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Artist Statement:
"It is the woman’s beauty and
mystery that have made me
paint and sculpt in the first
place." The artist, who
previously painted only one
human figure per painting, has
recently begun to represent
several figures, and these
figures are no longer
exclusively women. In
sculpture also, the single
human figures of the beginning
are gradually replaced by
intertwined figures, that go
by two, by couple, or even by
trio or quartet. "Previously,
it was the individual that
questioned me. Now,
increasingly, I paint and
sculpt attitudes and
relationships." Painting and
sculpture are based on
different relationships: that
between the sculptor-painter
and his painting or sculpture,
that between colors and
shapes, that between the
spectator and the work of art,
and finally, the possible
relationship between the
different spectators.
"However, I have not become a
narrative artist, even if the
spectator can invent stories
about the human figures they
see depicted."
- But why only one subject? -
Because the more one
concentrates on one - and only
one - subject, the deeper one
can go, and the more style and
technique can speak freely. If
one always seeks to change
subjects, it becomes difficult
to specialize in it.” It is
the...
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Artist Reviews:
Daniel Janssens's pastels
manage to capture the
"self-eroticism" of women,
apparently overwhelmed by
their own poses and gestures
(...). His pastels manage to
capture women's
"availability", in a tonal
atmosphere that reinforces its
effect. (L. De M., Ars Libris,
1997)
Daniel Janssens knows how to
observe his models' ...
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Collections:
Several works are part of
private collections in
Belgium, France, Luxemburg,
Germany, Holland....
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for Daniel Janssens:
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Galerie « L’Entrée des Artistes », Liège
Galerie « Trigone », Liège
CIAC (Centre International d’Art Contemporain), Liège
Château de Péralta, Angleur
Foyer Culturel, Chênée
Le Moulin du Ry de Vaux, Olne
11ème Foire Internationale d’Art à Libramont, Libr’art
Galerie « Maxal », Liège
Biennale « Art en Wallonie », Namur
Biennales « L’art se met au vert », Villers-le-Temple
Foyer Culturel, Ancienne gare de Chaudfontaine
12ème Foire Internationale d’Art à Libramont, Libr’art
Lineart, Gand/Ghent
Galerie du Domaine La Ferme, Steinbach
Galerie du Château de la Tour, Esneux
Foire Internationale d’Art à Libramont, Libr’art
Galerie Pont des Arts, Huy
Galerie Maxal, Liège
La Galleria, Welkenraedt/Eupen
Le Coin d'Art, La Roche
Salon International des Arts, Olne
Galerie du Cercle des Beaux-Arts, Verviers
Espace Venta, Liège
Galerie Art'kange, Liège
Castor en Pollux, Bilzen
Galerie Extrapole, Liège
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