°1998 in Izegem, Belgium Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium
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.
Solo Exhibitions
'Art Antwerp Solo Booth', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE
'Outside the Gate', Everyday Gallery, Antwerp, BE
Group exhibitions
'The Silver Cord', Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, UK 'Master Painting', Mudel, Deinze, BE 'Don’t think twice, it’s all right', Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 'Aesthetic Echoes', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE 'Miart', Huxley-Parlour Gallery, Milan, IT 'Knights of the Golden Fleece', Museum Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen, BE
'Untitled Miami', Huxley-Parlour Gallery, Miami, USA 'Future Fair', Everyday Gallery, New York, USA 'Art Brussels', Everyday Gallery, Brussels, BE 'The Big Bird Show', Pizza Gallery, Antwerp, BE
'History of the Future', NEST, Damme, BE 'Art Brussels', Everyday Gallery, Brussels, BE
'Art Antwerp', Everyday Gallery, Antwerp, BE 'Art Rotterdam', Everyday Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
'Limbo Act II', Everyday Gallery, Antwerp, BE 'Graduation at De Zwarte Zaal', KASK Royal Academy of Fine arts, Ghent, BE
'Gewankel', De Broederij, Ghent, BE
Dittmar Viane The Forbidden Fruit, The Apple of Thorns, 2024 Oil on panel 50 x 39,8 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 51,5 x 41,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane The Magician, 2024 Oil on panel 60 x 50 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 61,5 x 51,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane Swallowtail, 2024 Oil on panel 50 x 40 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 51,5 x 41,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane Still Life with Flail, 2024 Oil on panel 55 x 50 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 56,5 x 51,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane Mourning Cloak, 2024 Oil on panel 50 x 40 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 51,5 x 41,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane Eyed Hawk, 2024 Oil on panel 50 x 40 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 51,5 x 41,5 x 3 cm (framed)
Dittmar Viane Portrait of a Wizard, 2024 Oil on panel 49,8 x 39,8 x 1,2 cm (unframed) 51,5 x 41,5 x 3 cm (Framed)
Jonge schilders samplen oude meesters published by De Standaard 9e Biënnale van de schilderkunst Leiegebied published by AVS
10 Small galleries that are spotting emerging talent published by Artsy Future Fair Review: Creative blasts based on the past published by The Wall Street Journal
De artistieke breinbrekers van Dittmar Viane published by The Artcouch Artist portraits: Dittmar Viane by Maarten Inghels published by Morpho The studio of Dittmar Viane published by De Morgen Kees de Koning: ‘Na een uur kijken in een museum slaat alles een beetje dood’ published by Oscar van Gelderen De bruisende kunstscene van Antwerpen published by Oscar van Gelderen Art Brussels: Eight Emerging Artists to Watch published by Ocula
‘Everything that could be’ in six works of art published by Manuela Klerkx The 7 Best Booths at Art Antwerp 2021 published by Artsy