Lieven Demunter

1962, Bissegem (Belgium)

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Lieven Demunter is a visual artist and gives expression to his artistry by using mainly bronze and clay. To Lieven Demunter, his bronze and ceramic sculptures are just icons inviting the observer to an interior search. They are a silent evidence of a ceaselessly searching, not only for one’s inner self, but also for the world around us. In contrast with thinking which divides and rules, identifies and labels, the creativity of Lieven Demunter aspires to a chaotic complexity of a bigger whole where fine distinctions melt, where people give expression to their animal nature and animals act as amazing human beings. A horse showing aristocratic features, eagerly reaching for the sky, birds considering wistfully at flying as something belonging to the past… All these things become possible, thereby going in authenticity and reality. Unlike cynicism which reflects a loveless abstinence, the works of art of Lieven Demunter do not only demonstrate a high degree of technical skill, but also witness of the artist’s gentle-hearted disposition for everything around him as it is.

About Lieven Demunter

Lieven Demunter is a visual artist and gives expression to his artistry by using mainly bronze and clay. To Lieven Demunter, his bronze and ceramic sculptures are just icons inviting the observer to an interior search. They are a silent evidence of a ceaselessly searching, not only for one’s inner self, but also for the world around us. In contrast with thinking which divides and rules, identifies and labels, the creativity of Lieven Demunter aspires to a chaotic complexity of a bigger whole where fine distinctions melt, where people give expression to their animal nature and animals act as amazing human beings. A horse showing aristocratic features, eagerly reaching for the sky, birds considering wistfully at flying as something belonging to the past… All these things become possible, thereby going in authenticity and reality. Unlike cynicism which reflects a loveless abstinence, the works of art of Lieven Demunter do not only demonstrate a high degree of technical skill, but also witness of the artist’s gentle-hearted disposition for everything around him as it is.

Artistic resume and press

Exhibitions:

  • june 2008: galerie Molensloot, Antwerpen
  • december 2008: Lineart, Gent
  • october 2009: musée du Pays Ourthe-Amblève
  • december 2009: Lineart, Gent
  • october 2010: Galerie St Remy, Luik
  • december 2010: Lineart, Gent
  • march december 2011: art- 14, Brugge
  • march 2012: das Unheimliche en het belang van de estetica galerie Lieve Lambrecht, Merendree
  • april 2012: Lille art fair
  • may 2012: Au dela du corps, Galerie Molensloot, Antwerpen
  • summer 2012: Wunderkammer / Pasture of Wonders Beukenhof - Phoenix Galleries, Kluisbergen
  • april december 2012: art- 14, Brugge
  • april 2013: Biff, Bozar Brussel
  • june - august 2013: www.kortrijkvlaandert.org, Kortrijk.
  • summer 2013: Involement - Beukenhof–Phoenix galeries, Kluisbergen
  • november - december 2013: Art 14, Brugge
  • january - march 2014: Zaal 29 - kunstacademie, Waregem



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