Filip Vervaet b. 1977
° Mechelen, Belgium
Lives and works in Antwerp.
The relationship between humans, artificiality, and nature assumes a significant role in Filip Vervaet's drawings, sculptures, and installations. As you step into Vervaet's world, you enter a twilight realm brimming with intrigue and serenity. His work weaves together different layers, evoking the echoes of art history and sculptural traditions. It reveals his mastery of bending nature to his will. In his idiosyncratic visual language, he seamlessly combines diverse materials. Vervaet consistently pushes the boundaries of sculpture, employing an assemblage of materials and techniques. Vervaet’s mind moves freely between ideas, chaos, and artistic order. It emanates a diffuse quality, embodying both contemporary expression and a rich sculptural heritage. His works convey a sense of duality between found materials and crafted elements, natural and artificial realms, permeating every creation. It supersedes reality, transcending the boundaries of the tangible.
Filip Vervaet is represented by Gallery Sofie Van de Velde.
Solo / Duo Exhibitions |
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2023 |
'Passages', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp; BE |
2022 |
'Inner Garden', Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam, NL |
2021 |
'Cascade', de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL |
2020 |
'Sedimental Journey', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE |
2019 |
‘Up on the hill - Down by the river’, De Warande, Turnhout, BE |
2017 |
'Where do we come from? Where are we going?', Cinnnamon, Rotterdam, NL |
2015 |
'Horror Vacui', Filip Vervaet and Renato Nicolodi, 38CC, Delft, Nl |
2014 |
'Hollow Earth Sculpture Show', Annie Gentils Gallery, Antwerp, BE |
2013 |
'Golden Power', Centrum voor ruimtelijke kunst, Lokeren, BE |
2010 |
'Optical spectacular', ism cel Crabeels en Martijn Vogelaers, Lokaal 01, Antwerpen, BE |
2009 |
'Nature Fun Park', Kulak campus Kortrijk, BE |
2008 |
'Viewpoint', AON Award for Visual Art, HISK, Gent, BE |
2006 |
'Black Forest', Annie Gentils Gallery,Antwerpen,BE |
2004 |
'Exterminator Show', Fst Forward Gallery, Antwerpen, BE |
Group exhibitions |
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2024 |
‘Whispers in the breeze, seeking shade’, PLUS-ONE Gallery (New South), Antwerp, BE |
2023 |
'Visions of the Underworld', Eleusis, Elefsina, GR |
2022 |
'Oude Wijn / Nieuwe Zakken', De Warande, Turnhout, BE |
2021 |
'Lost In Translation', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerpen, BE |
2020 |
'The Unruly Apparatus', Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, BE |
2019 |
'Off Balance', PLUS-ONE Gallery, BE |
2018 |
Art Autun#2018 “CE QUI PESE ET CE QUI NOURRIT” (R.M.RILKE), Autun, FR |
2017 |
'Celibataire Divas', Refugehuis Hasselt, BE |
2016 |
'Paradise Lost', Base-Alpha Gallery, Antwerpen, BE |
2015 |
“Aandacht Aandacht”, Warande, Turnhout, BE |
2014 |
'Paradise Lost', curated by Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels, BE |
2013 |
'Missing Link', Flip Art pace, Eindhoven, NL |
2012 |
'Salvo', galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerpen, BE |
2010 |
'Sunlight', Veurne, BE |
2009 |
“Ik zie, Ik zie”, Warande, Turnhout, BE |
2008 |
'The Hands of art', S.M.A.K., Gent, BE |
2007 |
'Het gebouw', STUK, Leuven, BE |
2006 |
'Open Studios', Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerpen,BE |
2005 |
'Fiesta', galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerpen, BE |
2003 |
'Hotel Ideal', Berchem, B |
Extra Muros |
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2024 |
Triënnale Beaufort, permanent installation ‘Staging Sea |