PIETER VERMEERSCH
16 APR - 22 MAY 2010
OPENING 15 APR, 6pm - 9pm
The oeuvre of Pieter Vermeersch is mainly situated in the field of painting. As a painter in his artistic practice his work is not only confined to the use of canvas, he frequently uses other forms of media such as photography, installations and video. His research into the art of painting, in which representation and abstraction are used and explored as parameters, is often expressed by spacial interventions that utilize pictural concepts in an architectural context. For this specific exhibition, Pieter Vermeersch created an installation in situ in which the boundaries of perception are explored. Apart from these temporary interventions, however, the development of the work in his atelier is an equally important aspect of his artistic practice in which emphasis is placed on paintings that search for the ambiguous relationship between images and meta images.
Pieter Vermeersch (b. 1973, Kortrijk, Belgium) studied at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerp and the Higher Institute for Visual Arts Sint-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium. He currently lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. Recent solo exhibitions include White Box, New York, 2009, Carl Freedman Gallery, London/UK, 2009, PROJECTESD, Barcelona /ES, 2009.
Recent Group shows include VERMEERSCH J.R.P.V.P.L.T. & R., 'De Loketten' Flemish Parlment, Brussels/ B, 2010, ‘Bij Ensor op bezoek’, MuZee Oostend/ B, 2010, ‘Beyond These Walls’, South London Gallery, London/UK, 2009, Brussels Biennial 2008 and Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge, BOZAR, Brussels 2007.
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Exhibition view Pieter Vermeersch, Elisa Platteau Galerie, Brussels,
16.04 - 22.05.2010
