ARTISTS
Geometric Illusion #7
2017, C-print sur Diasec, 100 x 100 cm / C-Print mounted on Diasec, 39.3 x 39.3 ‘’
Born in 1960 in Brussels (Belgium) Lives and works in Brussels
EN Yves Ullens de Schooten’s photographic approach is aimed at tracking down forms of light. These lights radiate from day to day objects and experience. By instinct, the artist captures them and restores their energy and colors, while refusing to adulterate them with any graphic palette effects. What captivates him, is to grasp the intensity of light inherent in every situation, object or landscape (even the most common ones), and disclose its subtlety and force in a simple way.
His photos are almost paintings, responding to the same aesthetic quest and reflecting the same intensity. They are an invitation to discover and revel in pure visual sensations. They also involve a metaphysical vision of the subject which emerges through the prism of light. This boldly positive and optimistic vision of reality is left to everyone’ s direct and unconstrained interpretation, for everyone has in his or her intuition the tools to read through this abstract representation.
In his works, Yves Ullens de Schooten is not trying to convey an esoteric vision, but to offer visual sensations and arouse vibrations that do one good, as they brighten up daily life, and by stripping off its banal appearance, give it a new dimension. Yes, his photos are definitely beaming, not only in that they depict light, but also shed light upon us and through some sort of magic manage to make us happy.
FR L’approche artistique de Yves Ullens est basée sur la forme créée par la lumière. Ces rayons reflètent sur des objets de la vie quotidienne. De manière instinctive, l’artiste capture cette lumière et lui redonne son énergie et ses couleurs mais refuse de modifier la forme en utilisant un autre motif. Ce qui le fascine, c’est de saisir l’intensité de la lumière dans toutes les situations, que ce soit des objets ou des paysages (même les plus banals). Ces photos sont presque comme des peintures, répondant aux mêmes désirs esthétiques et renvoyant la même intensité. Elles sont une invitation à découvrir et révéler la pure sensation de contemplation. Elles convoquent aussi une vision métaphysique du sujet, qui émerge grâce à la lumière. Sa vision positive et optimiste de la réalité est laissé à la libre interprétation car chacun possède les outils pour comprendre cette représentation abstraite. Dans son travail, Yves Ullens ne cherche pas à avoir une vision ésotérique, mais il essaye d’offrir des sensations visuelles et des vibrations qui égayent la vie de tous les jours et en dépit de son apparence commune, offre une nouvelle dimension. Ces photos sont radieuses, pas seulement pour représenter la lumière en peinture mais pour utiliser cette même lumière dans une sorte de magie pour nous rendre heureux.
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ExhibitionsSolo Exhibitions (selection)
Recent Works, Pascal Janssens Gallery (Ghent, Belgium) - catalogue
Urban Traces, Samuel Maenhoudt Gallery (Knokke, Belgium) - catalogue Light Attraction, Lausberg Gallery, (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Urban Traces Project, MM Gallery (Brussels, Belgium) - catalogue
Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique & Littéraire (Brussels, Belgium)
Uptown Design, curated by Kunty Moureau, Natan (Brussels, Belgium)
Scent of Abstract, Rossi Contemporary gallery (Brussels, Belgium) - catalogue
Inside Outside, Pascal Janssens Gallery (Ghent, Belgium), with Marta Pan
Fascinating light (retrospective), Galerie L’Indépendance, BIL (Luxemburg, Great Duchy of Luxemburg), curated by
Beautiful Lights, Galerie Loft (Paris, France), with Chen Man
Coloured Dreams, Liaigre Benelux (Brussels, Belgium)
Further Enchanted, Smets Ellipse (Kirchberg, Great Duchy of Luxemburg) - catalogue
Together, Yves Ullens & Pascal Courcelles, Porsche Life House (Brussels, Belgium)
No Limits, Young Gallery (Brussels, Belgium)
Full Colours, Alexia Goethe Gallery (London, United Kingdom) - catalogue
Deurlica Gallery (Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium)
Water & Light Vibrations, Ethnic Design Gallery (Miami, USA) - catalogue
Bl@Bla & Gallery (Brussels, Belgium)
Belgacom Towers (Brussels, Belgium) Group Exhibitions (selection)
Group Show, Samuel Maenhoudt Gallery (Brussels, Belgium)
Abstraction Group Show 2, MM Gallery, (Brussels, Belgium)
Matières – SpotUArt Gallery (Tervuren, Belgium)
294,Avenue Louise 294 (Brussels, Belgium), curated by Alex Alvari
Up Site (Brussels, Belgium) curated by SpotUArt
Mythiq 27, Espace Cardin (Paris, France) catalogue
Pascal Janssens Gallery (Ghent, Belgium)
Ché, Galerie Suty (Rennes) et Triptyque (Angers, France) - catalogue
Quel avenir pour le futur, Le Foyer (Leudelange, Great Duchy of Luxemburg) – catalogue
Story, Alexia Goethe Gallery (London, United Kingdom)
Light Expressions, ARTEspace Gallery (Brussels, Belgium)
Vivendi Gallery (Paris, France)
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