Dan Van Severen
Dan Van Severen (born February 8, 1927 in Lokeren , Belgium , † February 15, 2009 in Ghent ), was an abstract Belgian painter . He is considered an important representative of Belgian geometric abstraction and minimalist constructivism .
life and work
Dan Van Severen studied at the Sint-Lucas Institute in Ghent and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp .
Van Severen reduced his pictorial vocabulary in the 1950s. Gray shapes in various shades dominate his paintings against a blue or brown background. He continued to reduce his images in order to find a unique visual language, where a geometric element, a diamond, cross, circle or diagonal takes center stage. He mainly used white and gray tones, ink and charcoal for his work.
In 1967 Dan Van Severen was a participant in the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil and in 1968 was a participant in the 4th documenta in Kassel with seven of his geometric-abstract pictures .
Van Severen had been a lecturer in painting in Ghent since 1972. His sons also became artists: Maarten Van Severen (1956–2005) was a furniture designer and interior designer, Fabian Van Severen is a designer.
Literature and Sources
- Exhibition catalog for the IV. Documenta: IV. Documenta. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: (Painting and Sculpture); Volume 2: (Graphics / Objects); Kassel 1968
- Kimpel, Harald / Stengel, Karin: documenta IV 1968 International Exhibition - A Photographic Reconstruction (series of publications from the documenta archive); Bremen 2007, ISBN 978-3-86108-524-9
Web links
- Examples of his work
- Examples of his work
- Materials by and about Dan Van Severen in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Severen, Dan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lokeren , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Ghent |