Uprising press release

PRESS RELEASE

'Uprising’

Group exhibition with works by:

JAN DE POOTER(B),CHRISTOPHE MALFLIET(B), PETER HULSMANS(B) and IVO TOREMAN (B),

22 October 2004 to 04 December 2004

Jan de Pooter ( Belgium °1958) - " A polyvalent artist who was classically formed at the Antwerp Art Academy, and superior Institute. He specialised in different print techniques as lithographs and etchings, which he toughed in several art institutions abroad (Spain, Portugal, Germany). Jan is also a visual multimedia artist. His photographs, collages and designer objects have a unique way of catching the amused and amazed attention of the spectator. In previous exhibitions, he started with his zany "Assemblagues" and several other items followed over the years where his collection of surrealist "cuckoo clock with pipe", of his "Haaifish Valise" and his "Suitcase with claxon" or even his array of ‘vogelkastjes’ or bird boxes. Jan recently conceived the Portable Pissoir or "Pisse-Partout" for men. Now, we are proud to announce the birth of the "Bath with porthole"." Text: Christophe Letzer – Remorqueur productions 2004(Jan De Pooter works with Dagmar De Pooter Gallery since 1997 "Plaisir d’Offrir" group exhibition) and will have one-man –show in 2005 in the new location at the Graaf Van Hoornestraat, 6, Antwerp)

Christophe Malfliet (Belgium °1966) - "On the works of the artist one can say he enjoys: the unrestrained contact with colour, in design, the density of the imagination, the sensation of decorative effects, the indifference to established rules in art, foremost those of the avant-garde ,a refreshing lack of systematic, the unconcerned combining of seemingly incompatible stylistic means, which results into the impression of a stylistic potpourri.The unsuspecting multiplication of elements from the 'higher' and 'lower' arts, the demonstrative showing of the artistic ego, sometimes in an excessive, exhibitionist narcissist and elated way ,a brilliant eroticism, not tied up to the limitations of conventions either as the aesthetic expressions that are being applied." (fragment)Text : catalogue "En route vers les nouvelles aventures" Dagmar De Pooter Gallery 2004, (Christophe Malfliet works with Dagmar De Pooter Gallery since 1996 with his ‘Sale exhibition’ and 1997"Plaisir d’ Offrir group exhibition) his exhibition "En route vers les nouvelles aventures" was on 16nd september 2004, the inauguration show of the new gallery space)

Peter Hulsmans (Belgium °1964 ) - "By using elements that shape everyday life and vary in degrees of directness and complexity, Hulsmans shows that behind every reality, another one can be found. He does not force upon the spectator one singular unequivocal point of view, but a multiplicity of realities and approaches can be extracted from different works. These shown realities resist homogenity and idealisation. He shows the world in a way that makes spectators think about themselves and their relation with the surrounding enviroment. A desire for truth and real meaning about ourselves and about the world we are living in emerges out of his work, without becoming nostalgic or sentimental. Hulsmans describes and transforms our enviroment in such a way that it becomes an invitation for contemplation." (fragment ) Text :Mirjam Tas(Peter Hulsmans is a guest artist ,he presents his works In collaboration with Marijke Schreurs Gallery ,Brussels, Belgium)more info on the artist please contact both galleries: Dagmar De Pooter and/or Marijke Schreurs.

Ivo Toreman (Belgium °1963) - "The artist fixes ideas on film and illuminates,the result is picture ranges with an illusion of time and movement. That Toreman makes visible what remains frequently hidden,becomes clear also from pronounced a preference for everyday. He transforms the ordinary to the unusual by the presentation. The artist is against the over consumption of visual data. The evocative strength of Toreman oeuvre hides possibilities in the symbiosis of ideas and feelings on the one side and perfect control of photograph - and film technique on the other side. Moreover he continues to search passionately to new methods.Toreman explains: A delicate balance, seems to me a work that stands or falls with a fraction of a second." (fragment)Text: Liesbeth Vermeylen - GVA (Ivo Toreman worked with Dagmar De Pooter Gallery in 1997 "Plaisir d’ Offrir" group exhibition).