Roger Raveel
Roger Raveel (born July 15, 1921 in Machelen , Belgium ; † January 30, 2013 in Deinze ) was a Belgian painter and an important representative of the New Figuration . He lived and worked in the place where he was born.
life and work
Roger Raveel received his first academic training with Hubert Malfait (1898–1971) in Deinze from 1933 to 1937 and as a freelance student from 1940 to 1941. He continued this training from 1942 to 1945 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent .
In 1948 he founded the group La Relève , together with Jan Burssens , Kamiel D'haben and Pierre Vlerick . The new technical possibilities, physics and new technical developments gave him a different view of the world. He wanted to create a new world in his art, which should allow for a new separate and specific design and content.
Raveel's style is characterized by a mixture of abstract and figurative painting. He had his first solo exhibition at the Festpalais in Ostend in 1960. In 1968, Raveel took part in the 4th documenta in Kassel with five of his pictures .
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
- Harald Kimpel, Karin Stengel: 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
- Literature by and about Roger Raveel in the catalog of the German National Library
- The Roger Raveel Museum in Machelen
- Materials by and about Roger Raveel in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raveel, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raveel, Roger Henri Kamiel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Machelen , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 2013 |
| Place of death | Deinze |