ARTISTS
Le Cabriole
Bronze 170 x 85 x 25 cm
FR Né le 19 december 1958, De Keyzer étude à la Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten à Eeklo sous le sculpteur professionnel Leo De Buysere. Apres avoir effectué sa scolarité à l'école professionnelle qui l'aurait mené à trouver un travail à l'usine, il choisit un parcours moins linéaire et poursuivit ses études à l'Académie Royale d'Eeklo ou il découvrit la passion pour le bronze. Progressivement le bronze devient pour Dirk le matériau idéal pour laisser libre cours à son imaginaire. C'est en se référant à Georges Minne, Constantin Meunier et Auguste Rodin, qui furent ses exemples, qu'il réinventa et améliora dans son atelier la méthode traditionnelle de la cire perdue, méthode qui était quelque peu tombée en désuétude. Il se surpassa dans ses procédés techniques. Contrairement à ceux qui l'ont principalement influencé, Dirk sort des sentiers battus et développe son propre mode d'expression. Il est dès lors impossible de classer son travail dans un quelconque mouvement ou genre. La principale source d'inspiration pour le travail de Dirk De Keyzer n'est autre que la vie même. Il crée un monde parallèle qui offre une alternative aux problèmes quotidiens. Sans vouloir tomber dans la naïveté, il attribue une place prépondérante à la pensée positive et constructive. C'est la raison pour laquelle ses sculptures ne semblent faire partie d'aucune culture et de toutes les cultures en même temps. En extrapolant, on pourrait dire qu'il lui importe surtout de représenter "l'homme universel" faisant fi des divergences culturelles ainsi que des modes ambiantes. Ainsi il accentue et allie l'individu et la diversité. L'humour constitue également un aspect essentiel dans l'œuvre de Dirk De Keyzer, un humour qui permet de jeter un œil critique sur la société en relativisant les choses ainsi qu'en stimulant l'esprit de tolérance. L'œuvre de Dirk nous invite, dans une période trépidante qui est la nôtre; à s'attarder à l'insupportable légèreté de notre existence. Un moment d'autoréflexion qui nous permet d'échapper quelque peu à la réalité quotidienne.
EN
Born December 19, 1958, De Keyzer studied at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Eeklo in Belgium, lead by professional sculptor Leo De Buysere. In a time and environment where creativity was considered disturbing, rather than being a merit, the young Dirk De Keyzer found it hard to decide in which direction to head with his life. Like so many boys of his age, he was sent out to learn a craft, destined to go to work in a factory. Other horizons would call though, and thus he ended up in the Royal Academy of Eeklo. It was there that he discovered his predilection for bronze. It became more and more obvious that bronze would be the only medium for De Keyzer to give expression to his innermost thoughts and artwork. Fascinated by great sculptors like George Minne, Constantin Meunier, and Auguste Rodin, he reinvented and explored the possibilities of the then almost lost art of the "lost wax" method. In contrast to his influences, De Keyzer leaves the classical form-idiom and manages to develop his very own language in sculpting. This is the reason for which it's impossible to place his art under certain trends or movements. The most important source of inspiration for De Keyzer is nothing less than life itself. He molds the world into an alternative, parallel universe in which all problems, be they big or small, are compensated for. In doing so, he cunningly avoids the traps of becoming childish or naive, while crossing boundaries and preaching positivity and out of the box thinking. This is especially noticeable in the fact that his figures could belong to all cultures or none at all. They seem to give a completely new meaning to the term "universal man", putting the emphasis on the individual and diversity by exceeding physical characteristics, cultural differences, and temporary developments. Humor is another important aspect of De Keyzer's art. He strongly believes that humor is a far mightier weapon than negativity in the battle against the downsides of our modern society. A disarming smile, stimulating tolerance and the capacity to relate. In these busy times, De Keyzer's sculptures make their spectator think about his or her unbearable lightness of being. A moment of self-reflection, calling for a small evasion of everyday life. |
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ExhibitionsBartoux London UK (permanent) 2022 - Art Center Horus, St-M-Latem Belgium 2019 - Modus 8 / Hores, St-M-Latem Belgium 2019 - Village Royal, Paris France 2018 - 2019 Chez-moi Ton Schulten Galerie International, Ootmarsum NL 2018 - Artwork Custom-Designed, Dinard France 2017 - Dauphin Gallery, Honfleur, France 2011 - 2016 Galerie Vivendi, Paris 2010 Galerie Mark Hachem, Beirut, Galerie Vivendi, Paris 2007 - 2009 Galerie Mark Hachem, New-York 2009 Personal exhibition, “Le Plat Pays” , Mark Hachem Gallery, New York 2000 –-2010 Galerie Vivendi, Paris 2006 Personal exhibition, Galerie Vivendi, Paris |
International art fairsInternational Art Fairs 2014, Sofa Chicago, Vivendi Gallery 2013, Sofa New York, Vivendi Gallery, New York 2012, Sofa Chicago, Vivendi Gallery, Chicago 2011, Scope New York, Vivendi Gallery, New York 2009, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London Art Miami, Mark Hachem Gallery, Miami Palm Beach 3, Mark Hachem Gallery, Palm Beach 2008, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London Sofa New-York, Vivendi Gallery, New-York Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Mark Hachem gallery, Toronto Sofa Chicago, Vivendi Gallery, Chicago 2007, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London Art Fair Miami. Mark Hachem, Gallery, Miami. Palm Beach 3, Contemporary Art fair, Mark Hachem Gallery, Palm Beach The International Art + Design Fair, Mark Hachem Gallery, New York Art Moscow, Mark Hachem Gallery, Moscow 2006, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London Art Fair Miami. Mark Hachem Gallery, Miami. The International Art + Design Fair, Mark Hachem Gallery , New York Chicago Art Fair , Mark Hachem Gallery , Chicago St- Art Foire Européenne d'Art Contemporain, Strasbourg. Art Toronto, Mark Hachem Gallery , Toronto Shanghai Art Fair , Mark Hachem Gallery , Shanghai 2005, The International Art + Design Fair, Mark Hachem Gallery , New York. St- Art Foire Européenne d'Art Contemporain, Strasbourg 2004, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London 2003, Art London, Vivendi Gallery, London
2002, Art Fair Miami, Mark Hachem Gallery, Miami. |