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Galerie Martine Ehmer

Brussels, Belgium

Artsper seller since 2013 222 orders finalized This seller rewards your purchases of multiple artworks

Au bord des Mots

Brussels From March 15, 24 to April 26, 24

“The text or the image? The text AND the image! I have always been attracted to the letter, the word, the text as pictorial elements in their own right. Typography or calligraphy constitute patterns, shapes, lines and volumes perceptible as images as well as messages. The gesture of the hand which draws the letter, the curves and volutes of the sentence which winds and unfolds under the pen, the pencil, the brush or the aerosol can are, in themselves, fascinating. Before becoming a means of artistic creation, the stencil was a signage tool, mainly used to duplicate words, numbers and logos. This purely utilitarian character of the stencil is particularly interesting and, behind this simple labeling function, a certain industrial aesthetic emerges. It will be copiously developed in the alternative punk imagery of the late 70s, a central element of record covers, posters, flyers and other fanzines of the time. This DIY (Do It Yourself) vogue has endured and remains perceptible in today's creation. From my first drawings and collages from the 70s, then my first stencils from the 80s, to my work today, the word is often present. I juggle between poetic content, titles or musical references, quotes and slogans, typographies and calligraphies declined as desired... Whether the word is at the center of the work or a discreet presence in the margin, I like to feel it quiver and resonate with the image or in the abstraction of a background, I like to see it infuse the painting. The letter also allows for the porosity between the painting and the reality of the urban context. The word questions in each work this textual presence which overwhelms us: advertising, signs, posters, press, neon lights, urban signage, brands, etc. But above all, never take anything literally and never crush yourself under the weight of words!”

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200 rue haute
1000, Brussels
Belgium
+32 473 59 02 85

Artworks Artists

Afro girl

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,976

Think

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,202

I fought the Law

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,202

I am a Man

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$5,428

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Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

Price upon request

I have a Dream

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

Price upon request

Jef Aérosol

France

Exhibitions in Brussels

Little Bird Place

Love is False - exhibition by Gergana Ivanova

From April 21, 2024 to May 8, 2024

Krystel Ann Art

Giana De Dier at the Venice Biennale, Panama Pavilion

From April 17, 2024 to November 22, 2024

Little Bird Place

Connections – Exhibition by Milen Radev

From April 1, 2024 to April 19, 2024

Little Bird Place

Sub specie lucis. From the Perspective of Light. – Zornitsa Gramkova

From March 5, 2024 to March 23, 2024

Little Bird Place

EQUILIBRIUM – exhibition by Antoaneta Quick & Sebastian Quick

From February 6, 2024 to February 27, 2024

Krystel Ann Art

CAFA Art Fair

From March 1, 2024 to March 6, 2024

Art Yi Gallery

Dragon Year Calligraphy Exhibition

From February 10, 2024 to February 28, 2024

Little Bird Place

Nevo’s Bedroom – Nevelin Ivanov

From January 16, 2024 to January 31, 2024

Little Bird Place

Mixed Reality – exhibition by Kaliya Kalacheva

From December 12, 2023 to January 11, 2024