BIOGRAPHY

 

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

 

Every sculpture is a new adventure in exploring the wonderful material of natural stone and letting it reveal piece by piece the hidden sculpture inside. 

 

The essence of my work is a search for the exciting combination of mass and tension, spontaneous curves and cutting edges, a gameplay of light and shadow, abstraction and simplicity ... which trigger our emotions and encourage us to touch, to admire and to dream ...

 

 

 

ABOUT ME

 

Artist Sculptor

 

Born and living in Brugge, Belgium

 

I create abstract sculptures with an organic touch.

 

I am fascinated by pure natural stone. It is timeless, authentic and it is kind of mysterious.

 

With my work I want to design sculptures we like to touch, that can surprise us from each side and where light and shadow make it even more precious.

 

Sculptors like Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, Barbara Hepworth, Jorge Oteiza ignite my inspiration.

 

KRIS DEMUELENAERE

Artist Sculptor

 

 

My sculptor masters

 

Karel Van Roy (Belgium, Beernem)

Pierre Van Herreweghe (Belgium, Brugge)

Franck Poupel (France, Eygalières)

Beny De Backer (Belgium, Brugge)

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

I am very grateful that I got to learn to sculpt from very skilled sculptors. They guided and trained me to discover my very own personal sculpture language. 

 



MY STORY


Creating has always been my passion. Even as a child, I was already hammering away, trying to build and repair things. Working with wood was my favourite creative outlet back then.

 

After college I had to make a difficult choice … I was thinking of studying Product design or attending a business school. Since I was predestined to take over the family business, the artistic direction wasn’t really an option out of which I could choose. After successfully graduating as a Master in Economics, I had a flourishing business career. But over the years the need to balance this professional life with an artistic outlet came more and more to the surface.

 

In 2003 I started a painting course at ‘Huis de Meester’. A course that I have followed for many years and through which Nathalie de Meester taught me all the painting techniques. First through painting still lives and using the paint brush. Later by using a palette knife. This eventually led to making abstract paintings using thick layers of oil paint and giving the paintings a sculptural effect.

 

The predilection for abstract organic forms and lines I put in paintings got a new dimension when I started to sculpt. I felt a need to bring a kind of tangibility to my work.

 

From the beginning it was clear to me that I wanted to work in natural stone. It is such a precious and timeless product and each type of stone has its own characteristic of layers or veins which gives it already an artistic value. Discovering what history is inside the stone and making it visible gives me great satisfaction.

 

Every sculpture is a new adventure in exploring this natural material and reveal piece by piece the hidden sculpture inside and its wonderful patterns.

 

When I create a model for a sculpture, I do not have a predefined idea in my mind. I start modelling and my creations take form spontaneously and intuitively.

 

It is each time a search for the exciting combination of mass and tension, fluid curves and cutting edges, a gameplay of light and shadow, abstraction and simplicity. My purpose is to create unique sculptures making use of authentic and yet so rich natural materials. With my sculptures I do not intend to guide the spectator, but leave the interpretation open … Using a form language which triggers our emotions, encourages us to touch, to admire, to dream and to ignite our fantasy.

 

 

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REPRESENTED ARTIST at

 

SALONE DEL MOBILE 2022

 

Italy, Milan - 07/06/2022 - 12/06/2022 - GARDECO


Sculpture 'UNFOLDING GRATITUDE'

by Kris Demuelenaere

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DIDIER ABBELOOS

 

Belgium, 9260 Schellebelle, Hoogstraat 52

Organic Wave
Insightful Reflexion
Insightful Reflexion
Organic Wave
Delicate Connectivity

 

SERENDIPITY-STORE

 

Belgium, Knokke, Kustlaan 124

 

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FREDERIEK VAN PAMEL

 

Belgium, Bruges, Ezelstraat 33

 

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PAST EXHIBITIONS

 

 

11-12/2022

 

29.10.2022 - 13.11.2022

 

10.09.2022 - 25.09.2022

 

08-09/2022

 

05-06/2022

 

05/2022

 

05/2022

 

09/2021

 

07-08/2021

 

04/2020

 

03/2019

 

10/2018

 

03/2018

 

06/2016


02/2016 & 11/2015

 

10/2014

 

09/2013

 

IN TEMPO

 

by Luc Leroi

Luxembourg, Bridel, Rue de l'école 37

 

IN BETWEEN ART

 

gallery

Belgium, 8000 Brugge, Rozendal 10



 

IJzerenberg kunstenpark

 

beeldentriënnale 2022

Belgium, 3020 Winksele, Brusselsesteenweg 129


Curator: Victor Spaas

 

KOBALT

 

gallery

Belgium, 3500 Hasselt, Aldestraat 7


Curator: Jeroen Broux 

 

TenTUINstelling 2022

 

sculpture in gardens

Belgium, 8300 Knokke-Heist/Westkapelle, Dorpsstraat 8


Curator: Luc Michils 

 

Atelier in Beeld

 

open atelier

Belgium, Sint-Andries, Pieter de Conincklaan 57


Kunstwerkt 

 

TaLe Art Gallery

 

what's in a TaLe ?

Belgium, 9502 Vlierzele, Vlierzeledorp 12


Tanja Leys 

 

Kunst in het Dorp

 

Group exhibition

Belgium, Bellingen, Kasteelklooster TER LOO


Curator: Bellinghaim 

 

Galerie KUNST-KLASSE

 

Art Gallery

Belgium, Houtave

Curator: Jenny Verplanke

 

Comedie van het menselijk tekort

 

Air Biekorf 4.0

Belgium, Brugge, Cultuurcentrum Brugge


Curator: Geertje Vangenechten

Selected work ' Introspective'

 

 

Welcome to

My World of Sculpture

 

BuitenBeeld

Belgium, Knokke-Heist, Cultuurcentrum Scharpoord


Curator: Luc Michils 

 

Neighbours at the Artists

 

Buren bij kunstenaars

Belgium, Brugge, Rozendal 10

 

 

Friends of the Master

 

Vrienden van de Meester

Belgium, Brugge, the Belfry

 

 

Sabine Van Paemel

 

Art gallery

Belgium, Leke Diksmuide

 

Friends of the Master

 

Vrienden van de Meester

Belgium, Brugge, the Belfry

 

 

Neighbours at the Artists

 

Buren bij kunstenaars

Belgium, Brugge, Rozendal 12

 

 

Friends of the Master

 

Vrienden van de Meester

Belgium, Brugge, the Belfry

 

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BUITEN BEELD - Exhibition - Sculptures by KRIS DEMUELENAERE
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