Frans Masereel Centre presents:
COLIN WAEGHE & the Flemish artists' books collection
30 June - 25 July 2010
Private view: Tuesday 29th June 2010, 6-9pm
KALEID editions is delighted to present an exhibition of new paintings, fictional film posters and the launch of an artist’s book by Colin Waeghe alongside a selection of artists’ books from the permanent collection at the Frans Masereel Centre for Graphic Arts situated near Antwerp, Belgium.
Colin Waeghe’s work occurs somewhere between the physical and the mental realm, the actual and the imaginary. He is currently enrolled in the HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Arts) studio programme in Ghent, Belgium. During his residency at the Frans Masereel Centre, Waeghe designed a series of black & white posters for films never to be realised. The images rely on digital constructions of photographic and graphic elements such as pictures of friends, interiors, backgrounds and fantastical film titles. A specific narrative is envisioned through assembling diverse elements such as autobiographical characters, science-fiction, fantasy, architecture and text. Waeghe’s imagery invokes nostalgic depictions inspired by African fifties film posters set in highly stylised and uncanny surroundings reminiscent of Italian exploitation films from the seventies.
These new works mark a turning point in Waeghe’s artistic practice in which a more thematically fragmented approach has evolved into a highly imaginative and concentrated narrative.
Black and White Dreams of Cesare, a 23 year old Somnambulist is a screen-printed and hand-bound limited edition artist’s book to be launched at KALEID editions.
Brussels-based curator Laurence Dujardyn has selected a number of artists’ books from the Frans Masereel Centre’s collection. These books have been made by international artists during residencies at the Frans Masereel Centre.
The selection relates to the question of the artist as a printmaker and his or her way of dealing with the graphical medium in an almost entirely digitalized world. As such the relevance of graphics as an analogue technique is positioned within a context of multimedia developments such as web 2.0, higher image quality, digital colour values and printing processes. For many artists the graphical medium gives rise to research and experimentation within the contemporary visual culture.
Participating artists are: Greet Billet, Marlene Yuen, Ann Bellers, Janna Van Hasselt, Marie Bres-Negretti, Daniela Deeg & Cynthia Lollis, Peddie Harley, Antonio Claudio Carvalho and 'Rebus', a group project by Veerle Rooms with Lieven Paelinck, Ingrid Ledent, Goedele Peeters, Christophe Meul, Albert Daniels and Veerle Rooms. In addition to that previous curated projects of the Frans Masereel Center will be shown: '35 years Frans Masereel Center' (2008) by Steven op de Beeck with Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Nico Dockx, Angès Geofrray, Willo Gonnissen, Philip Janssens, Mira Sanders, Helena Sidiropoulos, Jochem Vanden Ecker and Frederik van Simaey and 'Re:print' (2009) by Koen Leemans with Vincent Geyskens, Honoré d'O, Kendell Geers, Pieter Vermseersch, Tina Gillen and Roony Delrue.
KALEID project space will be hosting an artist talk, What is the appeal of the graphic medium to artists today? on Sunday 4th of July 2010, 2-4pm. Colin Waeghe, Ivan Durt and Laurence Dujardyn will discuss the future possibilities of print through contemporary art.
Frans Masereel Centre is an international centre for Graphic Arts that offers residencies and workshops to various graphic and non-graphic artists.
Artistic Director: Ivan Durt.
The exhibition will continue to; Frans Masereel Centre, Kasterlee, Belgium 13 August - 24 September 2010
For further information please contact Laurence Dujardyn - laurencedujardyn(at)gmail.com
