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Damien De Lepeleire
(cv)
www.damiend.be
Hans Theys
About Damien De Lepeleire's Work
Damien De Lepeleire (1965) was born in Brussels, where he still lives. At the age of twenty-one, he was awarded the "Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belg" for three large paintings depicting greyhounds. Since then he has been working on a coherent, consistent body of work that often takes the form of consecutive ‘series’ devoted to various subjects and techniques.
De Lepeleire continually questions his work, attempting to push back the borders of the acceptable. He is never satisfied with the status quo, driving himself and his work ever onwards. The disadvantage of this way of working is that observers who have only seen one or two exhibitions are unable to discover the cohesion between the various series. Those with an idea of the entire body of work are often amazed at the coherent theme and the way it has taken on ever new forms.
In general, De Lepeleire’s work is a reflection on the theme of the original and the reproduction, stemming from the idea that an old-fashioned, clumsy or otherwise poor reproduction can be more valuable than one that is contemporary, fashionable or supposedly technically perfect. For this reason, he collects old catalogues and books on the works of such artists as Cézanne, Picasso and Matisse, which were often produced in cooperation with the artists and therefore offer far more interesting information than contemporary catalogues with reproductions that are supposedly perfect today, but tomorrow will already be antiquated. The theme of reproduction is not approached as in the works of Magritte or Broodthaers, but follows more in the footsteps of – to use a Belgian reference – the work of Walter Swennen, which is continually questing for unexpected solutions for having an image tilt into a painting. The limits of the beautiful are therefore constantly shifting, in search of generous, new paintings with new textures and a new poetry.
Montagne de Miel, February 25th 2009
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Black Mythology, Kunstverein Ahlen, May 2009
Curator: Philippe Van Cauteren
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Black Mythology, Kunstverein Ahlen, May 2009
Curator: Philippe Van Cauteren |
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Black Mythology, Kunstverein Ahlen, May 2009
Curator: Philippe Van Cauteren |
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Black Mythology, Kunstverein Ahlen, May 2009
Curator: Philippe Van Cauteren |
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Bronzen uit de
renaissance, 2006
Cultureel Centrum Strombeek Bever |
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One By One,
2005
Herman Teirlinckhuis, Beersel |
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Rare Chinese
Landscapes, 2005
Musée d'Ixelles |
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Cover Version
Très Riches
Heures, 2006
Lokaal 01, Breda; Le Blac, Bruxelles;
Keith Talent Gallery, London |
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Cover Version (2004-2006) |
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Portraits of
Killers
(Printed by Bruno Robbe) |
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Too Good to be True
(Artist Book, La Lettre Volée, Brussels) |
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Les aquarelles (2000-2006) |
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Precious Stones |
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Imperial Dragons (1999-2002) |
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WWWG (Women with our without guns), 2000-2002 |
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Brooklyn Corot (1996-1997) |
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Femmes découpées (1996) |
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Ne rêve pas (1994-1996) |
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Teste di cazzo (1995-1996) |
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Une semaine de Che Guevara (1994) |
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Le public
(Le football, 1993) |
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Les hooligans (1992) |
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La famille (1990-1991)
Exhibited by Ascan Crone, Hamburg, and
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
(Curated by Laurent Busine) |
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Portraits et autres peintures (1989-1990) |
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Le salon vide (Les oiseaux, 1989) |
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Les garçons (fragments), 1988 |
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Le chant des sirènes
Anywhere out of the world,
Isy Brachot, Brussels, 1987 |
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Les chiens
(Prix de la jeune peinture, 1986) |
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BOOKS BY HANS THEYS
ESSAYS BY HANS THEYS
* What Monet Has Seen. Some words about Damien De Lepeleire's series "Ce qu'a vu Monet", 2009
* Black Mythology. Ein paar Worte über das Werk Damien De Lepeleires, 2009
* L'étoffe de mes rêves, 2006
* De vezels van mijn droomwereld, 2006
*Sur les séries,
2005
*One By
One. Tentoonstellingscatalogus, 2004
*Zeldzame
chinese landschappen, 2005
*Paysages chinois
rares, 2005
* Een diamantslijper,
2003
*Un tailleur de
diamants, 2003
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