June 15, 2013

Marc Van Cauwenbergh


Friends of the painter invited me to accompany them to the Brussels' opening of  Marc Van Cauwenberg's exhibition "Champs colorés", tonight in Brussels' rue Haute, close to the Sablon.  
Marc, who is originally from Belgium, has lived in New York City since 1994. 
This reviewer eloquently describes Marc's work.
http://www.re-title.com/artists/marc-vancauwenbergh.asp: "At ease with his visual vocabulary, Van Cauwenbergh succeeds in capturing a variety of expressions as his works can range from almost soothingly serene to dramatically fierce. What prevails, no matter what the sentiment, is Van Cauwenbergh’s keen understanding of restrained gesture. In his world less is more and so he sends his images off to materialize in front of each viewer as a unique mirage".
I very much enjoyed his work, with its thin intricate layers of oil paint and an absolutely gorgeous color palet, as I hope you can tell from what I am showing here.  It was also pretty cool to meet Marc, who in addition to being a talented artist, is an interesting and sympathetic man. 
If  you are in town, I highly recommend you make it a point to see Marc's works.

CHAMPS COLORÉS

Marc VAN CAUWENBERGH
Peinture / Schilderijen
Gérald VATRIN
Verre / Glaskunst 

15.06 > 27.07.2013
Vernissage:
zaterdag 15 juni van 15 tot 19 uur
le samedi 15 juin à partir de 15 h

MH Gallery, Hoogstraat 11 Rue Haute, 1000 Brussels

Contact: Mathilde Hatzenberger
Tél : 00 32 2 611 51 70 / Mob 00 32 478 84 89 81
mh@mathildehatzenberger.eu
www.mathildehatzenberger.eu Mathilde Hatzenberger Gallery, www.mathildehatzenberger.eu
 http://marcvancauwenbergh.net/

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21 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 16, 2013 at 1:39 AM

    I would love to be able to see his work there!! How fun for you!! And what great shots for the day!!

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    1. This is BelgiumJune 16, 2013 at 5:56 PM

      wish you could, Sylvia, maybe one day closer to your home as the artist lives in NYC

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  2. Rick ForrestalJune 16, 2013 at 2:13 AM

    I love his work.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. BetsJune 16, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Hallo Anni
    Dat is prachtige kunst.
    Groeten en een goede zondag.
    Bets

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  4. AnonymousJune 16, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Dat is inderdaad kleurrijk werk waar ik ook voor val.

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  5. Roger GauthierJune 16, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    On peut facilement voir par ces photos que son travail est exceptionnel. Merci de me le faire connaître.

    Roger

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    1. This is BelgiumJune 16, 2013 at 6:01 PM

      cela me fait grand plaisir de partager ses oeuvres avec vous tous, Roger

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  6. Roger GauthierJune 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    ... et en passant, juste comme ça, à propos de la deuxième photo : je trouve l'éclairage de la galerie pour le moins surprenant. Pour le moins ! Je vois difficilement comment ces deux oeuvres peuvent être avantagées par un tel éclairage. Mais ce n'est qu'une opinion… :-)

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    1. This is BelgiumJune 16, 2013 at 5:54 PM

      Ah, il y a une raison pour cela, Roger: les lampes sont dirigées vers les sculptures en verre de l'artiste Gérald Vatrin:
      J'aurais dû faire attention et prendre les tableaus d'un autre coin. On apprend tous les jours!

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  7. LiesJune 16, 2013 at 10:00 PM

    Uiteraard, Anni, 'pretty cool to meet him' !
    Lie(f)s.

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  8. MaryJune 16, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    Great shots, Anni. And i would love to see his work in person. It looks as the reviewer says.. serene and fierce at same time. :)

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    1. This is BelgiumJune 17, 2013 at 10:06 AM

      thanks for your comment, Mary
      I really liked the words the reviewer used.

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  9. FransJune 17, 2013 at 8:47 AM

    Hallo Anni,
    Kleurrijk is het woord.
    Groetjes, Frans

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    1. This is BelgiumJune 17, 2013 at 10:07 AM

      hallo, dank voor je commentaar, Frans, wens je een kleurrijke week, eventueel in wit -zwart?

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  10. willyJune 17, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    kleurrijk is het minste wat je er van kan zeggen..

    glaskunst spreekt me ook wel aan..

    als ik in de buurt kom, ga ik zeker eens kijken

    groeten

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  11. DietmutJune 18, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    interessant werk Annie. Lieve groeten Dietmut

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