Op De Beeck creates evocative works that can appear simultaneously serene yet saddening; A House By The Sea succinctly exemplifies this in depicting an eerily monochrome model house, situated in a gallery surrounded by pastoral landscapes – the artist himself has stated that he creates with ‘the old idea of catharsis: the tragic and the problematic, yet at the same time comforting quality of the image’.
« I will try to avoid forms of textual explanation and omit anecdotal aspects from the works, so as to keep the presentation evocative and allow for a range of interpretations. »
Hans Op De Beeck
Op De Beeck uses a number of everyday materials throughout his work, including cotton wool; plaster, cardboard and even sugar – the use of such mat
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Op De Beeck creates evocative works that can appear simultaneously serene yet saddening; A House By The Sea succinctly exemplifies this in depicting an eerily monochrome model house, situated in a gallery surrounded by pastoral landscapes – the artist himself has stated that he creates with ‘the old idea of catharsis: the tragic and the problematic, yet at the same time comforting quality of the image’.
« I will try to avoid forms of textual explanation and omit anecdotal aspects from the works, so as to keep the presentation evocative and allow for a range of interpretations. »
Hans Op De Beeck
Op De Beeck uses a number of everyday materials throughout his work, including cotton wool; plaster, cardboard and even sugar – the use of such materials and their fragility and malleability highlights the themes of space and time that Op De Beeck is so fascinated by. (
Artist website)
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