Melancholy, nostalgia, fragility or darkness, but without being sombre? Duality is probably key in the still young body of work of Gert Motmans. It balances between figurative and abstract, complexity and a – deceitful – simplicity.
The graduate from the royal academy of Fine Arts, visual artist and fashion designer puts his identity, personality, personal experiences and dreams first in his collages. Motmans’ pictures express a desire for another world. A longing for familiarity and nostalgia. At the same time his images seem to embrace a threatening, futuristic vision.
The fragile works seem to feed on romanticism as well as minimalism. It shows a sense of great tenderness and sensuality but also of apprehension, a slight fear to possibly lose something.
Gert lives and works in Antwerp, where he also has a long-standing collaboration with DEUSS gallery.
At IMAGINAIR Art/space and gallery, he exhibited for the first time in the major photography exhibition ‘XXX Oculi’, curated by publisher Bruno Devos. In addition, his work can be seen in the last SHOW of the first season, which runs from 11 May 2025 to 15 June 2025.
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