline Coolen's studio.

Art Studio visits

Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio

Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio

The next instalment in our peeping tom series on artists' studios, we let ourselves in to Ghent-based Sofie Muller's workspace.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing

The weekend in London 21.06

The weekend in London 21.06

Jack White goes solo, Eva Rothschild gets involved with school boys, Stephen Willats continues to deconstruct the role of art and The Mutant Disco crew throws a party with Bill Patrick. This is your London weekend.

Art

Hans Op de Beeck’s stark realities

Hans Op de Beeck’s stark realities

Although many artists describe themselves as ’multi media artists’, few deserve the tag as much as Brussels-based Hans Op de Beeck.

Art

The Word magazine

Fish for thought

At the Filip Kesteloot Sculpture Gallery, you are treated to the aquatic bronzes of Pieter Vanden Daele (Belgium, 1971) along with the slate and glass creations of mosaicist Sylvie Guyomard. Opening this Thursday, the artists will be on hand to talk about their art in the relaxed setting of this bijou gallery, located in the Sablon/Zavel […]

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