Stijn Bastianen: The Wunderwall Brussels

Jul 8 - Aug 6, 2021
Overview

With his eccentric pictorial language, painter and graphic artist Stijn Bastianen moves every viewer. Absurd motifs transport you to a mental zone where recognition and alienation go hand in hand. An atmosphere that is also strengthened by using different techniques and materials in an eclectic way. Fantasy and free expression brings creator and spectator together in an illogical, surreal context.    

 

During the creative process, the artist's mind is given free rein. Various aspects of Bastianen's personal world are deformed in his thought process. While puzzling, he assembles his mental fragments and then paints a composition that transcends the boundaries of the observable world. 

 

Bastianen' paintings are the result of a struggle between improvisation and coordination that results in an extraordinary pictorial stratification. The imaginary images trigger everyone in a different way. The work often makes us laugh and at the same time can reflect our personal memories and emotions. Bastianen's artistic choice to work with different materials and techniques places his work outside the scope of traditional painting. His imaginary motifs and rich colour palette often make us think of both contemporary graffiti and old comics and cartoons. 

Works
  • Stijn Bastianen The shared bedroom, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 24 x 30 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    The shared bedroom, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    24 x 30 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen Time out, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 60 x 70 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    Time out, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    60 x 70 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen The trap, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 60 x 70 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    The trap, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    60 x 70 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen Selfreflection, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 50 x 60 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    Selfreflection, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    50 x 60 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen seven ways to kill time, 2022 mixed media on canvas 50 x 40 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    seven ways to kill time, 2022
    mixed media on canvas
    50 x 40 cm
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  • Stijn Bastianen How to catch a wild baguette, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 50 x 60 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    How to catch a wild baguette, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    50 x 60 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen jesus drives too fast, 2022 mixed media on canvas 40 x 30 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    jesus drives too fast, 2022
    mixed media on canvas
    40 x 30 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen kerstboomprothese, 2022 mixed media on canvas 60 x 50 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    kerstboomprothese, 2022
    mixed media on canvas
    60 x 50 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen Never let go, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 24 x 30 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    Never let go, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    24 x 30 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen night-time, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 40 x 50 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    night-time, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    40 x 50 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen the copy-cat, 2022 Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas 40 x 50 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    the copy-cat, 2022
    Oil paint, acrylic, paint marker and ink on canvas
    40 x 50 cm
  • Stijn Bastianen the social comfort zone, 2022 mixed media on canvas 50 x 60 cm
    Stijn Bastianen
    the social comfort zone, 2022
    mixed media on canvas
    50 x 60 cm