Guy Vandenbranden
Guy Vandenbranden (Brussels, July 14, 1926) – (Antwerp, June 3, 2014) was a Belgian artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, collage artist, sculptor and graphic artist.
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Guy Vandenbranden
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- Born
- 1926 · Ixelles.
- Died
- 2014 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- painter · designer · sculptor · artist
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Guy Vandenbranden (Brussels, July 14, 1926) – (Antwerp, June 3, 2014) was a Belgian artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, collage artist, sculptor and graphic artist.
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Guy Vandenbranden (1926–2014) was a Belgian artist, designer and painter, among other activities. Born in Ixelles, the artist died in Antwerp. Works by Guy Vandenbranden are held at Beaux-Arts Mons, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, among others.
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Style and work
Style and work
From 1951 onwards, Guy Vandenbranden said goodbye to figuration and started to work lyrically abstract. In 1952, Vandenbranden ended up in the Brussels art scene and became friends with Pol Bury, Jo Delahaut, Kurt Lewy, Jean Rets and Jean Milo. Thanks to these contacts, Guy Vandenbranden joined the artists' group "Art Abstrait" in 1956. Vandenbranden worked completely geometrically abstract from 1954 on and practiced this visual language consistently until his death in 2014. Around 1958, Vandenbranden worked mainly in black and white, his artworks almost coming to monochromy and there was a clear connection with the work of the American Hard Edge of that time. From 1961, Vandenbranden started working with relief and his first abstract sculptures were created. From 1967 onwards Guy Vandenbranden started to spray cellulose lacquer directly on panels with the aim to create visual illusions (akin to the Op Art).
Selection of solo exhibitions
Selection of solo exhibitions
1950 Galerie St. Laurent, Brussels (Belgium) 1952 Galerie St. Laurent, Brussels (Belgium) Galerie Iris, Antwerp (Belgium) 1956 Galerie Het Atelier, Antwerp (Belgium) 1958 Albert Landry Gallery, New York (USA) 1959 Galerie St.Laurent, Brussels (Belgium) Galleria Pater, Milan (Italy) 1960 Galerie Aujourd'hui, Brussels (Belgium) 1961 Galerie Orez, Den Haag (The Netherlands) 1963 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Verviers (Belgium) 1964 Galerie Müller, Stuttgart (Germany) 1966 Galerie Le Zodiaque, Brussel (Belgium) Galerie Bernard, Solothurn (Switzerland), with artist Roger Raveel 1979 Galerie Schneller, Düsseldorf (Germany) 1981 Morley Gallery, Londen (UK)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1926
Guy Vandenbranden born at Ixelles.
2014
Guy Vandenbranden died at Antwerp.
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Ixelles.
Birth place
Antwerp.
Death place
New Flemish School
In 1959, Vandenbranden and Jef Verheyen planned to open an Antwerp avant-garde gallery to bring together artists with a like-minded spirit. Piero Manzoni, Jean Tinguely and Lucio Fontana had pledged to work together, but in the end this project jumped and G58 took the role as platform for a new (European) avant-garde at the Hessenhuis in Antwerp. After their project ended, Vandenbranden and Jef Verheyen forged plans with Englebert Van Anderlecht to the establishment of the New Flemish School in 1960. This artists' group, including Paul Van Hoeydonck, Jan Dries and Vic Gentils, aimed to promote their art internationally with exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Selection of books and catalogs
Monographs • Jole Marcel van & Ernest Van Buynder, Guy Vandenbranden. Een halve eeuw constructivisme, uitgeverij Snoeck, Gent, 2006 • Tiefenthal Marc, De opbouw in lijn gezet / 50 jaar constructivisme. Monografie omtrent de schilder Guy Vandenbranden, Pandora, Antwerpen, 2001 • Vermeiren David, Guy Vandenbranden. Een abstract leven, Callewaert Vanlangendonck Gallery, Antwerpen, 2014 • Vermeiren David, Guy Vandenbranden. Inner Circle, Callewaert Vanlangendonck Gallery, Antwerpen, 2016 Magazines and articles • Jespers, Henri-Floris, 'Galerie Saint Laurent: Guy Vandenbranden (3/6)', Connexion, afl. 17 (2009), 7–11 • Mertens, Phil, 'Guy Vandenbranden. Kunst en integratie', Streven, 49/2 (1981), 168 e.v. • Vree, paul De, 'De Nieuwe Vlaamse School. Voor- en achtergronden' (themanummer), De Tafelronde, 16/1 (1971)
Death and legacy
On June 3, 2014, Guy Vandenbranden died in Antwerp and bequeathed his archives to the Antwerp Callewaert Vanlangendonck Gallery. This gallery then founded the 'Estate Guy Vandenbranden', which manages the artistic oeuvre of Guy Vandenbranden and promotes it at home and abroad.
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Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q21396110: Guy Vandenbranden
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- “Guy Vandenbranden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Vandenbranden, Guy, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Guy Vandenbranden | Belgische constructivistische kunstschilder. guyvandenbranden.be.
- 2.Abstract van eigen bodem. De Standaard.
- 3.Schilderen met passer en liniaal. De Tijd. Jan 21, 2017.
- 4.David Vermeiren, 'Guy Vandenbranden. Een abstract leven', Antwerpen, Callewaert Vanlangendonck Gallery, 2014, pg. 13
- 5.Kunstschilder Guy Vandenbranden overleden. 4 June 2014.
- 6.Vijf jaar abstract: Antwerpse kunstgalerie eert schilder Guy Vandenbranden. 8 November 2017.
- 7.Nieuw kunstencentrum voor abstracte kunst in hartje Antwerpen. 18 May 2017.
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scholarly publication
Vandenbranden, Guy, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q21396110: Guy VandenbrandenWikimedia Foundation
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