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Stijn Bastianen: Everybody is Late for Therapy
Jack Bell Gallery, London
Wed 13 Apr 2022 to Fri 6 May 2022
13 Mason’s Yard, SW1Y 6BU Stijn Bastianen: Everybody is Late for Therapy
Wed-Fri noon-5pm
Artist: Stijn Bastianen
Jack Bell Gallery presents a solo show of paintings by Stijn Bastianen. This is the artist's first exhibition in the UK.
Artworks
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
1700.0 × 1300.0 × 0.0 mm
130 x 170 cm; 51 1/8 x 66 7/8 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
800.0 × 1000.0 × 0.0 mm
100 x 80 cm; 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
500.0 × 600.0 × 0.0 mm
60 x 50 cm; 23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
1600.0 × 1300.0 × 0.0 mm
130 x 160 cm; 51 1/8 x 63 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
700.0 × 900.0 × 0.0 mm
90 x 70 cm; 35 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
400.0 × 500.0 × 0.0 mm
50 x 40 cm; 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
Oil paint, acrylic and paint marker on canvas
240.0 × 300.0 × 0.0 mm
30 x 24 cm; 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in
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Installation Views
'The story' is difficult to fathom rationally. It often arises from chance or by unknowingly bringing together images and signs. 'The world is a theatre': the set pieces slide over each other until the content reluctantly reveals itself. This content can vary from humour to sarcasm, from irony to poetry, with a hint of social criticism on top. Stijn Bastianen likes to repaint: the pictorial richness underlines the complexity of 'the story'.
How do we rhyme things together? Of course there is a cartoon approach. Besides, concepts such as 'deformation' and 'expression' remain closely linked. Stijn Bastianen understands like no other the dilemma between spontaneity and control. In this process, individual images are clearly identified and technically skilled. The end result is therefore a fascinating, interpretable world, which we must experience with astonishment. Because don't we seem to be wandering around in a contemporary 'Praise of Foolishness'?
- Stijn Bastianen
Bastianen was born 1987 in Antwerp, Belgium.
