Ten Huize van Anita Fleerackers
Exhibition
Celine Van Ballaer, John John Hoelen,
Tessa Renders, Stef Janssens, Michèle Voeten, Annette Defoort
Exhibition
Vernissage on Saturday, June 1, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Introduction by Guy Van de Perre alderman of culture municipality of Kasterlee
and Tom Kersemans alderman of culture Municipality of Lille
Exhibition open on:
May 30 and 31, June 1 and 2
June 6, 7, 8 and 9
June 13, 14, 15 and 16
June 20, 21, 22 and 23
June 27, 28 and 30, 2024
Saturday, June 29, 2024, the exhibition will be closed.
Artstudio Anita Fleerackers
Hemeldonk 9
B-2275 Gierle
Belgium
Opening hours:
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
or by appointment
Gallery Anita Fleerackers
During the June edition of” Ten Huize van” we will be performing works by Celine Van Ballaer, John John Hoelen, Tessa Renders, Stef Janssens, Michèle Voeten and Annette Defoort.
Here in my living space, with beautiful views of and among nature, art lovers can quietly enjoy the artworks on display.
Extra attention goes to
Celine Van Ballaer
88 years young, an icon in her village of Tielen. Celine has been ready for her fellow men, the women of KVLV, flower arranging for many years. But what many don’t know is that she has a painting talent to say YOU to.
She literally blew me off my pedestal in terms of her watercolor paintings, in number and in quality. Celine has often asked me to stop by to look at her works. When I visited, she had made sure that a number of works were on display ready to go in her living room.
They are all gems.
She took classes for 4 years with various watercolorists such as Kris Raskin where she learned silk painting in addition to watercolor, but to perfect herself Celine stepped into the academy in Arendonk. There she took 7 years of drawing and painting with different teachers including Jean Leysen also from Tielen.
For many years, Celine was a member of the Mol Watercolorists with whom she often participated in outdoor painting in full nature. When the Mol Watercolorists organized a group exhibition, she was invariably there.
Celine’s works are much loved and hang in many a living room where they are cherished.
Her sources of inspiration are invariably nature, the color palette of flowers, the intensity of their colors, you smell the bouquet as it were, walk into the gate and put yourself down for a moment at the back of the causeway. Take a walk with us through the Balderij and enjoy the beautiful play of colors, the playful reflection in the water.
Feel at home among the fields under the view of the church tower. Taste the village of Tielen that she holds close to her heart. Feel at home and take Celine’s art into your home! Click here to view her work.
John John Hoelen
John John Hoelen (b. 1968, Antwerp) is a Belgian recycling artist/activist. He studied film at The London International Film School in 1992, but over the years refocused on mosaic and sculpture. In his early years he mainly opted for ceramics and glass, but for the last 5 years he has worked almost exclusively with waste material. What inspires him as an artist is the exploration of neglected materials, something that arose largely from his lifelong concern about the decline of nature and the climate. Click here to view his work.
Tessa Renders
Our youngest artist is horse driven, she brings the horse to canvas in a modern way. Tessa is 18, attending academy, her participation is a great start for a bright future. Click here to view her work.
Stef Janssens
Studies at KUL Leuven and has a passion for drawing and cartooning. He displays his very strong hand-drawn and digitally colored prints. In 2020, Stef was winner of the Prize of the city of Turnhout for his comic strip “Alle Grenzen Voorbij”. Click here to view his work.
Michèle Voeten
Has graphic design training and brings artworks in modern designs, She experiments with modern materials. Light and movement are a recurring subject and enhance her art forms. Click here to view her work.
Annette Defoort
Her ceramic sculptures have a humorous side, they are a pleasure to have them near you. Annette has been on an international journey for many years. She has many international nominations to her credit. Click here to view her work.
Anita Fleerackers
Nature? Of course Nature! Nature has always been a source of inspiration for artists. For Anita, too, it is an inexhaustible source of her inspiration.
Feelings and characters
Feelings and characters, rendered minimalist.
Over and over, hand-built in different stages, waiting, creating compositions and finding balance, over and over again. A sculpture should be well shaped, because even if you put your most beautiful color on it, when the shape is bad, the beautiful color won’t help.
Feeling the materials, taking time for this. I I call it respecting the clay, because when I work too fast the clay wraps itself up, disagrees and spits out its anger in a thousand pieces in the oven.
Beautiful colors. Pixelism!
Beautiful colors of nature in all seasons. Early in the morning, the freezing temperatures hanging in the air as the sun rises. It gives a prism to colors in the sky, or the sun, which tries to break through the nebula. The many shades of green in spring and the splendour of blossoms, summer by the sea, autumn with all shades of reddish-brown. Winter, a residual rose buried in the snow. Her paintings are memories, which, like photographs, contain thousands of pixels, built up by squares of about 1 cm by 1 cm. Pixelism! Labor-intensive but at the same time soothing, and unique.
Previous exhibitions
April edition At the Home of Anita Fleerackers
March edition At the Home of Anita Fleerackers
Valentine’s Edition Ten Huize van Anita Fleerackers
