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Last summer, Luc Peters was the first Dutchman to win the bronze medal in the sculpture category during Le Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris. On 24 May, he will open his exhibition Antiques from the Present in Artichoque Art Gallery. The artist will present a number of his works on the border between sculptures from classical antiquity and Duchamp's readymades. His exhibition provides the viewer with tranquility: a breather and something to hold on to in these uncertain times.
“Making images means a lot to me. It is something I have under control. A confirmation that despite all the uncertainties in life, there is one thing I can always control, with which I can perfectly express what I cannot put into words.” Eclectic images as protest Belgian writer and critic Denys-Louis Colaux (1959-2020) described Luc Peters’ images as totems: ‘the pop-art fruits of an ancient Greek artist.’ Coulaux called him the inventor of antiques from the present. Peters leaves the viewer in wonder: are these ruins of classical images – affected by the ravages of time – or new objects that the artist has yet to complete?
The artist uses found stones, metal, wood, concrete, fossils, sea creatures and old building materials to give shape to his sculptures. The viewer seems to recognize living beings and saints and experiences total silence. But the sculptures also have something uncanny. They seem affected and their eyes often show despair; it is Peters' protest against a world that seems to be turning ever faster.
Limburg inspiration
Although Peters' sculptures look foreign and would not look out of place in an ancient temple, Peters' inspiration comes from closer to home. He grew up in Roermond, a few dozen meters from the former studio of the architect Pierre Cuypers, with whom he feels a kinship through his eclectic style. The sculptures made of concrete with fossils and shells hidden in it are again a reference to the hobby of Peters' father: amateur archaeologist and fossil hunter in the Limburg limestone landscape.
“I want to move people. Actually, I make art to move myself. In a study by the Rijksmuseum, I once read that people look at a work of art for a maximum of six seconds. Then I thought: I have to make sure that this is longer. And when people really look at my work, it is often much longer. They look for a fossil or something hidden in the image. That gives me satisfaction .”
The exhibition can be visited from 24 May to 6 July, from Thurs to Sun 13-17h.
The opening will take place on 24 May between 13:00 and 17:00. Admission is free.
“Making images means a lot to me. It is something I have under control. A confirmation that despite all the uncertainties in life, there is one thing I can always control, with which I can perfectly express what I cannot put into words.” Eclectic images as protest Belgian writer and critic Denys-Louis Colaux (1959-2020) described Luc Peters’ images as totems: ‘the pop-art fruits of an ancient Greek artist.’ Coulaux called him the inventor of antiques from the present. Peters leaves the viewer in wonder: are these ruins of classical images – affected by the ravages of time – or new objects that the artist has yet to complete?
The artist uses found stones, metal, wood, concrete, fossils, sea creatures and old building materials to give shape to his sculptures. The viewer seems to recognize living beings and saints and experiences total silence. But the sculptures also have something uncanny. They seem affected and their eyes often show despair; it is Peters' protest against a world that seems to be turning ever faster.
Limburg inspiration
Although Peters' sculptures look foreign and would not look out of place in an ancient temple, Peters' inspiration comes from closer to home. He grew up in Roermond, a few dozen meters from the former studio of the architect Pierre Cuypers, with whom he feels a kinship through his eclectic style. The sculptures made of concrete with fossils and shells hidden in it are again a reference to the hobby of Peters' father: amateur archaeologist and fossil hunter in the Limburg limestone landscape.
“I want to move people. Actually, I make art to move myself. In a study by the Rijksmuseum, I once read that people look at a work of art for a maximum of six seconds. Then I thought: I have to make sure that this is longer. And when people really look at my work, it is often much longer. They look for a fossil or something hidden in the image. That gives me satisfaction .”
The exhibition can be visited from 24 May to 6 July, from Thurs to Sun 13-17h.
The opening will take place on 24 May between 13:00 and 17:00. Admission is free.
