Katrien De Blauwer

Katrien de Blauwer has become a master in the art of “cutting”, a term that defines her practice better than “collage”, since the latter fails to express her mastery of composition and the formal impact of her creations. In fact, her artworks are not collages in the usual sense. They are not about associating fragments in order to recreate images like the surrealists did for instance. Her artistic gesture originates from an intuitive perception and a poetical process, but her approach is conceptual and essential in nature. Katrien de Blauwer is a meticulous observer and a careful analyst of the various elements that make up a photograph whether in relation to the subject matter — how it captures a piece of reality through framing- but also to the image space — the various levels and colors it is made of. However she is not directly a photographer. She prefers to pick and extract bits and pieces from others’ photographic language in order to revive their formal value.

Katrien De Blauwer, Rendez-vous 54, 2013 Collage Courtesy Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Repetitive scenes 44, 2015 10 × 13 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Single cuts 27, 2013 18 × 13 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Dark scenes 46, 2015 13 × 10 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Feminin 4, 2013, 2013 18 × 13 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Jump cuts 1, 2015 13.5 × 20 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire
Katrien De Blauwer, Loin 57, 2013 13 × 18 cm Galerie Les filles du calvaire

Katrien De Blauwer

Contemporary

Collage, painting

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