Hans Op de Beeck

Hans Op de Beeck (born June 3, 1969 in Turnhout , Belgium ) is a visual artist. He lives and works in Anderlecht ( Brussels ).

“ I really love old- fashioned painting and the idea of giving the world a window. The viewer is invited to just stare at something. I hope to conjure up this moment, to simply put your own story aside and be alone with or in a picture. For me this is the breadth of art that I also discover in ancient painting. Just look at a landscape by Joachim Patinir or an interior painting by Johannes Vermeer and let go of everything. I believe very strongly in the old idea of catharsis, which is tragic and difficult but comforting in the quality of the picture. "

Education

Hans Op de Beeck studied fine art at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. He then completed postgraduate studies at HISK (Antwerp) and the National Academy (Amsterdam). Between 2002 and 2003 he took part in the MoMA-PS1 Studio Program (New York).

Settlement in art

Hans Op de Beeck works across disciplines and presents contemporary imaginary, urban and inner places, situations and environments that appear familiar to the viewer.

Op de Beeck's imagery is calm and reserved and addresses the big questions in life. He alternates between serious and ironic questions, which he leaves unanswered. The artist sees his work as a way to process the melancholy and absurdity of human existence.

Exhibitions

2007: Hans Op de Beeck - Extensions , Galleria continua , San Gimignano , Italy; then: Centraal Museum Utrecht , Utrecht , Netherlands and Museum Leuven , Leuven , Belgium. Catalog.
2014: Hans Op de Beeck - silent scenery and wandering extras. Goetz Collection , Munich .
2017: Hans Op de Beeck. Out of the Ordinary , Wolfsburg Art Museum . Catalog.
2017: Hans Op de Beeck. The Silent Castle , Museum Morsbroich , Leverkusen. Catalog.

Awards

2009–2010: Biennial KULeuven Culture Prize

2006: Prijs Eugène Baie I 2003–2005, Antwerp

2002–2003: “Artist in residence” at MoMA - PS 1 Studio Program, New York

2001: "Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst" -winner, Brussels

1998–1999: Student at the “ Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten ”, Amsterdam

1996–1997: Student at the “Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten”, Antwerp

1992–1996: Master in Fine Arts, Institut Saint-Luc, Brussels

Monographs (selection)

"Hans Op de Beeck. Works ", en. 2017.
"Hans Op de Beeck: The Wilderness Inside - Location (6)", 2008, ISBN 978-9-081-34170-7 .
"Hans Op de Beeck: Extensions". Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7757-2096-0 , exhibition catalog.
Nicolas de Oliveira & Nicola Oxley: "Hans Op de Beeck: On Vanishing", 2007, ISBN 978-90-6153-711-3 .

Web links

Official website of Hans Op de Beeck

Individual evidence

↑ Museum page on the exhibition , accessed on June 28, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Op de Beeck, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd June 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turnhout , Belgium

[1] Museum page on the exhibition , accessed on June 28, 2014.