Philippe Van Snick
°1946, Ghent (BE) - 2019, Brussels (BE)
The artistic practice of Philippe Van Snick, one of Belgium’s foremost abstract painters, includes paintings, wall paintings, installations, sculptures and works on paper. His work is often characterised by extremely simple forms and by the constant use of the same colours, which are intimately related to the space in which they are presented.
By using simple and limited materials, which are always suffused with a desire for order, Van Snick attempts to research, analyse and create space by means of minimal expression. In this way, the notion of painting in the work of Van Snick never limits itself to the painted surface, as he attaches great importance to the manifested interaction among the individual viewer, his work and the surrounding architecture.
Philippe Van Snick – Economie, 1984
Philippe Van Snick – installation view at Grazer Kunstverein (AT), in 2016 (Photo by Christine Winkler)
Philippe Van Snick – Lingots, 1993
Philippe Van Snick – Dix Papiers (1-10), 1975
Philippe Van Snick – Dix Papiers (1-10), 1975
Philippe Van Snick – (0-9) Kleuren en Cijfercode, 1983
Philippe Van Snick has had many solo exhibitions in international institutions, including Museum M, Leuven; Witte de With, Rotterdam; De Appel, Amsterdam; MAM, Rio de Janeiro, which travelled to Museu Cidade Sao Paulo (together with Daniel Steegmann Mangrané); Arcade, London; Espace d’Art Contemporain, Lausanne; Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp; and S.M.A.K., Ghent.
His work was also shown in several international group exhibitions, including The Gap (curated by Luc Tuymans) at Parasol Unit, London; Kunsthal, Rotterdam; Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montréal, and Centre National d’art Contemporain, Grenoble. He also participated in the 48th Venice Biennale. Apart from numerous private collections in Europe, the USA and Latin America, his work is also featured in important international public collections, including MoMA, New York; Collection Frac Nord Pas de Calais, Duinkerke; Mu.ZEE, Ostend; M HKA, Antwerp; S.M.A.K., Ghent; Collection of National Bank of Belgium, Brussels; and Collectie Vedute, Amsterdam.
Philippe Van Snick is represented by the following gallery;
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Galeria Jaqueline Martins, Sao Paulo / Brussels
You can also discover more of Philippe Van Snick’s work on the website of his estate.
Philippe Van Snick – Mexican Dream Cabin & Sun Umbrella, 2015, installation view at Casa Modernista, Sao Paulo (BR) in 2015
Philippe Van Snick – exhibition view at Museum M, Leuven in 2010
Philippe Van Snick – PING PONG, installation view at M HKA, Antwerp (BE), (Photo by Christine Clinckx)
Philippe Van Snick – Synthese van een traditioneel L-vormige Kamer, 1969
Philippe Van Snick – Overgangen, 2019, installation view at EXILE, Vienna
Philippe Van Snick – Dach en nacht, 1987, exhibition view at Extra City, Antwerp, 2015 (Photo by We Document Art)
