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Stan Van Steendam 1985
Woont in Brussels, Belgium. Werkt in Lisbon, Portugal.
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The enigmatic work of Belgian artist Stan Van Steendam (BE, 1985) challenges our ideas of tradition and modernity. His work reflects a sense of intimacy that exists between the artist and his craft, his materials, and the emotions and sensations captured within his meditative creations — sculptural objects, and large scale, monochromatic explorations in painting. Van Steendam’s practice aims to deconstruct the materiality of painting, which he explores by way of an extensive process of layering, raw pigments, plaster, and other matter, such as ash, dirt, and dust. Desiring to be close to his materials, and to control their traces and movements, Van Steendam works primarily with his bare hands.
His intuitive compositions command a unique physical presence in their space; they gently encroach, reaching out from their mountings to enter the space of the viewer. By placing emphasis on the physical presence of the object in the space,
Van Steendam’s works become almost interactive in their approachability. Viewers can observe the texture and tactility of the pieces from all sides, placing them in conversation with the audience and allowing for a heightened state of perception.
With the elevation of the creative process in his pieces and by working with his body to treat his material sculpturally, Van Steendam is questioning the notions of the limits of painting, and of sculpture and of our preconceptions of art more broadly. This adventurism enables him to propose new approaches to tradition and allows his work to co-exist with history in a way that is reflective as much as it is in tribute.
Van Steendam — who lives and works between Brussels and Portugal — is motivated by classical paintings and the work of other artists, but as well too, he draws much inspiration from the places where he chooses to reside and from nature; from lakes, water, cork trees, and dusty roads. He is situated currently in a studio in Lisbon, where he has been captivated by the influence of, he says, the light and skies; that which can be seen reflected directly in his recent output — an exploration of monochromatic painting works, among other pieces.
His intuitive compositions command a unique physical presence in their space; they gently encroach, reaching out from their mountings to enter the space of the viewer. By placing emphasis on the physical presence of the object in the space,
Van Steendam’s works become almost interactive in their approachability. Viewers can observe the texture and tactility of the pieces from all sides, placing them in conversation with the audience and allowing for a heightened state of perception.
With the elevation of the creative process in his pieces and by working with his body to treat his material sculpturally, Van Steendam is questioning the notions of the limits of painting, and of sculpture and of our preconceptions of art more broadly. This adventurism enables him to propose new approaches to tradition and allows his work to co-exist with history in a way that is reflective as much as it is in tribute.
Van Steendam — who lives and works between Brussels and Portugal — is motivated by classical paintings and the work of other artists, but as well too, he draws much inspiration from the places where he chooses to reside and from nature; from lakes, water, cork trees, and dusty roads. He is situated currently in a studio in Lisbon, where he has been captivated by the influence of, he says, the light and skies; that which can be seen reflected directly in his recent output — an exploration of monochromatic painting works, among other pieces.
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SELECTED FAIRS
2019
Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen, represented by Galleri Jacob Bjorn (DK) Collectible, art & design fair, Brussels
2018
Galeristes, art fair Paris, represented by Archiraar, Paris (FR)
2017
Galeristes, art fair Paris, represented by Archiraar, Paris (FR)
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2019 Palazzo Monti, Brescia (IT) 2017 Cripta747, Torino (IT)
2016 Syntax, Lisbon (PT)
2015 Prainha, Pico (PT)
2019
Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen, represented by Galleri Jacob Bjorn (DK) Collectible, art & design fair, Brussels
2018
Galeristes, art fair Paris, represented by Archiraar, Paris (FR)
2017
Galeristes, art fair Paris, represented by Archiraar, Paris (FR)
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2019 Palazzo Monti, Brescia (IT) 2017 Cripta747, Torino (IT)
2016 Syntax, Lisbon (PT)
2015 Prainha, Pico (PT)
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Bjorn & Gundorph Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
Palazzo Monti, a collaboration with Bjorn & Gundorph Gallery, Brescia, Italy 2019
Poeira, Magazyn, Antwerp (BE)
Lagoas, Archiraar, Brussels (BE)
2018
I’ve never built anything on new land, Barbé Urbain, Ghent (BE) chiarificazione, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT)
new works, Asphodel, New York (USA)
cinzento, Archiraar, Brussels (BE)
2017
what does it matter, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg (DE)
KOSMOS, Galerie LOOF, Jubbega (NL)
2015
Pico installation, vitrine jeune artiste, Les Brasseurs art contemporain, Liège (BE)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Visible Invisible, Barbe Urbain Gallery, Gent, BE
2020
Staycation, Barbé Urbain Gallery, Gent, BE
Kara Kitap, The Court, Pescara (IT)
Palau de Casavells, Alzueta Gallery, Casavells (ES) 2019
Galerie Albert Dumont, Brussels (BE)
Summer Group Show including works from Private collections, Sunday-S Gallery, Copenhagen (DK) BREATHE and FREE, Museum St. Wendel (DE)
ZWRT, Barbé Urbain, Ghent (BE)
2018
The future has no presence, Aphodel, New York (USA) Absolute, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg (DE) 2017
Harvest, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT)
Aspetti di superficie, group show with Sonia Costantini, Marco Mendeni & Stan Van Steendam, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT) Panach’, D’apostrof, Meigem (BE)
2016
Galerie Albert Dumont, Brussels (BE)
(in)cohérences, Abstract Project, Paris (FR)
2015
Pico installation, vitrine Hidden project, Brussels (BE)
2020
Bjorn & Gundorph Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
Palazzo Monti, a collaboration with Bjorn & Gundorph Gallery, Brescia, Italy 2019
Poeira, Magazyn, Antwerp (BE)
Lagoas, Archiraar, Brussels (BE)
2018
I’ve never built anything on new land, Barbé Urbain, Ghent (BE) chiarificazione, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT)
new works, Asphodel, New York (USA)
cinzento, Archiraar, Brussels (BE)
2017
what does it matter, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg (DE)
KOSMOS, Galerie LOOF, Jubbega (NL)
2015
Pico installation, vitrine jeune artiste, Les Brasseurs art contemporain, Liège (BE)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Visible Invisible, Barbe Urbain Gallery, Gent, BE
2020
Staycation, Barbé Urbain Gallery, Gent, BE
Kara Kitap, The Court, Pescara (IT)
Palau de Casavells, Alzueta Gallery, Casavells (ES) 2019
Galerie Albert Dumont, Brussels (BE)
Summer Group Show including works from Private collections, Sunday-S Gallery, Copenhagen (DK) BREATHE and FREE, Museum St. Wendel (DE)
ZWRT, Barbé Urbain, Ghent (BE)
2018
The future has no presence, Aphodel, New York (USA) Absolute, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg (DE) 2017
Harvest, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT)
Aspetti di superficie, group show with Sonia Costantini, Marco Mendeni & Stan Van Steendam, Theca Gallery, Milan (IT) Panach’, D’apostrof, Meigem (BE)
2016
Galerie Albert Dumont, Brussels (BE)
(in)cohérences, Abstract Project, Paris (FR)
2015
Pico installation, vitrine Hidden project, Brussels (BE)
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