Art Antwerp magazine 2014

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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONALFINE ART - ANTIQUEJEWELRY - DESIGN AND MUCH MORE....

EXPO ANTWERPDECEMBER 5th - 12th

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ArtAntwerpExpo Antwerp

December 5th - 12th

ColofonArt Antwerp Magazine

Head Offi ce: Editorial

Thomas Maes

General Advisor

Roxanne Bauwens

Concept Design

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Art Antwerp

Program ................................................................................ 7

Preface .................................................................................. 8

TM-Art .................................................................................. 9

Review Diamonds for Life .......................................... 10

About Art Antwerp ........................................................ 12

About Antwerp ................................................................. 12

Exhibithors ............................................................... 20-93

ContentDecember 5th - 12th


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ART ANTWERP

ProgramDecember 5th - 12th

Friday December 5th

20:00 - Opening evening vernissage VIP

Invite Only with cocktail service & hors doeuvres - Live Classical music

Performances 24:00 close

OPENING PUBLIC:Saturday December 6th

11:00 Open doors for public visiting hours

17:00- Closing

Nocturne/ Life event

Sunday December 7th

11:00 16:00 Closing - Nocturne/event

19:30- 23:00 with music performance, life acts.

Monday December 8th


18:00 Closing

Tuesday December 9th


18:00 - Closing

Nocturne

Wednesday December 10th

Nocturne 16:00 Open doors for public

visiting hours 21:00 - Closing

Thursday December 11th

12:00 Open doors for public visiting

hours 18:00 Closing

Friday December 12th

12:00 Open for public visiting hours

19:00 Closing


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PrefaceArt Antwerp

Art Antwerp International Art & Design 2014 (AA14) is an innovative

event and global platform for creators, galleries, art - lovers, collectors,

dealers, art & design experts and journalists, and worldwide marketing.

Essentially, it is an 8 day long cultural fair at once inclusive (of multiple

types of art & design) and exclusive (in the sense of professional

and creative quality - exhibition, publishing and clientele). AA14

promises you much more than a regular art fair! The fi rst edition has

already kicked - off with an intro event at the Royal Paleis op de Meir

of Antwerp; Diamonds for Life was a highly successful charity event

fusion exhibition of art, design & jewel craft, from many nations and

levels of experience , and an arr ay of creative styles / techniques.

Visitor s varied from curious sightseers to local and international

collectors, political fi gures, and foreign diamond traders. In the same

light, Art Antwerp fair offers a variety exhibition for everyone , all the

while m aintaining a n attractive and harmonious layout, program and

presentation.

From December 5th to 12th , Art Antwerp will take place at the Antwerp -

Expo forum (Antwerp, Belgium), alongside museums, historical buildings,

art galleries, antiq ue showrooms and jewellery crafters. The port city is

highly central and is home to many collectors and trend - setters with a

high fl ux of visitors and vacationers. Antwerp City is the exemplary in the

balance between traditional and modern art culture.

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TM-ARTFine Arts

We proudly bring here at Antwerp an event and a fair

that surrounds all art. Design, photography, paintings,

sculptures, jewelry, architecture, music, as well

as support for great causes. Because art is much

more than people know it opens up a world of opportunity for us all.

Therefore Art Antwerp Art Design aims to successfully bring all arts

together in style and harmony. Diamonds for life is a preliminary event

and preview of what Art Antwerp is. I hope you will enjoy as much as we

our vision of what art really is. Sincere thanks to all our partners, artists

and crew in making this possible. Thomas Maes

THOMAS MAES

Contact: Thomas Maes | Executive Director | Art Antwerp | Tm-art Fine arts International

+32(0)479312165 | Skype: maes.fi ne.arts | info@tmartfi nearts.com | www.tmartfi nearts.com

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Diamondsfor Life

Antwerp Event Diamonds for Life: a Shining

Success! A Review on Antwerps First Fine Art

and Jewelry Fusion Exhibition

Lighting the way for the future of fi ne art and design,

TM-ART Fine Arts International hosted an innovative

and prosperous charity event at the royal Paleis op de

Meir in Antwerp from the 8th to the 13th of February.

A great array of visitors marveled at the beautifully

composed exhibition of fi ne art, design and jewelry.

The Diamonds for Life (D4L) event raised funds

for the Kom op Tegen Kanker cancer foundation of

Belgium.


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As proposed, this

event provided an

excellent stage for the

participating artists, gallery

owners, craftsmen and sponsors who

gained much exposure and made solid connections

throughout the VIP receptions and daytime visits.

Guests and participants were thoroughly satisfi ed

and continue to send praise to the TM-ART team for

organizing and hosting this truly world-class event.

TM-ART Fine Arts International extend their

gratitude to all who were involved and the team now

eagerly devotes itself to launching ART ANTWERP

International Art & Design 2014 (5-12 December)

cultural fair and opening vernissage event.

Over 6 days and 2 VIP receptions, some 900 visitors

crowded in from Meir Street to view carefully selected

artwork by Gabriel Meiring, Thomas Maes and 13

other artists and craftsmen from around the globe.

Among the exhibitors were the generous Alastair

Laidlaw and Christine Marsden who donated one of

their limited edition prints of Dreams of Diamonds,

the worlds largest jewel & photography super-book.

The book was sold, along with artwork by misters

Maes and Meiring and some jewel work by Michielsen

Manufacturing.

Dominick Alexander Rediers and Director Thomas

Maes proudly opened the event and extended

welcoming words to numerous ambassadors, mayors,

ministers and other esteemed guests such as Minister

Geert Bourgeois, Minister Annemie Turtelboom,

Kristel Strubbe and Schepen Andre Gantman. VIP

reception guests were delighted with the haute-

cuisine dinner and service by Horta and many toasts

were made. Live classical piano performances were

composed and played by maestro Gabriel Meiring

and a brilliant last minute addition, Ms. Evelyn Sagita

Kauw. Throughout the entire event, Grani dOro Caf

of Monte-Carlo offered diverse excellent, quality

coffee beverages.


Art Antwerp Art DesignArt Antwerp International Art & Design 2014

(AA14) is an innovative event and global platform for

creators, galleries, art - lovers, collectors, dealers,

art & design experts and journalists, and worldwide

marketing. Essentially, it is an 8 day long cultural

fair at once inclusive (of multiple types of art &

design) and exclusive (in the sense of professional

and creative quality - exhibition, publishing and

clientele). AA14 promises you much more than a

regular art fair! The fi rst edition has already kicked

- off with an intro event at the Royal Paleis op de

Meir of Antwerp; Diamonds for Life was a highly

successful charity event fusion exhibition of art,

design & jewel craft, from many nations and levels

of experience , and an arr ay of creative styles /

techniques. Visitor s varied from curious sightseers

to local and international collectors, political fi gures,

and foreign diamond traders. In the same light, Art

Antwerp fair offers a variety exhibition for everyone

, all the while m aintaining a n attractive and

harmonious layout, program and presentation.

From December 5th to 12th , Art Antwerp will take place

at the Antwerp - Expo forum (Antwerp, Belgium),

alongside museums, historical buildings, art galleries,

antiq ue showrooms and jewellery crafters. The port

city is highly central and is home to many collectors

and trend - setters with a high fl ux of visitors and

vacationers. Antwerp City is the exemplary in the

balance between traditional and modern art culture.

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The AA14 organizers are a group of international,

innovative experts in art & design , publishing,

marketing and business. Art Antwerp founder,

Thomas Maes , is a passionate entrepreneur and

artist , as are many of the AA14 collaborators.

Why this new approach, and why now? Exponential

population growth and a constant demand for

innovation and variety have brought on an era of

heightened connectivity , multiplicity and shared

knowledge; Art Antwerp presents visitors and buyers

an up - to - date art fair and educational, networking

platform, a show of cultural diversity and an excellent

spectrum of investment opportunities for all. Art

Antwerp is built for a progressive society and

promotes art world evolution.

While embracing a proactive, progressive approach,

Art Antwerp 2014 interacts with compassion toward

exhibitors, guests and collaborators; attention to

image, and an understanding of the clients product

and statement allows for a clear perspective,

placement advising and showroom balance. The

Art Antwerp mission is fresh, sophisticated, smart,

comprehensive, selective, open and respectful. With

this conduct and the steadfast list of collaborators,

networks and connections, Art Antwerp is

unquestionably a world - class organization.

AA14 offers the following

events & publications:

Art Antwerp International Art

& Design 2014

International Art Exhibition of Fine Art,

Contemporary Art, Art - Nouveau, Interior Design,

Jewel Design, and more. F eatur ed Seminars with art

world professionals.

AA14 VIP Vernissage Reception

(December 5th )

First Viewing Grand Opening, Ribbon - Cutting

Ceremony, Press Conference Hors Doeuvres and

Cocktail Service, Live Art & Dance Performances,

Classical Music Performances , Art Auction benefi ting

good causes as the Belgium cancer foundation &...

Art Antwerp Magazine

(To Be Launched on December 5 )

Showroom catalogue in the form of a Biennial Magazine

- second edition to be printed in March of 2015 Includes

Full Page Artwork I mages, Articles, Interviews, Partner

Ads To be Sold and Distributed Globally

Art Antwerp Times

AA14 newspaper launched in February and mailed to

5000+ recipients, distributed by the Antwerp Hilton

Hotel , The Royal Paleis op de Meir of Antwerp, and

variou s luxury shops and travel agencies. A second

edition will be published and distributed this summer

and another at the fair itself


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ANTWERPA City of Art

Antwerp city on the Scheldt, city of Rubens, of

diamonds, of fashion, a port city... The sum of all

these different aspects is what makes Antwerp into

a real city: a vibrant, welcoming metropolis, which is

also great fun and heart-warming, with green areas

where you can relax and peaceful corners. Antwerp is

a veritable cultural capital, which prides itself on its

impressive architecture and splendid art. Moreover,

Antwerp is a fashionistas dream destination thanks

to the stores of its world-renowned designers. The

cafes only serve the best beers and foodies can

enjoy the most delicious traditional and multicultural

cuisine in the citys restaurants. Antwerp: a pocket-

sized metropolis which is sure to conquer anyones

heart in no time at all.

CultureAntwerp had an artistic reputation in the 17th century,

based on its school of painting, which included

Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, the two Teniers and

many others.

Informally, most Antverpians (in Dutch

Antwerpenaren, people from Antwerp) daily speak

Antverpian (in Dutch Antwerps), a dialect that Dutch-

speakers know as distinctive from other Brabantic

dialects through its typical vowel pronunciations:

approximating the vowel sound in bore for one

of its long a-sounds while other short as are

very sharp like the vowel sound in hat. The Echt

Antwaarps Teater brings the dialect on stage.

FashionAntwerp is a rising fashion city, and has produced

designers such as the Antwerp Six. The city has a

cult status in the fashion world, due to the Royal

Academy of Fine Arts, one of the most important

fashion academies in Europe. It has served as the

learning centre for a large number of Belgian fashion

designers. Since the 1980s, several graduates of the

Belgian Royal Academy of Fine Arts have become

internationally successful fashion designers in

Antwerp. The city has had a huge infl uence on other


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Belgian fashion designers such as Raf Simons,

Veronique Branquinho, Olivier Theyskens and Kris

Van Assche.

Local productsAntwerp is famous for its local products. In

August every year the Bollekesfeest takes place.

The Bollekesfeest is a showcase for such local

products as Bolleke, an amber beer from the De

Koninck Brewery. The Mokatine sweets made by

Confi serie Roodthooft, Elixir DAnvers, a locally

made liquor, locally roasted coffee from Koffi e

Verheyen, sugar from Candico, Poolster pickled

herring and Equinox horse meat, are other

examples of local specialities.

One of the most known products of the city are its

biscuits, the Antwerpse Handjes, literally Antwerp

Hands. Usually made from a short pastry with

almonds or milk chocolate, they symbolize the

Antwerp trademark and folklore. The local products

are represented by a non-profi t organization,

Streekproducten Provincie Antwerpen vzw.

MEIR ROYAL PALACEIn late 1745 the Antwerp entrepreneur Johan

Alexander van Susteren build this palace . The

architect, Jan Pieter van Baurscheit creates a

luxurious residence for French, Viennese and

Northern Dutch examples. It is a sumptuous rococo

building with late baroque infl uences, a real gem on

the Meir . Several aristocratic families inhabit the

property before it is annexed in 1812 by Napoleon to

the French crown domain.

After Napoleons defeat the Palace is in the hands

of the new United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Later, the Belgian sovereigns will receive their

foreign guests . To celebrate the 75th anniversary

of independence from Belgium , the palace was

completely rebuilt in 1905 under Leopold II, it will

include a hall of mirrors .

In 1998 the Palace closes his doors . In 2010, the

Palace reopens after an intensive restoration . Today,

the Palace is of the people, anyone can go there for a

fascinating visit, a lunch in style

or tasty chocolates .


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MAS is a ground-breaking museum that tells the

story of the people, the past, present and future

of the city of Antwerp and the world.

The MAS | Museum aan de Stroom - a landmark

on the boundary between the city and the port - is

a ground-breaking museum that tells the story of

people with diverse mentalities who came from a

multitude of backgrounds.

The MAS is for those who are curious about the past,

present and future of the city of Antwerp and the

world. It is a museum for those who want to know

more about Antwerps place, and their own, in the

world.

The MAS is a cultural heritage forum that works

with various collections and methodologies. It is

developing a diverse intramural and extramural

programme, the common theme of which involves

stories of the river, the city, the port and the world.

The MAS works with the public, experts and other

partners on both national and international levels. It

ensures maximum accessibility and involvement of

the general public.French seigneur, lord. It refers

to the leading Spanish noblemen who ruled the city

during the 17th century.

MAS A ground-breaking museum


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Peter Paul Rubens and Antwerp. The master and his

city. The two go hand in hand, and after more than

400 years, the presence of this world famous painter

can still be felt in many places around the city.

Thousands of visitors come to this city on the Scheldt

just because of him. In the lively city centre, you can

see a number of Rubens most celebrated works, with

some of them still in the original location he intended

when he created them!

Rubens lived almost his entire life in Antwerp and

made an active contribution to an extended cultural

blossoming of the city. Religious problems, along with

the recapture of the Southern Netherlands by Catholic

Spain, led to the closure of the Scheldt in 1585 and the

end of the Dutch Golden Age. Rubens transformed this

ending into a new beginning. Thanks to the role played

by this master of the Flemish Baroque as a painter,

diplomat, graphic artist, designer, collector, teacher

and source of inspiration, Antwerp continues to bask in

the light of Rubens genius to this day.

Nowhere else can one

experience Rubens so

profoundly as in his

hometown, the city

where he is also buried.

In your search for this

genius you will enter

some of Antwerps most

beautiful monuments and

experience the Antwerp

of today - a melting pot of

creative talent.

In the footsteps of

Rubens

Antwerp is the

consummate Baroque

city, a place where you

can walk in the footsteps

of Rubens and his famed

contemporaries. Discover

the virtuosity of Rubens in

the historic churches and

exquisite museums and

stand eye to eye with this

ingenious artist.

Saint Charles

Borromeo Church

Cathedral of Our Lady

Saint James Church

Saint Pauls Church

Plantin-Moretus

Museum/Print Room

Rockox House

RUBENSFlemish baroque painter


EXHIBI THORS


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Galerie Tiny Esveld was established in

1995, in Rijkevorsel, by Mrs. Tiny Esveld

(Netherlands,1956). Since that time, her

establishment has grown to become a leading

specialist in French Art Nouveau and Art Deco

glass, and especially the works of Emile Gall,

Daum-Nancy and Charles Schneider.

In 2010, she published her fi rst book, Glass Made

Transparent, which is a practical guide for collectors

of French glass.

In 2011, her gallery moved to a new building designed

by the famous Belgium architect Toon Saldien, in the

center of Brasschaat, near Antwerp. Collectors from

all over the world journey to the gallery, as well as

visit her highly professional online shop and gallery.

Tiny Esvelds specially selected items of beauty and

highest quality are packed and shipped all around the

world.

In 2013, Tiny Esveld wrote her second book, Art

Signed Gall , highlighting the complete works of the

Gall family (from the period of 1850 till 1930). Some

of the rare objects featured in the book will presented

at Art Antwerp International Art & Design 2014.

Mrs. Esveld is currently working on a new book about

the life and works of Charles Schneider. Her volumes

and expertise have won her worldwide recognition.

Among other fairs, she participates every year at

the leading fair in Amsterdam, Pan-Amsterdam. Visit

this renowned expert and collector this June at the

C56 booth of Art Antwerp 2014! Among displayed

rare objects at the exhibition: Lamps by Gall, top

quality Daum and Gall vases, A pair of display

cabinets made by mile Gall, a pair of consoles by

tablissements Gall and a pair of tea tables made by

mile Gall. Pairs are extremely rare in this domain,

therefor this three pair assembly presents an exciting

opportunity for any Art-Nouveau and Gall admirer.

Art Antwerp booth C54

GalerieTiny

Esveld


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CLOCKS

Jongerius Restauraties

De eerste uurwerken werden meer dan 500 jaar

geleden gemaakt in de werkplaatsen van smeden.

Later kwamen de gespecialiseerde ateliers. De

uurwerkmakers werkten met de middelen en in de

omstandigheden van die tijd.

Wanneer de klokkenmaker van nu zich daarin

probeert te verplaatsen en hij of zij kan het

combineren met de wetenschap, documentatie en

gereedschappen van deze tijd dan hebben we de

basis voor een verantwoorde restauratie.

Onze werkplaats is ingericht voor reparatie en

restauratie van mechanische objecten, in het

bijzonder antieke klokken en barometers.

Belt u ons voor advies of een vrijblijvende offerte.

Voel u welkom. Een en ander kan ook bij u aan huis

plaatsvinden.

We maken de tijd.

www.joostjongerius.nl

Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-ter, alles geplaatst in een prachtige mahoniehouten kast.Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-Combinatie van een klok, een barometer, een barograaf en een thermome-


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The artist lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She

graduated from the Faculty of Economics and

Administrative Sciences of Uludag University.

She uses different materials like charcoal,chalk

and pastel in her pattern drawing Her other

works are acrliyc on canvas.

The artist declares that; Art is a passion for me.

As I am doing in my paintings and drawings, l fi nd

myself got lost in them. Portraiture is special for

me; I observe the grief, happiness and emotions of

the people on their faces and expresse them in my

works

Her favourite expression about art is as Reinhard

said; Art is art. Everything else is everything else.

Glsen Yum is one of the members of the Turkish

Plastic Arts Association (UPSD) which is in the

network of International Art Association (IAA). IAA

co-operates with UNESCO.

www.facebook.com/GulsenYumArt

GlsenYum


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ARTISTS

The artist also started a

second line for hospitality

and business, a concept,

blending his own photographs, while

projecting on details of his own paintings. Horses,

historical buildings, birds, cars, sports... They all

inspire him! He exhibited in New York, Dubai, Paris,

Brussels, Bruges, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Bari,

Barcelona, and has also been asked in Berlin, Los

Angeles, Palermo, Milan, Las Vegas, Toronto, Firenze,

Lisbon and Casablanca.

The artist has appeared in several books like

Contemporary Masters 2012, Important World

Artists 2013, I segnalati, Artisti, and International

Contemporary Artists. He also works on customer

demand.

www.messelier.be

Vincent Messelier was born in Kortrijk, Belgium

on the October 6, 1967. He started painting in

May 2006. He is a completely self-taught artist

who is very passionate about his art. Vincent

paints from his heart and soul with some jazzy

music on the background. Depending on the

moment or his mood, some other music can also

inspire his work. In March 2011, he decided to sell

his cash-collecting offi ce; he had started up in

1992 and chose to live his real passion... Art!

In November 2011, he became a member of Dubai

Art Center where he exhibited his works and also

kept his own art studio. In April that year, he exhibited

in New York City, at the Broadway Gallery. He

developed his own style, called Meridianism.

Vincent uses pallet knives and in his artwork, vertical

and horizontal stripes and lines refer to the worlds

meridians. He uses acrylics, sometimes combined

with wood, foam or other materials.

Vincent Messelier


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Rudy van Nieuwen-

hove

Rudy Van Nieuwenhove was born in September of

1962 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He showed fi rst signs

of creative artistry at the age of nine, as a fi rst

year Academy student in Harelbeke. Due to high

expectations in academia, Rudys artistic journey

was delayed. Rudy later on went to college, but

was drawn to back to artistic training.

Through his studies, Rudy rapidly consumed all

knowledge and experienced as much as possible on

the subject of painting, illustration and more, with an

undying thirst. At only nineteen, he held his fi rst solo

exhibition. During that time, Rudy focused mostly on

ink drawings and worked day and night. As a result,

the exhibition was completely sold out and there

was a tall list of orders. In the same year, 1981, Rudy

worked with New Gallery in Kortrijk along with other

artists including the widely celebrated Karel Appel.

Many works were sold there mainly to buyers in the

Middle East. Due to this great success, Rudy was

able to establish his own company in 1983. He held

exhibitions in just about every town around Kortrijk.

Rudys artwork evolved as he worked with oil, acrylic,

and lacquer, always working away here and there, in a

frenzy of wine, caffeine and sugar. Over many years,

Rudy organized his exhibitions with the help of his

wife Dorine Vanhie. In the last 10 years, he has become

increasingly sought out in France, particularly by

champagne houses. They commissioned him regularly

to portray exclusive frescoed paintings of their homes

for bottle labels and hangings.

Thusly, Rudy attracted much attention and was given

the opportunity to push himself to his limits. He was

invited to exhibit his works and talents in America,

The Netherlands, and Taipei. Unlocking possibilities,

Rudy came to want to conquer the world, exploring

not only the globe, but equally his artistic abilities;

he delved into sculpting, surrealism, pop-art, nudes,

dripping and more.

www.rudyvannieuwenhove.be


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ARTISTS

Particles is a collective of passionate and art driven photographers. Specialised in creative underwater

photography which translates into fantasy and mythology-based art.

With this exposition, the public is offered a glimpse into this silent realm. By placing the subject in a weightless

dimension, the viewer enters a state of suspended reality. Being underwater takes away ones ability to breathe,

triggering the need to struggle for life, or emphasising the lack of that struggle. Water is ambiguous, representing

life and death in various cultures. Thus connecting both audience and subject to their most primordial emotions;

desire to survive and the urge to surrender.

This December we invite you, the audience, to immerse yourself in this stirring experience.

Particles

ARTISTSARTISTS


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Damen Restauratie is your warranty for

craftmanship concerning the restauration and

conservation of paintings and sculptures, since

1965.

Conservation concerns about all treatments to avoid

degradation, but to maintain and protect the art object.

Restauration is about all processes to return the art

piece to the initial concept of the artist.

For this we will defi ne the causes of damage in the

best possible way; for ex: water damage, a rip caused

by a trap, a fi ssure by degradation of the canvas,

moldiness, woodworm, loosing of the ground, dirt and

dust, older restaurations, old varnishes, nicotine, ...

The most important actions are: removing old

varnishes and dirt, strengthen the cloth, removing

old restaurations, fi xing pictural layer, treating

woodworm, ... We always respect the rules of

reversibility for all we add. Like this hundreds of art

pieces have passed our hands .

www.damenrestauratie.be

John Damen

Restauraties

Scheepersdijk 60 NL-5062 ED Oisterwijk

[email protected] www.velor.nl

G R A C E F U L E V E N T S



Scheepersdijk 60 NL-5062 ED Oisterwijk

[email protected] www.velor.nl




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Dario Ballantini

Dario Ballantini performed a prestigious

contribution on the entrance wall of Metropolitan

International School in Miami, a 10 meters painting

that will remain indelible to salute the genetarions

of students of South Florida. Plus, a live

performance at Wynwood Walls, which is becoming

unique in the world thanks to artistic contributions

of graffi ti artists and muralists from every

continent. He painted a 19 meters wall, part of the

headquarters of the top the Real Estate Group in

Wynwood Miami. They are the largest paintings

that hes ever made in 30 years of activity two

long days of creative immersion ended with a

thanks ceremony hosted by Miami Major Toms

Regalado, Italian Consul General Adolfo Barattolo

and MET School Principal Maria Padovan.

Dario Ballantini

With school painting I think I have shown the

importance of the comparision between men that

blend together with their different colors. In the

Wynwood mural, I imagined a gentle giant that

comes out of the perimeters building with the force

of the artists who are resurrecting a slum.

Massimo Licinio 0 Curator

My enthusiasm, my belief in Dario as an artist and

friend took me up to here. Dario composes and

decomposes the faces of his imaginary creatures that

live in a canvas and today on a wall. With a spasmodic

and unreal use of colors, he gives birth to a new world

inside himself Ballantinis World


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Jocelyne Crouzet started her career around

thirty years ago, at the Louvre des Antiquaires

and at the Biennale des Antiquaires, in Paris.

Specializing in Flemish and Dutch paintings from the

15th to the 18th century, she continues to procure,

and present to her clientele, a collection of rare art

pieces of great quality from prestigious, private

collections.

Passionate about her profession and willing to offer

new perspectives to her customers, Jocelyne Crouzet

opened a modern and contemporary department,

just over ten years ago, with the same spirit for

high-quality and strong value; she proposes modern,

infl uential masterpieces from major 20th century

artists who have marked their era, and the history of

art in general.

Constitution of art collections and art investment

counseling and appraisals are services which are

also offered by LUX ART Consulting in order to help

buyers make comfortable and safe art purchases as

well as to ensure wise investments.

Lux ART Consulting

Member of: C.E.C.O.A. (Chambre Europenne des

Experts Conseil en Oeuvres dArt), S.N.A. (Syndicat

National des Antiquaires Ngociants en Objets dArt)

LUX ART have showcased their collections and

services at many High Profi le Interior Design Events

and International Art Fairs & Exhibitions such as

BRAFA Brussels, American International Fine Art

Fair Palm Beach, Salon des Antiquaires in Bordeaux,

Salon du Collectionneur in Paris.

Here are some of the Old Masters and Modern

Paintings


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OLD MASTERS


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Patrick Ramont is a phenomenon, an enthusiastic

artist, a passionate painter who succeeds in a

fi eld where just about everything seems to be

portrayed repeated and haughty copying, yet to

hear their own voice and develop both a personal

visual language of form and content is beholden

to no one.

He uses an equally obvious and remarkable fi guration

that are realistic about coming, and then loaded

by symbolism, with hints of magic is adorned, is

immediately visible and which are still unfolding on

closer inspection in various waves of recognition.

He paints what he sees and what he suspects behind

the visible and feel, which is part of his inner life and

his daydreams that fundamental part of his existence.

Thus sets grow large canvases in which instance he

hurt depicts a surprising abstract visual language

that graceful and evocative at the same time, or a

female nude in an unusual coloration and in a candid

and direct tone of admiration and visual fi eld daring

to approach a concrete and true reality.

Much of what he paints has a strange appearance

that one can not interpret because both the allure

and the meanings of his scenes are barely or not at

all seen immediately and show a surprising depth and

a unique vision of what goes beyond the everyday

presentation.

Not that he would develop inaccessible but in many

of his paintings, and certainly in the works here is

indeed more than just shape and color available.

A visual language he clearly chose here to show that

a signifi cant undercurrent, reveal his entire oeuvre,

all of which have to do with space and spatiality, with

three of the fi ve elements, circles and depth, with

light that carries a number of works many mysteries,

with palpable mystery, and an abundance of boulders

and stones in colors that avoid alienating many artists

because they are so diffi cult to handle.

Purple and teal, however, take this to the creation

of an almost magical atmosphere which further

emphasized by the structure of his works, by the

presence of immediately visible and somewhat

hidden circles, through darkness and light that enter

a fascinating dialogue.

I am a moon child, born at full moon says Patrick

Ramont with artless and innocent belief that evidence

of a peaceful and meaningful self-confi dence.

That statement can be seen as an explanation for

the ubiquity of a shining and often triple circular

motif in paintings of darkness and light, shadows and

PatrickRamont


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ghosts, of reality and symbolism of what is sometimes

described as the music of the spheres.

Nature is an important motif in his creativity. He

integrates her in a personal way and rarely seen

in everything he paints. So much so that they

coincide with his view of things and beings that they

spontaneously appears when he guided himself

through his imagination.

This applies equally to concrete structures as ethereal

images like moon and clouds, heavenly bodies, a

personal view of physicality and also many that refers

to the sea in general and breakwaters and palisade of

Ostend in particular.

He portrays a silent world of a multi-layered universe

in which light is a walking data that is born from a

variety of sources, which dragon eggs break open and

a mischievous creature appears, in which a medieval

devil chuckles, a world in which man is not yet present

and little further another world in which man has

already come and gone his characteristic destruction

has made what is suggested. a broken pier

Patrick Ramont depicts alienation and also a reality

that is part of his experience

and by fantastique, powered

view of the world that surrounds

him and part of his artistic mind. That is, as already

mentioned, nudes with a special appearance but

above clouds and skies, depth and tranquility,

stones tend towards an elliptical shape and with a

strange luminosity are animated and sometimes

have something of menhirs, references to the sea

with clouds a play important role, celestial bodies

that the trinity of water, fi re and earth calls circles

that show how closely he puts colors and creates

transparencies, a sensitive and immeasurable

background that is populated subtle references and

presences.

He creates dialogues and makes connections

between reality and fantasy books, between form and

content, between the pure and authentic painting and

a personal philosophy.

What might be a little strange at fi rst glance turns out

afterwards to be a real and artless pictorial drive the

refl ection.

www.ramontpatrick.be


AntwerpCity of Art


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Mie Ghesquiere

Aside of studies and work Ive always been creative in various

media. In 1993 I started with ceramics. Antoon Van Eygen

was my fi rst ceramics teacher, Kasumi Katagiri taught me

how to use the potters wheel. I worked in different studios

in Belgium, Holland, Philippines and Thailand. In Thailand

Adjaan Somthavin Urasyanadana learned me a lot about

ceramics, Thailand and life.

After 10 years in Azi we moved back to Belgium, Oostende

where I started a house of Arts. In this house I have a ceramic

studio and a gallery. www.mieghesquiere.com

Ingegert De Smet

To me, painting is creating, merging fragments, a kind of

continuous expression of the soul. Inspired by all the different

forms of life itself and using materials such as earth, fi bres,

clay, paper, felt, a strength emerges, a two-dimensional place

for the sculptor in me... Captivated by a passion for detail.

Fragments of images. Impressions distilled into motionless,

organic images that breath growth, life and death.

The diffi culty to balance different layers of being, creates

tensions that lead to obstructions, which are in turn transformed

into hollow impressions, blocked images. Organic archetypes of

longing... unfi nished time ... and maybe the truth is hidden within

the longing itself. A search, as life itself. Apparently, this is what

I must do, unless temporarily sidetracked by circumstances.

Inextricably connected with my being.

Gallery Via Naturae


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ARTISTSJoke Neyrinck

The automatic writing

or in Joke Neyrincks

case automatic drawing,

produces weird, organic

and playful doodles. She

searches for the subconscious

by quickdrawing, giving as much room as

possible to her imagination. Even if I try to draw something

different, it always comes out this way. A new surreal world

arises fi lled with imaginary creatures. Her drawings usually

start on paper, but are then digitized, coloured and fi nalized

in Adobes Illustrator and Photoshop. She is a member of the

art collective krakk.org www.jook.be

Tine Vandamme

Nominated for Canvascollectie 2012 - Work Slip away

(200X300) - Bozar museum Brussels

Her work is colorful, fresh, shiny and expressive, about

sharing happiness and optimism.

I like my paintings to be smooth and sticky, with a hint of

nostalgia and a generous amount of playfulness.

Her current work is mainly about Merry go

Ermani

Ermani was born and raised in Aalst, Belgium. During his

childhood, he was surrounded by a creative family that

encouraged him to study at the Academy of Arts at Aalst,

Liedekerke and Ostend. Similar to this he followed a series of

workshops and masterclasses in various art forms.

Ermani uses more than a pencil! Over the years, Ermani

developed a love for working with different types of paper

and discovered the possibilities of paper as a rich medium,

interspersed or are processed with printing techniques as

monotype, Lino and etchings. Often one can fi nd traces of

pastel and charcoal. All this he combines with written texts,

paintings and sculptural works. www.ermani.exto.be


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Bastelica peintre pluriel

Painter Plural. So, defi nes

Bastelica. We should say the

Bastelicas. Because they are three

of them to sign a single surname,

theirs. Three sisters painting

together. Marie-France, Loetitia

et Martine have an irreducible

singularity. They are real triplets.

Brunoo Thierry

After studying drawing, he joined

the Companions of the Tour de

France, as the ironsmith art and

sculptor.

Bernard Marcel Spitzbarth

Painter for fi fty years Fifty years!

Half a century During which he

turns alternately Edmond, surreal

lingered, Albert, false nave but

true sceptic; and today he is

himself.

Aliette Muller Robinet

Modeling has been the discovery

of maturity for Aliette Muller

Robinet ! It was the realization of

a lifelong dream. The fact that she

could fi nally realize it, the gift that

she had been given, she was fi nally

able to catch up when her children

left the family home.

Bg (Brigitte Guiot)

Bg revealed her art in the

1990s, having lived ten years in

the United States, she opened

her studio in Provence, south of

France, while returning a portion of

the year to the American West.

Bernard Goutiers

Beyond the plastic structure, its

colour or its style, the way I look

at it and expressed myself on the

canvas, enhanced the vision of

the other in search for words or

meanings.

Art des Annonce


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Franoise Dufour-Havart

In the colourful explosion,

powerful, paintings of Franoise

Dufour-Havart we denote a vivid

imagination.

Marie-Lise Charlez

Graduate of Psychopathology and

Psychoanalysis and graduated

from the Ecole du Louvre and the

Gray School of Art, Marie Lise

Charlez attended many workshops

in France Parisian studios (Poussin,

Mac Avoy , living model , studio

S. Vinsot) and abroad.

Franois L. Maes

Belgian origin, a native of Brussels,

Living in Paris for 38 years for

professional obligations, became

Languedocian by adoption in 2010.

Architect, specializing in landscape,

he founded and directed the

French Agency Landscape in Paris.

Eric Levy:

Like Art, Eric Levy has no borders.

. Born in the Bugey, (Ain France)

from an Armenian mother (Born

in Bulgaria) and a French father

(of Jewish origin), Eric Levy lives

quietly between fi elds and cliffs.

Jean-Marc Segay

Jean-Marc Segay was born

in Burgundy and now lives in

Provence. After performing mainly

fi gurative works, he seeks other

forms of expression and turned

towards abstract painting, which

for him, is a total freedom of

expression.

Eve Charlouty

Since her fi rst exhibition at the

Salon des independants , at the

Grand Palais in Paris in 1988, Eve

Charlouty devotes much of her

time to painting. When she began

painting, its with oil and her

sensitivity that opened the door

naturally to classical painting of

the great Flemish masters of the

17th century.

www.artdesannonces.com


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Filip Firlefi jn

Filip Firlefi jn was born in 1979, in Wilrijk, Belgium.

He went to school in Herentals, in the province of

Antwerp, and went on to study literature at the

university of Leuven, graduating in 2005, with a

master in English and Dutch literature. He also

successfully completed courses in art philosophy, art

criticism and the history of fi lm. At Stuk in Leuven

he attended a course in analog photography. At the

moment he is a photographer, artist and writer. He

lives in Interlaken, Switzerland.

We can follow him on facebook, where he posts his

newest sketches or on his website: fi rlefi jn.com. At

iTunes you can even install a free app: just google

itunes Filip Firlefi jn.

www.fi rlefi jn.com

Sheilla

Sheillas fi rst aspirations to the arts were at a very

young age when she was at the beach of Flic-en-

Flac on the western coast of the island of Mauritius.

Basking in the magnifi cent scenery of the sunset

stretching down on the terrifyingly large expanse

of ocean and sky she was struck by the wonders of

nature. This was deeply inspirational and that beauty,

complexity and at the same time the simplicity of

nature is something she strives to be able to portray

in her works of art.

Later on in her life, after moving to London and after

having a different career path, her passion for the arts

re-emerged. Her paintings gave her a voice to express

herself in ways she had not explored for years. She

rediscovered this infectious love for the arts and has

not been able to put down the paint brush since.

Art Group


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ARTISTSGalleryUniversalis

Gallery Universalis is an initiative of a group of

professionals in the area of art with international

contacts. Our main goal is to present the

artworks of the artist in expositions, international

Art Fairs, projects with other artists, interactions

with other galleries.

Eric Cornelis Bos is a professional visual artist and

architect, born (1979) and currently living in the

Netherlands.

He is a very creative artist with a great feeling and

passion for perfection and excellence. I really enjoy

and love the freedom of using all my creativity ideas

and thoughts in the creation of a new work of art.

There is so much passion in every creative process

that to me my paintings are more then just work of

art. They are works of the heart.

www.libiabosker.com


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Notre passion est la diffusion et la promotion des uvres.

Pour cela, nous mettons tous nos moyens la disposition des artistes : petites

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newsletters envoyes plus de 150.000 personnes du monde de lart.

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Vandaag in Antwerp Expo, morgen op ATV.

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Nassau42 Fine Arts is the latest contemporary

and international gallery

on t Eilandje near the MAS.

Young, dynamic and thematically wanting to welcome

everybody without art knowledge.

We want to help our customers to make a choice in this

vast world of art and at the same time offer a platform for as

many young artists as possible. We believe that art should be

affordable without compromising the artistic value. The artists

we show are selected following certain criteria such as artistic

schooling, track records and art value. Nassau 42 Fine arts

is planning 4 thematic exhibitions a year including paintings,

sculptures, photography and glass, showing young and

established, national and international artists.

Programme

From 15th November till 19th January

A Look in the Mirror (Fine Arts)

From 5st February till 15th March 2015

Un crayon dans le Coeur (Focus on drawings)

From April 5th till 30th June 2015

Crme Solaire (Fine Arts)

From 5th September till 31st October 2015

Port of Art (Fine Arts)

Nassaustraat 42 | 2000 Antwerpen | Belgium | Tel. 32 479

200 171 | www.artnassau42.com

NASSAU 42 FINE ARTS


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DieterNusbaums

The desire for diversity in

the motivic as in stylistic

is unmistakable in the work of

Dieter Nusbaums. Fast says you

can feel the much-vaunted artistic creative urge

in the picturesque powerful formulations on the

canvas. We can not rely on someday good images

to be painted, we have the thing itself take in hand!

Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter gave already in the

60s, this slogan in association, with Dieter Nusbaums

we can the confi dent implementation here and check

now: the artist draws on an extensive repertoire of

painterly means that intoxicate the opposite, at best,

in their reunion.

Also on the motivic level opens a wide spectrum. So are

allegories, portraits and scenes of everyday life of equal

importance. However, despite the substantive divergence

all image themes share a common denominator: they

formulate themselves as a quotation. Is fi rst reduced

the use of the quotation, which is admittedly unfair,

on a stylistic trick, one can look to the purely pictorial

realization of the work Dieter Nusbaums focus.

To the appropriation of the methods implies a debate

that is one very stylish making use of the quotation

as carriers of meaning in content Dieter Nusbaum. It

is never about mere copying documents, rather citing

enables positioning in the own pictorial formulation

dissociates itself from the original. The creative

process begins when the familiar is to be regarded

as foreign and are presented as a fraction of our

traditional viewing habits.

Also humorous, but already years ago nearly a hundred,

the writer and critic Karl Kraus defi ned the artistry: In

art, it does not matter that you take eggs and fat, but

one has fi re and pan and is in fact it is the fi re, the

passion of the artist tangible and the skillful application

of picturesque means by which we Dieter Nusbaum

served an enjoyment of art of the highest quality.

www.nusbaumart.de


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The real art of an art gallery We believe the true

purpose of an Art Gallery should be to have the

courage to sponsor and provide encouragement to

aspiring young artists, who show the creativity and

determination to defi ne the future of art.

We aim to exhibit artists from all disciplines who together

demonstrate and testify to the universality of art : Art

without Frontiers. The gallery aims to mix fi ne arts

with a wide range of artistic expression such as: books

launches, concerts, debates, conferences, publications

Daniel Boeri, owner aims to encourage creative

originality from any artistic background providing

an unusual integrative approach to the arts. As an

experienced Organizational Consultant and Gallery

presenter, Daniel Boeri was interested in providing a

platform for the best of young artists, visiting numerous

studios and workshops and seeing the quality of art

produced, gave him the idea of establishing his own art

gallery to give life to his visions.

To give prominence to emerging artists, in 2013 he

launched a competition for artists called: lOpen des

artistes de Monaco. The public vote on the work

submitted and the winning artists are offered an

individual exhibition. For 2014, lOpen des artistes de

Monaco competition is entitled The Lost Paradise

and has generated more than 130 registrations from

both local ans international artists.

The Art gallery organizes a variety of cultural events

throughout the year including lectures, concerts,

conferences, publishing and live performances. The Art

gallery lEntrept has now mounted over forty exhibitions.

ART Antwerp exhibitor: Booth C75 Gallery LEntrept

Monaco www.lentrepot-monaco.com

Gallery lEntrept


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Director of gallery Numero 1, Mr. Karl de Gendre

provides Art Antwerp with a full photo reportage.

Designed by the artist and photographer Karl de

Gendre, conceived to help other artists. The Number 1

Gallery is committed to the promotion and exhibition

of all the works of contemporary artists. It was a long

personal journey of initiation in to the gallery sene

that led to Karel de Gendre managing his ideal gallery.

Professional photographer, painter and inspired

swirling, curious, generous and sensitive like his

works, plays Karel materials and media to take us in

his whimsical and dreamlike universe. These are the

same qualities and desire to create Gallery Number 1.

Its mission with contemporary artists is generous

and radiant personality. Also, not only the artist fi nds

a place to exhibit, but also listening and offering

solutions adapted to each. A number 1 artist exposing

at the gallery, displayed taken to art fairs, promoted

on offi cial sites, made virtualized on the net... In short,

all promotion needed to reveal his talent.

www.galerienumero1.com

GalleryNumero 1


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Igor Kormyshev is an artist and gallery owner,

and since 1993, a member of the International

Confederation of Antique and Art Dealers. Since

1994, he has participated in Russian and foreign

exhibitions, including ARTE Contemporanea

Moderna ROMA (Rome, 2008), Bergamo Arte

Fiera (Bergamo, Italy, 2009), Art Manege

(Moscow, 2001, 2002), Art Salon (Moscow,

Manege, 2000, 2001), Photo-Biennale (Moscow,

2004), MWFAF (Moscow, Expocentre, 2012), Art

Nocturne Knocke (Knocke-Heist, Belgium, 2013).

Igor Kormyshev is the winner of the 3rd and 7th

Moscow International Art Festivals Traditions and

Modernity in the technical direction of Painting in

the nomination For the preservation of tradition in

modern painting (2009), For the bright originality

(2013). His works are in private collections in Russia,

Italy, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Canada, in the

Museum of Chocolate and Cocoa History (Moscow)

and museum M.ART (Rovereto, Italy).

Igor Kormyshev treats art as grounds for

experiments, for comprehension of the old and as

a search for new means of expression, playing with

different stylistic currents, such as impressionism,

expressionism and symbolism. He creates not just a

piece of art but projects combining different arts -

painting, graphics, photography, text, and dance.

His major projects include Metro I (1996), Metro

II (1997), Chuzestranka (Female Stranger) (1999),

Refl ection (2001), Autology. Dialogues in Winter

Garden (2001), Clouds (2002-2009), Salome. East

West (2004 2005), Retrospective 20 (2005), The

Blind. Part One. Wild Lake (2006-2007), The Blind.

Part Two. Black Emerald. Bugle Venice (2010), The

Blind. Part Three. At Night All Gone Look at Us (2010-

2011), Inviting Freshness. Miramare. Hall of Princes

Castello di Duino. (2011-2012), Dark Waters of Bruges

(2012-2013).

www.kormyshev.ru

Igor KormyshevsArt Studio


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Ricki Scopes was born in England and she now lives in Germany near Lake Constance. She has three children.

After her studies at Nottingham University, she lived and worked in the Paris area most of her life. She attended

various art courses in France and with the sculptor Daniel Dufois. She has a diploma in interior and stage dcor.

Sabine Lipsky-Spiess lives on Lake Contance. She

uses her Gobelins tapestry training in her unique and

innovative designs. Long, thin, hand-woven objects

are fi nely reworked with added elements such as

tiny springs, horsehair, paper or LED lighting. The

object is suspended or stretched to make 3D tapestry

mounted upright on a wooden support or on a clear

Plexiglas bow.

Paper is D,A. Marbachs favourite material. It can be

bent and the space around it becomes an elegant

curve; fold it and it changes direction; it can also

stand alone. Paper is easily cut but still maintains its

amazing properties. It can be enhanced with colour.

Fragile pictures or compact wall objects spring

into life. The artist tries to bring all these qualities

together into her artwork with endlessly varied

shapes and forms.

Irene Messing, born in 1954, lives and works in

Southern Germany near Lake Constance. In her

paintings, she depicts scenes using a series of

superimposed images. She sets out with a fi nished

work in mind and then builds up delicately hand-

painted layers on canvas. Her painting is inspired

by people from various backgrounds and we see

snippets of their past sometimes intertwined with

elements of her own experiences.

Gallery Scopes


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GabrielMeiring

Gabriel Meiring was born in 1946 in Johannesburg

(South-Africa). In 1968 he moved to Belgium

to complete his education as a concert pianist.

Challenged by a friend, he started turning

his focus on painting. The success of his fi rst

exhibition in 1975 in Deurle (Belgium) convinced

him to start concentrating on pencil drawings,

lithography, painting in tempera, acrylic and even

oil on silk a delicate and unique technique.

As diverse as are Gabriels techniques, as different

are his many ways of expression: besides painting

large wooden wall panels, he also paints on porcelain

and concert pianos (Blthner), and he designs leaded

windows and interiors for clients. Gabriels own style

of interior design integrates his panels in peaceful

colors with daring and magnifi cent warm colors and

luxurious fabrics. Through meticulously combining

and designing this way,

Gabriel magically turns a

home into a tasteful palace.

Since the 1980s, the demand for private exhibitions

of his work increased tremendously. This, in

combination with many piano recitals, became

overbearing for him. For three years, he retreated

to Capri to perfect his knowledge of anatomy and

technique. Upon his return, a large amount of orders

commenced pouring in. Due to lengthy working hours

and dedication, he has been able to carry out the

numerous orders ever since.

He creates art with an expression of the bizarre, the

supernatural and the unreal. Gabriel Meiring creates

art in many forms and mediums; however he always

seems to capture visual poetry in infi nite development

and progression. The recurring designs he uses are

elegant fi gures and exotic creatures of extraordinary

grace, often shaped with gold, silver leaf and rich

patterns. The subject of his poetry is the emotional

space and spiritual atmosphere of his own inner world.

In order to reach a broader public, and because he has

many clients abroad and in the Middle - and Far East,

Gabriel released, in 2006, a wonderfully illustrated

monograph, in English. The book received a double

Sappi Award for best art book of Europe and the world.

www.gabrielmeiring.be


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Classic with a modern twist or modern with

an organic line? The jewelry of Bol & de Bruijn

goldsmiths have a contemporary and

unique character. The involvement of Bol & de Bruijn

provides a piece of jewelry that is special, has an

harmonious balance and is worn with great pleasure. For

over 13 years now the handcrafted jewelry are made in

their own workshop in the Dutch town of Rosmalen, where

everything starts with an idea and ends with a beautiful

jewel and a big smile on the face of the customer. Their

extensive knowledge of materials, large portfolio and their

personal advice are experienced very pleasantly by all of

their clients. All of these elements form the secret for their

success! Bol & de Bruijn, if you want Passion & Perfection.

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Gallery Tandem

Gallery Tandem has an extensive collection of

applied art from the period of the Art Nouveau

and Art Deco, which have been presented the last

years on several markets in the Netherlands and

Belgium.

The collection has been acquired with an absolute

carefulness. The art objects have been controlled

on originality and hidden defects or forgery. Gallery

Tandem was presented on the Fine Art and Antiques

market in Rosmalen (Netherlands), the art deco

market in Den-Haag, and the Fine Art and Antiques

market in Spa (Belgium).

Gallery Tandem is presenting GLASS of French Art

Nouveau artists as Galle, Daum, Schneider and

Lalique. Also the German Jugendstil glass of Loetz,

Kralik en Rindskopf is presented in our collection.

From the Rosenthal manufactory, Gallery Tandem is

representing a fi gure of the famous Russian dancer

from the beginning of the 20th century: Anna

Pavlowna with a scene from the famous Swan Lake of

Tchaikovsky: The Dying Swan.

BRONZE sculptures from the Art Deco period are

in our collection from artists as: Pierre le Faguays,

Georges van der Straeten, Max le Verrier, Marcel

Bouraine.

Some lustres of the Art Deco period which are

represented on the market in Antwerp are from

designers as: Degue, Muller Freres and Ezan.

www.glas-artnouveau.nl

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Fine Fleur Art Gallery

The Lyrical Expressionism of Gerdine Duijsens

They seem to just fl ow from her creative hands, her

on-the-mark and revealing insights into the rich

and empty lives of the party animals and reception-

addicted, the oyster slurpers and champagne

guzzlers, the endless gluttons and unbridled drinkers,

the booze worshippers and party hour regulars,

the bigwigs and bums she has portrayed with all

their stupidity and vanity on more than a thousand

canvasses by now. Yet, its not just bloated hot air

salesman who populate her colorful canvasses. In

their unguarded moments, Gerdine displays her

characters with a slight derision as their vulnerable

and insecure selves, when in their seemingly

unobserved moments they briefl y try to escape from

a World in which status, knowledge, protocols and

power keep them prisoner. Lyrical expressionism in

its purest form. We see ourselves when we gaze at

Gerdine Duijsens paintings. We just cant help it; a

smile wants to appear on our lips as a chuckle works

its way up from our midriff. Its why we want to have

her paintings hanging on our walls. Its because they

say something about us, because they are real!

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His works represent a mixture of fi gurative and

abstractionism, having also an attraction for

monumentality of the image.

He is focused on human portrait and his art is

especially an analysis of the human condition.

Because of this preoccupation, he tries trough his

artistic manifestation and research to understand

human being and to observe it from different angles

of its existence and manifestation, looking inside,

outside, around but also up, to the sky.

In this way he has rediscovered Clouds and becoming

an important theme of his works. For him, Clouds

arent landscape, are more than that, they are

spiritual portraits. They are an extension of his

analysis on human condition, by including it in a

larger context, which means Universe. Clouds become

creatures, portraits, dreams, moods, they become us

or we become them, in a fantastic symbiosis.

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Lulu Wang

Presentation ForeverInLove (Levenlangverliefd),

a synthesis between art and poetry.

The fact that the Dutch-Chinese writer Lulu Wang

is not afraid of a challenge is again proven by her

new adventure with four artists: Marion Cleyne

from the Netherlands, Vincent Messelier from

Belgium, Steven Partiman from Suriname and

Sophie Xie from China.

Thanks to the digital age the synthesis between art

and literature, encased in a Book App and / or E-book,

is more fl uently than ever. ForeverInLove is a richly

illustrated book of poetry and fi rst appeared as a

Book App and E-book and has been presented at an

art exhibition in Amsterdam in October this year. The

paper book will be released during the Art Antwerp

fair in 2014.

Lectures

On December 5, 2014, during the opening of Art

Antwerp Lulu will briefl y tell about the crossover

between art and literature: inspiration, frustration,

and new opportunities. She will also talk about how

the Western and Chinese culture merge in her new

book and bear fruit.

On December 6, 2014, during a longer lecture she will

elaborate on the topics above.

Her lectures are musically framed by the soprano, semi-

fi nalist of the talent show Holland s got talent 2014 Ji

Xiaolan. She will sing a traditional Chinese song.


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About the Author

Lulu Wang was born on December 22, 1960 in

Beijing. At the age of eighteen, she went to study at

Peking University, the Faculty of English Language,

Linguistics and Literature and at the age of twenty-

fi ve she moved to the Netherlands. Her debut novel

The Lily Theater (1997) was a huge success. In the

Netherlands alone, she sold more than 800,000

copies of that book. She was awarded with the

Golden Ezelsoor and the Nonino Price.

After the second book

After this success appeared Letter to My Readers

(1998), The White Feast (1999), Tender Child

(1999), Lilac Dream (2002), The Red Feest (2003),

Intoxicated, Bright Moon (2007), Wild Roses

(2010), The Netherlands, Wo Ai Ni (2012) (NL) and

Rain Land, Wo Ai Ni (2012) (BE), multimedia Book

App SummerFullofLove (2013), the non-fi ction Adam

and Eve in China (2014) and her second collection of

poems ForeverInLove (2014).

Book Apps

In June 2012, she published as one of the fi rst literary

authors in the Netherlands and beyond a multimedia

and interactive book app The Netherlands, wo ai ni

(NL) / Rain Land, wo ai ni (BE). This was followed by

SummerFullofLove (2013), Adam and Eve in China

(2014) and ForeverInLove (2014).

1.4 million copies of her works have been sold

worldwide.

The Lulu Theater

Besides writing Lulu Wang regularly gives interviews

in the press on TV and radio and lectures on Chinese

culture, cultural differences between the Netherlands

/ Belgium and China and other related subjects. She

hopes, by doing this to create a bridge and close the

gap between the Western and Chinese culture.

In 2014, the Lulu Theater was founded in 2014. In

cooperation with the soprano Ji Xiaolan (semi-fi nalist

Holland s got talent 2011) and the Dance Group

The Ground Breakers

D/F Lulu organizes

performances. The most

famous among them is

the duo performance Lulu

and Xiaolan (Xiaolan sings traditional

Chinese songs and Lulu tells Chinese legends and

talks about the cultural differences between Europe

and China).

Writing in Chinese

After having written ten books in Dutch, Lulu has

started writing and publishing bilingual. Since May

2013 she has worked as a columnist for a leading

journal in China about foreign Shijie Bolan (World

Vision (circulation 670 000)), and since

August for Shijie Zhishi (World Affairs,

circulation 150 000). There are every

two weeks over a million Chinese

reading articles on the Netherlands

and Belgium, seen through the

eyes of the Chinese living in the

Netherlands.

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ThomasMaes

Thomas Maes (1983) Belgian Painter, Sculptor,

Designer, gallerist, art event curator, event and

art fair organization. Director of TM-Art Fine

Arts International Art Antwerp International Art

Design fair. Founder, editor in chief- founder of Art

Antwerp Art Design Magazine www.artantwerp.

com .Organize art expo events auctions, connect

artists to buyers, attain appraisals, we are art

press authors art printers, we facilitate art

negotiations, create exposure media publicity,

and give general art business guidance and

assistance.

Maes has had over 40 Solo and group exhibitions

at Gallerys and Top Art-fairs worldwide. His works

are drawing the attention of international collectors;

his visions, Sculpture, designs and paintings

are published in 7 fi ne art international books

Contemporary Masters, contemporary Sculptors

and art magazines. The artist is infl uenced by a


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ARTISTSor new. Each of these

recurring themes can be

interpreted differently and

has signifi cant meanings.

His paintings titled Dark Matter, A New World or

Civilization represents visible images which evoke

a kind of mystery. Thomas Maes` constant play with

reality and illusion can be attributed to his interest in

history, science and culture. In the last seven years,

the Belgium artist is living and working in Greece at

the island of Crete, surrounded by the ancient Minoan

civilization and archetypical, archeological fi nd

spots. In his artworks Maes is back and forth playing,

zapping on and off with reality and illusion, refl ecting

his constant shifting back and forth per-ception

during his mental time journey. Over recent years

Thomas Maes has formed his own signature in a very

clean, concise and exacting style.

www.tmartfi nearts.com

number of fi elds, including design, technology,

science, architecture, and archaeology, as well as art

history. With such innovation evident in his work, The

visionary Artist Maes is destined to take the art world

by storm.

One of this years highlights in the Modern and

Contemporary Art section included artworks by

Thomas Maes, the premiere of unique oil paintings,

sculptures and design objects, inviting the

sophisticated art lovers to discuss about it.

Thomas Maes, shows an extraordinary collection of

paintings with ordinary objects in an unusual context.

They draw viewers attention by giving new meaning

to familiar things.

The use of ordinary objects in unfamiliar spaces

is joined by his desire to create poetic imagery

as well as his consciousness to think about the

Universe. Thomas Maes descri-bed the process of

painting as the art of putting colors side by side

in such a way that their real aspect is effaced, so

that familiar objects - clouds, amphoras, houses,

trees or cubic forms - become united in a single

poetically disciplined image. The poetry of these

images dispense with any symbolic signifi cance, old


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THE BRITELINE is a multifaceted, Artistic Fashion

Concept, promoting a State of Mind rather than a

material lifestyle.

Featured as a ray of light on the brand logo, THE

BRITELINE symbolizes the invisible line connecting

our spirit, soul and body with the world, being at the

same time a contemporary fashion design logo of an

original, quality brand, originating from Greece and

aiming at embracing

the world with high quality, meaningful fashion,

Made in Hellas.

THE BRITELINE initial collections are based on

the concept APHRODITE REINVENTED. Comprised

of fi ve themes - messages titled Your Compass,

Airborne, Reinvent Yourself, You and the Circle

of Life and ALIVE, the Collection is dedicated to

the internal beauty and power of women as the main

factors leading to a happy and meaningful life. These

fi ve messages are presented in The T-Shirt collection

made of excellent quality fabrics and materials and in

The Pendant collection made of bronze, sterling

silver, gold and semi precious stones. In 2015 THE

BRITELINE is set to launch a complete collection of

clothes and accessories titled Let the Star Guide

you.

Focusing on the eternal values of Beauty, Harmony

and Balance and carrying the powerful, optimistic

message REINVENT YOURSELF,

THE BRITELINE and APHRODITE REINVENTED wish

to bring a new air in the fashion world, reinventing

the existing fashion patterns and meaning.

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Welcome to our magnifi cent book Dreams of

Diamonds and the exclusive limited edition set

of prints from taken from the book entitled The

Illuminant Edition.

As photographic artists and designers for over

20 years we have been involved in all forms of

photography and printing. Over the years we have

become known for our work with jewels, in particular

diamonds, always trying to combine our creative fi ne

art ideas into our commercial work. As a result of this

towards the end of 2007 we began to explore the

idea of producing a wonderful book of highly creative

photography exclusively devoted to diamonds.

Considering all the large format work we had created

throughout our careers, the idea of producing a

fabulous Super Book was a natural progression

along a path we had already been travelling for

many years. The project was completed in summer

2013.

We both feel delighted and privileged to have been

able to bring together such an exceptional and

unique project and extend our heartfelt thanks to

everyone involved.

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Alastair laidlaw & Christine Marsden

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ARTISTS

Roxanne Bauwens is a visual artist who

researches the relation between men and their

surroundings from a humanistic point of view.

Considering both the internal and the external

facets through staged photographic portraits.

Her work evolves around humans: their

appearances, their psyche and their emotions.

Centralising the human subject, she draws links in

all directions. These links are focused on a specifi c

aspect: man against himself, man versus man, man

confronting society.

So far she has done research on various topics:

identity, beauty ideals, (ab)normality, medical

abnormalities, skin, perception, gender bending and

uniqueness in contrast to uniformity.

To extend her research, she make Bilder-atlasses

with images from magazines, texts from books

and works of other artists, thus creating an idea

of the image she wants to make. Her sketchbook

is a second important instrument for her research.

Through photographs, drawings and texts, she

states how she wants the fi nal project to look.

Describing the atmosphere, the feeling, the kind

of model, the type of exposure, each with the

questions what? and why?.

Her series are often a refl ection of societys

conventions. specifi cally this means that, the

images show a certain uniformity, the only thing

that disturbes is that which is not uniform to the

rest. Because of this the non conformistic element,

that which makes us unique , gets accentuated.

Roxanne


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Vasilis Kaliontzakis was born in Crete in 1965. A

keen photographer for 30 years: specializing in

realistic portrayal, commercial, portrait and fashion

photography.

His technique is infl uenced by the scent of many

places as- throughout his career he has worked in

Latin America and numerous European countries.

The main ingredients of his unique style are

emotionalism and coherence in the creation of

sentiment and images.

What excites him most in photography is the process

in which, an image, can move the viewer into

whatever the photographer has depicted.

Vasilis


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Tanja Koelemij

Tanja Koelemij, www.tanjakoelemij.nl, makes

narrative land and cityscapes of her immediate

surroundings. Koelemij wants to give the viewer a

glimpse of the history or the emotion behind it.

Sometimes she uses geometric shapes to emphasize

those stories. Because history holds often many

sides and stories, I think its important to give a

kind of openness and looseness so there is room

for the viewers imagination or own story. What Ive

started the viewer fi nishes. Thats what makes it

interesting, I think according to Koelemij. She holds

her strokebrush as a way to communicate honest

emotion.


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Jess Led was born in Barcelona in August 1987.

He is from a

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