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13 Mason’s Yard, SW1Y 6BU, London, United Kingdom
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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

The painter at sea

Stijn Bastianen

The painter at sea, 2022

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

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Everybody is late for therapy

Stijn Bastianen

Everybody is late for therapy, 2022

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

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Before and after

Stijn Bastianen

Before and after, 2022

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

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The sleeping painter

Stijn Bastianen

The sleeping painter, 2021

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

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Lost and found

Stijn Bastianen

Lost and found, 2021

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

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The hidden truckdriver

Stijn Bastianen

The hidden truckdriver, 2022

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

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The waitertree

Stijn Bastianen

The waitertree, 2021

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.

Courtesy of the artist and Jack Bell Gallery, London

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