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C24 - Johan Van Mullem

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Channel: NYC GALLERY OPENINGS · 2014 · Entertainment

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JOHAN VAN MULLEM

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 6 -- 8pm

New York, NY (December 10, 2013) - C24 Gallery is pleased to announce the 
first solo exhibition in New York by Belgian artist Johan Van Mullem.

Johan Van Mullem's oeuvre is characterized almost entirely by portraiture. 
Rather than portraying a physical similitude, his works feature surreal depictions 
of the subjects' innate desires and feelings. Van Mullem finds beauty in human 
experience; in the lines that develop with age; and the depth of eyes that have 
seen something they will never forget. Above all, Van Mullem's concern is with 
artistic technique and individual emotion.

The body of work describes Van Mullem's artistic vision on the most 
fundamental level. The haunting power of the works in the exhibition at C24 
Gallery find thematic similarities to the work of William Blake and Francisco 
Goya, artists both known for their attraction to the inner workings of the 
individual. However, Van Mullem claims no real influence or knowledge of the 
cultural significance of art history as a whole. Instead, he views art as an 
extension of the self, or rather of himself.

About Johan Van Mullem 
Johan Van Mullem (b. 1959) lives and works in Waterloo, Brussels. He was born 
in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spent seven formative years in 
Tunisia. Declared "a rising star in the modern art world" by Bob Chaundy in The 
Huffington Post, Van Mullem has had solo exhibitions at venues in London and 
Belgium. Known mainly for his powerful depiction of faces, Van Mullem's 
artworks are noted for their psychological penetration and for their deep 
examination of the relationship between the artist and his imaginary subject.

Music by:
Chill Carrier

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