Kobe de Peuter (1979) - Flatscreen

Original work by Kobe de Peuter, from the The Stage series. Below is how he drew inspiration for this series.

In Kobe De Peuter's work, intersubjectivity is central, not as an obvious human given, but as a mechanism that subtly, yet powerfully, shapes the contours of identity and the perception of reality. His oeuvre unfolds as a long-running exploration of how humans relate to their surroundings, and how that environment in turn structures our subjectivity. What begins as introspective questioning culminates in a lucid dissection of the social and visual systems that shape our collective consciousness.

In the The Stage series (2007–2019), De Peuter examines the public space as a symbolic stage: a place where the individual becomes visible, yet within pre-scripted frames. The architectural interiors that dominate this series suggest not only place and perspective, but also behavior and thought processes. The space functions as a prompter: a visual language that whispers how we should behave, what we are meant to feel. As the series progresses, direct realism yields to a more constructed, fragmented visual language, as if the artist intends to break open the façade itself. Yet the images remain recognizable; they appeal to a shared cultural memory, in which symbolism and structure mirror each other.

Source: https://kobe.exto.nl/index/143906016_home.html

Kobe de Peuter remains active and continues to develop his style. He is represented by several Belgian galleries, including recently Galerie 10a in Otegem and 3J Gallery in Knokke.

Untitled, but on his website this work is still shown in his portfolio

Work comes from the collection of Business Art Service.

The unfortunately defunct Scheringa Museum for Realism had several works by Kobe de Peuter in its collection, which after its bankruptcy were auctioned at Christie’s in Amsterdam.