BARBÉ

LAST CHANCE to visit ‘Le Palais Idéal’ by @alicevanderschoot .
Welcome at the finissage Sunday 21 October from 14.00-18.00.

Discover the digital walk through by @studio.shivi

Excerpt of the exhibition text by @goedelebartholomeeusen
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“Vanderschoot shows recurring motifs, such as a panoply of sculptural wall pieces depicting gloves that gesticulate with ex-voto like hand signs. Swiss army knives mark am and pm, a myriad of glyphs, graphemes and motifs adorn the surfaces of Vanderschoot’s sculptures, as if they had swarmed through the exhibition and taken up residence at will.

One of the most illuminating aspects of her work, however, is the peculiar prospect of exquisite productivity it offers. Cocoon, a self-portrait, shows a pair of overalls. They appear to be buffeted by the wind like a scarecrow, something familiar twisted into the uncanny. It stands erect, floating on the shapes of an absent figure, as if carried by an invisible person, winking at classical Greek sculpture.

The juxtaposition and interpenetration of consumer culture, cartoons, popular and medieval culture appears as a central motif, behind which lies the question of how to deal artistically with patterns that are reproduced in one’s own values and imagination. The uniformity of the materials (acrylic resin, oil and enamel paint) and manufacturing processes (casting) that Vanderschoot uses to transform each form or object into her own sculpture has often been noted.”

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