Dittmar Viane

° Izegem, Belgium
Lives and works in Valencia, Spain.

Dittmar Viane’s work draws on the rich tradition of Early Netherlandish painting, blending its realist techniques with contemporary visual paradoxes. Influenced by masters like Dirk Bouts and Hans Memling, Viane employs oil paint and fine brushes to achieve delicate transitions and lifelike transparency through glazing. Viane’s works play with time, material, and meaning, using paint as a means to reveal different dimensions of existence. Humor is also a big part of his oeuvre, adding a playful yet thought-provoking layer to his art. Each painting seems imbued with an underlying energy that is both powerful and fragile, while the textures and colors are layered in a subtle interplay of light and shadow. The stillness in his compositions creates space for reflection, inviting the viewer not only to observe but also to contribute to the narrative unfolding before them.

Dittmar Viane was born in 1998 in Izegem, Belgium. He received both his BA and MA in Illustration from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent. Viane has exhibited across Belgium, including at Everyday Gallery (2022), Museum Hof van Busleyden (2023), Pizza Gallery (2023) and most recently, as part of the 9th Biennial of Painting, at mudel (Museum of Deinze and the Leie region) (2024). His work has also been exhibited in international fairs, such as Art Brussels, Untitled Art (Miami), Future Fair (New York) and Art Rotterdam. Viane lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

Dittmar Viane is represented by Gallery Sofie Van de Velde.

Photo by Dries Luyten