Marc Janssens
°1969, Belgium.
Lives and works in Herentals, Belgium.
Plastic Arts - SISA Antwerp Applied graphics - St. Luke Antwerp Sculpture - Academy MolPlastic Arts - SISA AntwerpApplied graphics - St.-Lucas AntwerpSculptures - Academy Mol
Powerful and fragile sculptures, mostly human figures, immerse the viewer in a world of phantasy, tenderness and humor. With a great sense of detail; he builds the original story of each sculpture.
Dream world: "Marc Janssens gives shape to a different kind of degeneration, a mutation affected by poetry, a dream world in which man and object are the same thing. He puzzles with fine fingers and cogs, wings that are membranes, miniscule engines with dust that rust in spots is ingrained. He designs little human monsters who have become one with their plane that also doesn't take off. An oil-resistant mermaid, an upright character who wants to set bizarre prosthetics in motion. He embroiders with ceramics and pulverized materials monstrosities that have escaped from the caves of an ancient ritual,butterflies with the body of a puppet. They are all pleasant little things that take their charm from their wear and the unexpectedness of their uniform or their armour, and are touched poetically by the careful fingers of time. (Hugo Brutin)
Selected exhibitions:
2021, Marc Janssens and Friends, Verduyn Gallery, Moregem, BE
2020, Turn the tide (group exhibition), Verduyn Gallery, Moregem, BE
2020, Expo Marc Janssens en Diederik Boyen (group exhibition), Verduyn Gallery, Moregem, BE
2019, CC De Halle, Geel, BE
2019, Firma van drie , Gouda, NL
2019, Residentie in China .. Gansu Province, Expo museum Majiayao, CH
2019, Artisjok, Lier, BE
2019, Pulchri , Den Haag, NL
2019, Jingdhezen, CH
2019, Terra , Delft, NL
2018, De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2018, Contemporary Art Residency, Huahin, TH
2018, River City International Exhibition, Bangkok, TH
2018, Cultureel Centrum, Bilzen, TH
2018, Pulchri, Den Haag, NL
2018, Art Point gallery, Mol, BE
2018, Gallery EliseKa, Hasselt, BE
2017, Realisme beurs, Amsterdam, NL
2017, Headquarters Katoennatie, Antwerpen, BE
2017, INT’L Fair, Oxford, GB
2017, AAF, London, GB
2017, Artfair, Hamstead, GB
2017, Terra, Delft, NL
2017, Lomak, Tessenderlo, BE
2017, Kunstenfestival, Watou, BE
2017, Gallery Robinsons, Knokke, BE
2017, Decrauw, Brussel, BE
2017, Werkmaand Bagongshawan art residency, Yunnan Xishuangbanna, CH
2017, Mekong River International Exhibition, Xishuangbanna, CH
2016, Galerie Dessers Expo “Serendipity’, Leuven, BE
2016, Art Fair, Rotterdam, NL
2016, Gallerie Storm, Herentals, BE
2016, Terra, Delft, NL
2016, Ravesteyn 016, Heenvliet, NL
2016, Kasteel Cortewalle, Beveren, BE
2016, De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2016, Realisme beurs, Amsterdam, NL
2016, INT’L Fair, Oxford, GB
2016, AAF, London, GB
2016, Galerie Dessers, GB
2015, CC Hofke van Chartraine, Oud-Turnhout, BE
2015, CC Het Getouw, Mol, BE
2015, De Troost, Vilvoorde, BE
2015, Keramiekcenter Tiendschuur, Tegelen, NL
2015, International Ceramic Biennial, Haacht BE
2015, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2014, Raw Art Fair, Rotterdam, NL
2014, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2014, Galerie Lucanu, Diest, BE
2014, Collect 2014 : Saatchi Gallery, London, GB
2014, Galerie Terra, Delft, NL
2014, Werkmaand atelier, Jingdhezen, CH
2014, G14 Gent, BE
2013, Yes Galerie, Koksijde, BE
2013, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2013, Galerie OOST99, Hoorn, NL
2013, Tarmac, Meerhout, BE
2013, Galerie G14, Gent, BE
2013, Shanghai Art Fair, CH
2013, Art Point Galery, Mol, BE
2013, Art Shenzen, BE
2012, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2012, Podiumdak, Geldrop, NL
2012, CC Casino, Beringen, BE
2012, G14 Galerie, Gent, BE
2012, Chateau De La Guerche, Tours, FR
2012, Terra, Delft, NL
2012, Stoom, Beringen, BE
2012, Reflecties ism Muhka, Herentals, BE
2012, ING, Brugge, BE
2012, AAF, Amsterdam, NL
2011, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2011, Galerie De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2011, Galerie Charlotte Lugt, Amsterdam, NL
2011, CC Dommelhof, Neerpelt, BE
2011, 3G Galerie, Sitaar
2011, AAF, Brussel, BE
2011, AAF, Amsterdam, NL
2010, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2010, Survive, Wakkerzeel, BE
2010, Galerie Van Duyse, Antwerpen, BE
2010, Verplancke, Brugge
2010, Brandpunt, Delft, NL
2010, Galerie Charlotte Lugt, Amsterdam, NL
2010, CC Dommelhof, Neerpelt, NL
2010, Galerie Indigo, Gent, BE
2010, AAF, Brussel, BE
2010, AAF, Amsterdam, NL
2009, Art Point Galerie, Mol, BE
2009, Strychnyn Galerie, Berlijn, DE
2009, Galerie Van Duyse, Antwerpen, BE
2009, Zart Straatkunstenfestival, Mol, BE
2009, Galerie De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2009, AAF 09, Utrecht, NL
2009, Art Fair 09, Keulen, DE
2009, Lineart 09, Gent, BE
2009, Realisme 09, Amsterdam NL
2008, Galerie Van Duyse, Antwerpen, BE
2008, Galerie Van Duyse, Antwerpen, BE
2008, Kasteel Baron Empain, Edingen, BE
2008, Cultureel Centrum, Geraardsbergen, BE
2008, Galerie Dessers (30 jaar), Hasselt, BE
2008, Galerie De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2008, Artief, Diest, BE
2008, Festival Van De Fantastische Film, Brussel, BE
2008, Galeria Utrecht, Utrecht - Amsterdam, NL
2008, Galerie Strychnyn, London, GB
2008, Galerie T40, Dusseldorf, DE
2008, Art Fair, Keulen, DE
2008, Lineart 08, Gent, BE
2008, Realisme 08, Amsterdam, NL
2008, Beeldenbiennale, Beerse, BE
2007, Kunst Aan De Waterkant, Vresse, BE
2007, Galerie Art Point international, Mol, BE
2007, Cultureel Centrum, Opeye, BE
2007, Artief, Diest, BE
2007, Galerie Prinsenhoek, Sitaard, NL
2007, Galerie Strychnyn, London, GB
2007, Galerie Strychnyn, Berlijn, DE
2007, Lineart 07, Gent, BE
2007, Realisme 07, Amsterdam, NL
2006, Galerie De Mijlpaal, Heusden-Zolder, BE
2006, Gansendries (Park) ISE, Destelbergen, BE
2006, Galerie Dessers, Leuven, BE
2006, Galerie Luc De Backer, Deurne, BE
2006, Galerie Atelier 6, Knokke, BE
2006, Galerie Van Duyse, Antwerpen, BE
2006, Galerie Strychnyn, Berlijn, DE
2006, Lineart 06, Gent, BE
2006, Realisme 06, Amsterdam, NL
2005, Galerie Zuid, Antwerpen, BE
2005, Galerie Art Point International, Mol, BE
2005, Lineart 05, Gent, BE
2004, Cultureel Centrum, Overpelt, BE
2004, Galerie Verborgen Vondst, Tilburg, NL
2004, Lineart 04, Gent, BE
2003, Kunst in het groen, Westerlo, BE
2003, Galerie Point International, Mol, BE
2003, Galerie Theobald Boothuis, Oostende, BE
2002, Vlaams Mijnmuseum, Beringen, BE
2002, Galerie Acheroon, Lubbeek, BE
2002, Lineart 02, Gent, BE
2001, Galerie OArt, Olen, BE
2001, Hoet Philip, Antwerpen, BE
2001, Galerie Art Point International, Mol, BE
2001, Lineart 01, Gent, BE
2000, Galerie Cum Laude, Mol, BE
2000, Lineart 2000, Gent, BE
1999, Lineart 99, Gent, BE
1997, Culturencentrum België, Hasselt, BE