PAINTING & SKETCHING: KEVIN SENKBEIL
During the event, Kevin Senkbeil will be sketching as a lunatic, and hang the sketches all over the hall. Besides all that, he will showcase a few paintings and sketches. He describes his modus operandi and inspiration as follows:
“For me, it's purely about the moment itself, during each step of my process I reflect on what I've done so far and while doing so I pile up references and ask myself 'how far can I go with this imaginary picture I found' without really coming to a conclusion.
Starting by writing down a few concepts, I pause a certain moment which in most cases is just a stupid assumption or a random encounter from the other day. You could compare it to a schizophrenic person who keeps arguing with himself, that way I can keep my earlier references in my workflow without having to fear any adversities that turn out to be very satisfying.
Making a sort of 'framework' around my references helps me to let go and settle down since it is hard to find the sweet spot, a balance between what is already present in my work and whether it fits inside my series.”
Photography: Kobe Schepers
The second artist that will participate in our project AUS, is Photography student at the Media, Arts & Design faculty Kobe Schepers. He describes his work as follows:
“The main subject in my works is forgotten locations. Some of these locations remind me of my youth and are very dear to me, but I also love more mysterious scenes. This way you can make up your own story around it and use your own imagination. My works are always made at night, which enforces the mystery even more.”
Visuals: Midge Sinnaeve & robin Sinnaeve
The third artistic project that will join us at our AUS in SPACE event, is formed by the duo Midge and Robin Sinnaeve. They will provide visuals in their own unique way. Midge is an artist that’s interested in all things lighting, compositing, film, photography and motion graphics. He’s currently working as a technical director at Daze and as the Visual Arts Education Coordinator at the International Academy of Film and Television Belgium , where he runs a 3D animation training program that he developed himself. Whereas Robin is a multimedia artist and a big film enthusiast. He recently graduated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp with his amazing short animation project ‘The Centre’.
Here’s a quick preview of the visual show that you can expect on Sunday!
SKETCHING : GAIA LUFRANO & ISSA MUSHIDI
Gaia Lufrano and Issa Mushidi are 2 young women with a talent for drawing and arts. It’s hard for the ladies to describe their own work, because they’re still searching and experimenting in order to be respected artists. This duo has known each other since their years at Sint Lucas Antwerpen, but they split up over Ghent and Brussels.
We saw the opportunity of inviting these two vixen to draw and sketch the whole event instead of hiring a photographer, so we advice not to eat any buggers or fall asleep during the event, nothing will be forgotten or unseen by the girls. They will be accompanied by Kevin Senkbeil during the event.