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Anything I wanted I did (even under barbaric conditions),
2021
Fred Michiels
Painting : aerosol paint, acrylic, ink
45 x 45 x 2.5 cm 17.7 x 17.7 x 1 inch
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45 x 45 x 2.5 cm 17.7 x 17.7 x 1 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: Belgium
A passionate plea for the use of color whose subject is painting!
And Michiels paints various overlapping abstract levels
like almost rigorous surfaces with an unusual purity.
Michiels often repeats structures in one painting after another, creating correlations between different works and increasing the complexity of his intrinsic formal cross-references.
Overpainting is Michiels' way of staging a dialectical relationship between what his paintings reveal and what they conceal.
A pictorial reality that is no longer visible to the viewer evokes not only curiosity but also uncertainty, because visual information is withheld.
Michiels sees his working process as an adventure. "My paintings are not created quickly. They are the result of a well-considered approach.
I use a number of techniques from abstraction and minimalism to create something that feels open. Not to camouflage the thought process. I am therefore interested in the history and chronology of each painting." And returning to his unfiltered use of color, some find it pedantic and pedantic. He himself speaks of inner monologues and shifts in perspective through color. "I've always been drawn to the concept of questions and mystery. If you're not experimenting, why are you painting?" he concludes.
Christophe Van Assche (collector, Kortrijk, Belgium)
Fred Michiels has been represented by the Antwerp gallery Eva Steynen since 2011 and by The Office of Useless Art since 2017, which publishes his poetry collections and pamphlets.
His large-format transparent book is in the collections of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library in Antwerp holds the entire collection of Fred Michiels' publications.
The magazine "Temporarily Useful Zones" has dedicated several poster zines to Fred Michiels' work. The latest song is a collaboration between Michiels and the obscure French poet Heptanes Fraxion (Toulouse).
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Independent artist • Belgium
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A passionate plea for the use of color whose subject is painting!
And Michiels paints various overlapping abstract levels like almost rigorous surfaces with an unusual purity.
Michiels often repeats structures in one painting after another, creating correlations between different works and increasing the complexity of his intrinsic formal cross-references.
Overpainting is Michiels' way of staging a dialectical relationship between what his paintings reveal and what they conceal.
A pictorial reality that is no longer visible to the viewer evokes not only curiosity but also uncertainty, because visual information is withheld.
Michiels sees his working process as an adventure. "My paintings are not created quickly. They are the result of a well-considered approach.
I use a number of techniques from abstraction and minimalism to create something that feels open. Not to camouflage the thought process. I am therefore interested in the history and chronology of each painting." And to return to his unfiltered use of color, some find it pedantic and pedantic. He himself speaks of inner monologues and shifts in perspective through color. "I've always been drawn to the concept of questions and mystery. If you're not experimenting, why are you painting?" he concludes.
Christophe Van Assche (collector)
Fred Michiels has been represented by the Antwerp gallery Eva Steynen since 2011 and by The Office of Useless Art since 2017, which publishes his poetry collections and pamphlets.
With Eva Steynen, he has participated in art fairs in Cologne, The Hague, Berlin, Luxembourg, and Brussels.
With The Office, he has appeared at artist's book fairs and fanzine fairs.
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Belgian artists
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