Truc Troc - the post-it notes art fair

The 8th edition of the exchange Fair Truc Troc starts tonight.
Dozens of artists exhibit works at the BOZAR in Brussels and visitors can make offers (no money) to acquire them.
A fun event to attend in a very laid back atmosphere, especially at the end when reading the exchange offers is quite entertaining.
Some snapshots from past editions...

not sure but I seem to remember this is Delphine Boel

TRUC TROC

Friday     27.01.2012   7PM - 2AM !!! (no mistake)

Saturday 28.01.2012   2PM - 11PM

Sunday   29.01.2012   10AM - 6PM

at

BOZAR centre for fine arts

Ravenstein Street 23

B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

we probably won't be able to visit this edition

posts (10 + this one) on previous editions  click label Truc Troc

Sachi Miyachi - playing with sticks

Sachi Miyachi (JN) - The Gate - 2010

the 'nonchalance' of the location adds a certain charm, quite the opposite from the usual stark, clean exhibition spaces

weeds in the greenhouses are invading the space and installations

the structure reminds me of the ones that were standing in the playground when I was a child

and it reminds me of this...

François Schuiten - La Fièvre d'Urbicande - Les Cités obscures - Editions Casterman - 1985

not quite able to explore the structure from all sides...

there is a fotoshoot going on.

www.sachimiyachi.com

at Verbeke Foundation

Westakker

B-9190 Kemzeke (Stekene), Belgium

Dirk Zoete - drawings and installations

Dirk Zoete (BE) - Cold Winter Poetry (2010) - model scale 1:12

Dirk Zoete - Flemish Voodoo (2008)

www.dirkzoete.be

pictures taken during the exhibition 'Tijdelijk Verblijf' September 2011 in Rekem, Belgium

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10 castle - 27 artists

Roger Raveel - one of Belgium's finest

Roger Raveel - BE °1921 - paintings, drawings, objects & installations

He is one of the most important Belgian artists since World War II

View through part on an installation towards 'Vader voor het vensterschilderij' (Father in front of the window painting)

Illusiegroep

work in 3 parts with optical effects created by mirrors (the legs of the painted figure in the back are mine...)

quite inspiring

legs in the mirror are a temporarily part of the installation and will change every time another spectator literally steps into the picture

Roger Raveel Museum

Gildestraat 2-8

B-9870 Machelen-Zulte, Belgium (near Ghent)

more posts on this artist in the future

La Maison au Courant - à CIEL oUVERT

The grey winter days without colour do have a certain charm.  Looking back at these pictures taken in September 2011 I feel the urge of getting started with new projects and feel the energy that bright colours and bold patterns give me.

I'd love a space where I could do something like this

two tiny rooms are altered so that quite a number of people can sit together

altered bathtubs are turned into sofas

 

funky atmosphere that brings a smile on my face

a view towards the kitchen that can be closed by tilting the tabletop

inspiring...

part of

à CIEL oUVERT - art tour
La Promenade du Jardin des Souhaits Bricolés
Les Pas perdus
Cité des Électriciens
Bruay-la-Buissière - France


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La Promenade du Jardin des Souhaits Bricolés - part 1

Le Palais des Cheminées Idéales - part 2

Kazys Venclovas' pine tree

I thought this would be the right day to publish pictures of The Pine Tree by Lithuanian artist Kazys Venclovas.  I only wish I could have taken these pictures in winter.

impressive in size and in very good condition as it stands here since 1998 (photos taken in 2010)

my favourite combination of materials; wood, metal and stone

and so lucky to see it in the late afternoon autumn sun

would love this in the garden right now

Kazys Venclovas - The Pine Tree - 1998 - Le Vent des Fôrets #33

Le Vent des Fôrets

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Camiel Van Breedam - pure and simple

Looking for inspiration for future work with wood I rediscover the works of one of my favourite artists.

delicate sculptures made from reclaimed pine wood slaths used to plaster ceilings and walls in old houses

breathtaking, my heart skips a beat every time a look at them

pictures taken in 2009 at the Middelheimmuseum, Antwerp

Camiel Van Breedam

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7² x 2 exhibition

Camiel Van Breedam at Flanders Fields Museum