Swennen, Walter
[KünstlerIn];
Theys, Hans
[VerfasserIn];
Nicomèd, Francis
[VerfasserIn]
;
Nicomède, Francis
[VerfasserIn einer Einleitung]Xavier Hufkens Firma,
Xavier Hufkens Firma
Anmerkungen:
Impressum: This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition HIC HAEC HOC by Walter Swennen at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, from 28 October to 17 December 2016. It was conceived together with the book Walter Swennen. Ne quid Nimis, published by Zonder titel and containing French and Dutch versions of the texts Hic Haec Hoc and Ne Quid Nimis
Beschreibung:
Walter Swennen is known for his radical, experimental, and associative approach to painting. A poet before he became a painter, it is no coincidence that Swennen perceives painting to be an act of translation, and that language plays a vital role in his practice. The manner in which he handles motifs--taking them as he finds them, high or low, and manipulating them at will--is akin to a kind of visual poetry that harks back to his earlier career. Freely associative and humorous, Swennen's paintings explore the relationship between symbols, legibility, meaning, and pictorial treatment. Published on the occasion of an eponymous exhibition at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels