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Paul Van Hoeydonck BIOGRAPHY
Born 1925 Antwerp. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style... Read full biography
The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style while becoming a member of various artistic movements such as ‘Art Abstrait’, ‘Formes’ and ‘Art... Read full biography
The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style while becoming a member of various artistic movements such as ‘Art Abstrait’, ‘Formes’ and ‘Art Construit’. Later on, the artist started to create series of monochrome and abstract ‘lightworks’ and aimed at transcending the two-dimensional canvas by working with plexi-reliefs. These reliefs were... Read full biography
The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style while becoming a member of various artistic movements such as ‘Art Abstrait’, ‘Formes’ and ‘Art Construit’. Later on, the artist started to create series of monochrome and abstract ‘lightworks’ and aimed at transcending the two-dimensional canvas by working with plexi-reliefs. These reliefs were intended to create a light- and shadowplay and thereby dematerialize the materials he used. The 1961 exhibition 'Bonhommes et monocles de Paul van Hoeydonck- peintre du ciel' in the P. Vanderborght gallery together with the publishing of a manifest by the... Read full biography
The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style while becoming a member of various artistic movements such as ‘Art Abstrait’, ‘Formes’ and ‘Art Construit’. Later on, the artist started to create series of monochrome and abstract ‘lightworks’ and aimed at transcending the two-dimensional canvas by working with plexi-reliefs. These reliefs were intended to create a light- and shadowplay and thereby dematerialize the materials he used. The 1961 exhibition 'Bonhommes et monocles de Paul van Hoeydonck- peintre du ciel' in the P. Vanderborght gallery together with the publishing of a manifest by the important art critic Jan Walraevens could be considered a turning point in his career. From that moment, he gradu... Read full biography
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The Antwerp artist Paul Van Hoeydonck started his artistic career by attending evening art classes in 1941. From the 1950s onwards, Van Hoeydonck started to paint in a geometrical abstract style while becoming a member of various artistic movements such as ‘Art Abstrait’, ‘Formes’ and ‘Art Construit’.
Later on, the artist started to create series of monochrome and abstract ‘lightworks’ and aimed at transcending the two-dimensional canvas by working with plexi-reliefs. These reliefs were intended to create a light- and shadowplay and thereby dematerialize the materials he used.
The 1961 exhibition 'Bonhommes et monocles de Paul van Hoeydonck- peintre du ciel' in the P. Vanderborght gallery together with the publi...But wait, there's more...
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