Leon Vranken
°1975, Maaseik (BE) – lives and works in Antwerp (BE)
Leon Vranken is a sculptor who reflects on the formality and materiality of the objects he creates - in very diverse materials such as wood, textiles, rope and stone. He strives to show an object in its simplicity, playing with both the interdependence of the elements and the fragility of the whole that they form together. Central to his practice is a desire to reflect on how art and craft relate to each other, and how his practice relates to art history through that focus.
Th work of Leon Vranken has been presented in solo exhibitions at, among others, LLS387, Antwerp; Z33, Hasselt; Meessen De Clercq, Brussels; and White Box, New York; and in group exhibitions at, among others, STUK, Leuven; Middelheim Museum, Antwerp; Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht; South London Gallery, London; and Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Deurle.
Leon Vranken is represented by the following gallery;
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You can also discover more of Leon Vranken’s work on his own website.
from the journal
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Klara Pompidou x artlead: Leon Vranken
An exclusive video portrait produced in the context of the Klara Pompidou x artlead edition set 2020, for which Leon Vranken made a beautiful wall-sculpture in which glass, wood and rope are the protagonists ...
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Leon Vranken: Great plans, random ideas - at Meessen De Clercq, Brussels
In this exhibition we feel a necessity to organize reality, to impart a strict, rigorous arrangement while treating elegance as important. We can see the heritage of minimalist works by ...