Repetition and reuse in the oeuvre of Felix De Boeck
03 Feb 2022 - 25 Sep 2022
The sun, diagonals, abstract landscapes, circles, self-portraits... Felix De Boeck repeated forms, c...
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The sun, diagonals, abstract landscapes, circles, self-portraits... Felix De Boeck repeated forms, colours, themes and compositions throughout his - long - life, to finally return to pure abstraction, to artworks reduced to their essence.
Felix De Boeck’s ambition was clear from an early age: to be an ‘oeuvre’ painter, of a coherent set of paintings that can only be understood as part of a larger whole.
At first glance, however, the oeuvre he left is far from homogeneous and it is difficult to find a common thread. The development of his work is not linear but rather a repetition of themes. Themes, compositions, forms and colours keep returning, though in a different style.
Throughout the years, his work navigates between abstraction and figuration, experimentation and revival of old themes. His artistic path reveals itself as a constant search for balance between geometry, colours and content.