Robert Devriendt: The Missing Script
New Brussels gallery Baronian Xippas opens with two solo exhibitions by Takis and by Robert Devriendt.
Baronian Xippas, the new Brussels gallery being launched by Albert Baronian and Renos Xippas, opened its doors on April 4 with two solo exhibitions, Takis and Robert Devriendt. The inaugural exhibitions embody Baronian Xippas鈥� vision for a new gallery that is at once bold and ambitious yet grounded in tradition.
The inaugural exhibitions by Takis and by Robert Devriendt exemplify the ambitions of the gallery: to mount great exhibitions with the leading artists of each gallery, while building on their common vision, shared values and a belief in adopting an open, human and accessible approach.
The Belgian artist Robert Devriendt (b. 1955) is known for his meticulous small paintings. With a keen eye for detail, for tactile rendering and with a refined technique, he investigates how images work and how they come to be interpreted.
This inaugural exhibition at Baronian Xippas gallery presents Through the eyes of David X, the second part of The Missing Script, an ongoing project where all paintings are related to each other. The first part, entitled Blind Seduction, was presented at Albert Baronian in 2017. David X is one of the favourite alter egos of Robert Devriendt. As the artist states: 鈥榃hen I look with the eyes of this fictional character, images arise that are as urgent as the contents of dreams. These images do not correspond to politically or ethically correct standards, but can be described as meta-romantic.鈥�
The paintings of Robert Devriendt combine cinematic qualities with the pure craft of painting. Both his editing technique and imagery are at least partly reminiscent of film as he employs codes typical of that medium. The artist arranges the paintings like a director would order scenes to tell a story. The paintings draw their force from the mutual combinations, associations which connect them. It is the sequence which determines the contents of the images. What occurs between the images is therefore particularly important
New Brussels gallery Baronian Xippas opens with two solo exhibitions by Takis and by Robert Devriendt.
Baronian Xippas, the new Brussels gallery being launched by Albert Baronian and Renos Xippas, opened its doors on April 4 with two solo exhibitions, Takis and Robert Devriendt. The inaugural exhibitions embody Baronian Xippas鈥� vision for a new gallery that is at once bold and ambitious yet grounded in tradition.
The inaugural exhibitions by Takis and by Robert Devriendt exemplify the ambitions of the gallery: to mount great exhibitions with the leading artists of each gallery, while building on their common vision, shared values and a belief in adopting an open, human and accessible approach.
The Belgian artist Robert Devriendt (b. 1955) is known for his meticulous small paintings. With a keen eye for detail, for tactile rendering and with a refined technique, he investigates how images work and how they come to be interpreted.
This inaugural exhibition at Baronian Xippas gallery presents Through the eyes of David X, the second part of The Missing Script, an ongoing project where all paintings are related to each other. The first part, entitled Blind Seduction, was presented at Albert Baronian in 2017. David X is one of the favourite alter egos of Robert Devriendt. As the artist states: 鈥榃hen I look with the eyes of this fictional character, images arise that are as urgent as the contents of dreams. These images do not correspond to politically or ethically correct standards, but can be described as meta-romantic.鈥�
The paintings of Robert Devriendt combine cinematic qualities with the pure craft of painting. Both his editing technique and imagery are at least partly reminiscent of film as he employs codes typical of that medium. The artist arranges the paintings like a director would order scenes to tell a story. The paintings draw their force from the mutual combinations, associations which connect them. It is the sequence which determines the contents of the images. What occurs between the images is therefore particularly important
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