Arbus Reïnc at Kunst op het Hof

Finally...
time to reveal why this blog has been sleeping so long

We - painter Clemens Maassen from Maastricht, Netherlands and myself, hildA de schutter - have been 'planting' a tree in the orchard.  Made with reclaimed wood from the barn it honors the fallen old apple tree, victim of last year's summer storm, but still 'alive and kicking'.

We've been very busy clearing and repairing the barn and stables to welcome artists at our location during the three days of the art tour. 

Kunst op het Hof

7 - 8 - 9 July 2012

9.30 AM - 7 PM

Lubbeek, Pellenberg en Binkom - Belgium

Will post more in the coming days...

Bodys Isek Kingelez at Oiron

I'm working on new projects for an upcoming art tour I will talk about very soon.
The theme of the tour is fragility, subtheme on our location is urbanisation.  The difficult and fragile balance between cities and rural countryside.

I'm finding great inspiration in this...
my apologies for the very bad pictures shot in a tiny and dark servants' room in the grand Oiron Castle

the narrow corridor to the servants' quarters

Bodys Isek Kingelez (DRC) - Allemagne à l'An 2000 (Germany in the year 2000) - 1988

Bodys Isek Kingelez - Paris Nouvelle - 1989

Bodys Isek Kingelez - Italie - 1989

The artist builds models of fantastic cities in cardboard.  Fun and playful, I'd love to be able to wander through his joyful universe.

Bodys Isek Kingelez

Château d'Oiron

Curios & Mirabilia

Collection Fonds National d'Art Contemporain

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Contemporary art at Château d'Oiron

Roger Raveel in concrete

A constant in Roger Raveel's work is the use of mirrors in his paintings and assemblages.  So is the image of the typical concrete walls in gardens throughout Belgium.  Third : silhouettes of people.

Roger Raveel - Man op rugzijde (Man from the back) - 1952 - detail

Behind the museum dedicated to Roger Raveel's work is an installation where the three are united.

Roger Raveel - Nocturne - 1953



Roger Raveel Museum

Gildestraat 2-8

Machelen-Zulte (near Ghent) - Belgium

 

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Roger Raveel - one of Belgium's finest

Jetske Verhoeven at Verbeke Foundation

Wooden orange crates, I've been collecting them for quite some time now for making small furniture.
Jetske Verhoeven (NL) has larger projects.

She used 730 orange crates to build this cabin together with architect Alexander Lefebvre.

quite inspiring, it's giving me new ideas for the upcoming art event in our barn and orchard

Jetske Verhoeven - UPON - 2010

at Verbeke Foundation - Kemzeke - Belgium

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sustainable rooftop garden

Sarkis - stained glass windows

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Sarkis


A royal castle along the majestic river Loire in 'la douce France'.
In the attic ...

in the tiny rooms where servants used to sleep ...

intriguing stained glass windows are on display

A commissioned set of 32 panes were installed in 2011 (when these pictures were taken).  40 new windows have been added in 2012

www.sarkis.fr

on display until

31 december 2014

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire

Arts and Nature Centre

the first arts centre devoted to the relationship between artistic creation and nature

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more contemporary art at Chaumont-sur-Loire

Haute Cuisine - design

A nice loft/store/gallery/studio along the canal in Leuven-Belgium

We were able to peek inside during the Kunstroute-Leuven art studio tour some days ago.

2 young designers present their original light sculptures

the last picture is certainly giving more ideas for the barn we need to get ready for the upcoming art tour this summer

www.haute-cuisine.be

check their great ideas, and find out what is hidden behind the door in the restroom!

related posts from the previous editions of the art tour : Kunstroute-Leuven

meanwhile at home...

This blog has been on rest for some time now due to number of reasons.

One of them is that we're extremely busy preparing the barn and stables for an upcoming art event.  More on that in due time.

a glimpse on what is going on...

emptying the barn and repairing and fixing the old windows, putting up a ceiling in a smaller part of the barn, whitening the walls, getting electricity into the building

at the other side old wooden planks, beams, pallets, doors and more need to be sorted and stacked for a new artwork we'll be starting as from next week

in the orchard at the back of the barn...

a mysterious cross (depth 1 meter!) appeared next to the fallen apple tree, victim of a vicious summer storm last year.  We decided not to remove it, I had a feeling this old tree was still 'alive and kicking' although not in its usual position

and yes!... blooms all over the tree, our major provider of our very own apple juice.

+ easy to pick apples

- mowing the lawn is somewhat difficult

and the cross I hear you ask?

mighty plans ahead... will keep you posted

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Arbus Reïnc - land art in the orchard

the barn - before & after