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Belgian confronts past with surrealist art
Belgium painter Christian Silvain鈥檚 works are meeting Chinese art followers for the first time. Sixteen of his original paintings created in the early 1990s are on display at Shanghai鈥檚 JIC Books on the North Bund.
Silvain was born in 1950 in Eupen, Belgium. He spent his childhood with his two old aunts, who encouraged him to draw and paint at the age of three. He moved to Brussels in 1966 after the death of his aunts and struggled to survive.
As a self-taught painter, Silvain was inspired by Paul Delvaux鈥檚 works and was determined to become an artist. He began to work on surrealist paintings and later traveled to France and Germany, exhibiting regularly in Belgium and abroad. Loneliness and disorders were often featured in his works due to his complicated childhood.
鈥淲e can firmly state that Silvain is one of the most significant and authentic artists of his generation,鈥 said Jos Depypere, curator of Belgium鈥檚 Galerie Jos Depypere, the painter鈥檚 friend and agent. 鈥淓ach single work is portraying a passage of his life, with great emotional tension tucked behind a juvenile surface. Each painting depicts a fascinating but tragic confrontation with his past. The driving force of his oeuvre is residing in an irresistible desire for survival.鈥
The paintings will be exhibited at JIC Books till November 22 as part of the store鈥檚 鈥淏elgium Culture Month鈥 activity. Other Belgium-themed activities include book and photo exhibitions, and a food tasting event.
The painting will be moved to JIC Books鈥 store in Beijing, and then to Shanghai鈥檚 L鈥橢tincelle Art Space next month.
鈥 Date: Through November 22, 10am-9pm
Venue: JIC Books Shanghai
Address: 18 Gongping Rd, Hongkou District
鈥 Date: From December 20 to February 20, 2020
Venue: L鈥橢tincelle Art Space
Address: 555 Hami Rd, Changning District
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