Hans Vandekerckhove - Paintings 1986 - 2007

Hans Vandekerckhove, Illuminations, 1989, oil on canvas, 150 × 240 cm

Hans Vandekerckhove
Paintings 1986 - 2007
(prolonged (by appointment only) until 10 July)

Hans Vandekerckhove's art is the result of introspective concentration and evolution rather than a reaction on existing styles or trends.
The central element in the work of Hans Vandekerckhove is to contemplate things in order to transform an everyday reality into a poetic world of motionless beauty. ver the years the artist’s style has developed into a highly personal and recognisable language. The large solo-exhibition ‘Stalking Hiëronymus’ at the PMMK (Ostend BE), curated by director Willy Van den Bussche in 2003 was followed by a solo-show at SMAK (Ghent, BE) in 2007, curated by director Philippe Van Cauteren. Both shows have given a larger audience the chance to discover Hans Vandekerckhove’s work, which was collected by several leading institutions and private collections in Belgium and abroad. This show gives an overview of the oeuvre he developed since the beginning of his career.

Hans Vandekerckhove
Velvet Underground
1986
oil on canvas
190 × 190 cm


Hans Vandekerckhove
Kasimir
2007
oilpaint on canvas
200 × 160 cm