Bernd Lohaus: The Way Things Settle (curated by Brenda Guesnet)

“The Way Things Settle” is a solo exhibition with works by Bernd Lohaus (1940-2010). The exhibition centres on a series of action paintings from the 1970’s, for which the artist thrust handfuls of pure pigment against the walls of his studio, leaving behind explosive bursts of colour that transformed the space into a three-dimensional canvas. These works, which can never be created in the same way twice, emphasise the aspect of unpredictability in Lohaus’ work, with the intention of foregrounding the lightness, vulnerability and openness towards transformation that characterises his diverse oeuvre.

Bernd Lohaus was an artist who worked in sculpture, painting and drawing. He was born in Düsseldorf, where he studied at the art academy under Joseph Beuys, and later settled in Antwerp, establishing himself as one of most influential artists of his generation, both in Belgium and internationally within the context of social sculpture, Fluxus and Arte Povera.