Elise Debrock at The Wunderwall: (Antwerp)
Elise Debrock
In her artistic practice Elise Debrock portrays the everyday, or rather her everyday. Through analyzing reality she looks for uncanny, absurd, beautiful or striking components. More than once she opts for the genre of portrait art. Whether she starts from a living model, her own archive of images or an online photo collection, her subject always undergoes an alienating metamorphosis in time, space and context. Not the depicted subject but rather a person in a specific situation is the central focus point.
A game of leading and misleading unravels itself on the canvas. Things are not always what they seem and so the viewer’s gaze is guided by technique, color and interpretations in a humorous way. The viewer falls dazed into the trap of an (apparent) cheerfulness that Debrock captures in her paintings. Only after a long and intense look, does the appearance crumble and a different (often rougher) reality emerges. This schizophrenic play between appearances and reality is not limited to the human portrait. Likewise, some of her diverse landscapes convey this duality, albeit in a rather philosophical way.
Yet not every works needs or has a double layer. Debrock is often moved by the simple beauty of a landscape, object or scene, sometimes resulting in more intimate work in a smaller format.
Whatever materials or techniques she uses, Debrock always seeks for a balance between freedom and control, reason and irrationality. This is reflected, among other things, in the different ways in which she uses her brushes and materials. In some works she approaches her subject with an enormous patience, while in other paintings she works in a surprisingly breezy, intuitive way. Het eternal quest to find this balance functions like a perpetual circle that continues to propel, fascinate and amaze.
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Elise Debrock, Basiel chez Jules, 2020€ 1,700.00
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Elise Debrock, Catch of the day, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Cross-stitch II, 2021€ 650.00
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Elise Debrock, Een Stil Leven, 2019Sold
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Elise Debrock, Fire, 2021Sold
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Elise Debrock, Gertje, 2018€ 1,300.00
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Elise Debrock, Girl Reading, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Glenn, 2019Sold
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Elise Debrock, H., 2018
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Elise Debrock, Hotel Room, 2021Sold
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Elise Debrock, I Used to Love the Rainbow (will always love Leonard Cohen), 2017Sold
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Elise Debrock, I Was Also Around, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Ich War Auch Dabei, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, isaBel, 2018€ 1,350.00
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Elise Debrock, Kaatje II, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Karma Chameleon, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Love-Game, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Mijmerend, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Orlando, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Pad, 2016
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Elise Debrock, Paradise made in Belgium, 2019Sold
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Elise Debrock, Purple Palms, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Quarantine Scene; Cross Stitch, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Ready to Float, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Samson Slurpworst, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Sophie , 2020€ 1,900.00
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Elise Debrock, Stilleven met Glas, 2016Sold
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Elise Debrock, Study, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Summer Scene, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Treurend, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Twee Meisjes op het Strand en een Peace-teken, 2020Sold
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Elise Debrock, Vaas met Bloemen, 2021Sold
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Elise Debrock, Vaas met Bloemen III , 2021Sold
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Elise Debrock, Verwelkt II, 2021Sold