"Patrick Gysemberg: Action Painting Portraits"
2006-09-23 until 2006-10-07
de Zalm
Herentals, , BE Belgium

Would you like a unique city centre visit in the newly designed Belgian city of Herentals? It is possible. Starting on the “day of the customer” on September 23, 2006 A fine selection of hand painted action painting portraits of action painter Patrick Gysemberg went on show in over 50 shops of the city centre of Herentals for a total period of 2 weeks (through October 7, 2006) too support the renewed city centre commercial activities. Through a fine and fun contest, 3 personal portraits can be won by the participating visitors.

Patrick Gysemberg explains about the exhibition with these high points:
* this unique art exhibition combines message of positivism with commercial support
*looking for a nice cultural article about something positive??
*action painter Patrick Gysemberg makes series of portraits to support the shops of the new city centre of Herentals -to be seen in all shopping windows of all participating shops.
*a chicken, a cow and a pig are in good company whilst decorating the shops of Herentals
*unique exhibition supports commercial activities of Belgian city.

Portraits of Miss Chicken, Miss Cow and Milord Pig will be in the exquisite company of a handful local, national (Belgian) and international positive’s (as there are : John Cleese, the Queen of England, Tom Selleck, Rene Artois, Johnny Depp, Paul McCartney, Bruce Willis, Jim Carey, Tom Hanks, Mick Jagger, Neil Diamond, Rod Steward, Cher, and Louis de Funes)

Patrick Gysemberg has been a Premiere Portfolio Artist at absolutearts.com since 2003. View more of his work at: http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/mylifeisart/

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