Artist in detail

Liévin d'Ydewalle (°1937)

Medium: Sculptures / Brons/ Inox (BE) Liévin d’Ydewalle °Brussels 1937 Autodidact Sculptures in stailess steel (unicums) Sculptures in bronze After his agriculttural studies he was a pilot in the Belgian Air Force from 1956 – 1966,after which he became a flight captain for Air Zaïre. From 1976 he discover a new challenge. Since 1982 he has shown his always recognisable sculptures to the public,with the technique and philosophy that is so individual to him. The work of Liévin is an osmosis between reality,figurativeness and the surreal ideas of a mathematican philosopher. The idea behind each sculpture has a highly philosophical foundation,ranging from Greek Antiquity to futurism. In his most recent work,horses become mechanical quadrupeds and birds simpli origami creations. Is it his passion for the sky and the art of flying that makes him so broad-minded,or is this open-mindness and fantasticality a latent desire to put reality and the fear for mankind’s future into perspective? When either layman or art-lover looks at this work in a unconditioned way,they are honoured with surprising,sublime discoveries and the question of the concerns of a passionate artist remain open. Exhibitions Museum Leon Desmet – Deurle Galerie Guy Pieters – Knokke Orangerie Den Broel – Kortrijk Galerij Pantheon – Knokke Galerij Den Heeck – Bornem Kamer van Koophandel en Nijverheid –Antwerpen White Art Center – St Martens Latem Galerij Den Peroen – Maaseik Galerij De Twee Pauwen – Den Haag Galerij Harmagedon – Kortrijk Galerij Minotaurus – Brugge Latemse Galerij – St Marten Latem Galerie Van Der Plancken – Antwerpen Greenhouse Gallery – Kwaremont / Kluisbergen Galerie Exelmans – Neeroeteren / Maaseik Galerie Het Cleyne Huys – Den Haag – Nederland Le Ros d’Art – Charleroi Marine Gallery – Zeebrugge / Jachthaven 2006 Expo Gallery Harmágedon