Frédéric Balsacq - #18

BALSACQ Frédéric
Born June 17, 1963 in Couvin, Belgium
Table titled #18 dated 2024, part of a series ongoing since around 2018.
Collages and transfers on marouflaged paper on a sheet of rusted metal mounted on wood.
22.2 x 30.3 x 3 cm, unframed.
Certificate of authenticity on the back, authenticated by the artist (signature and fingerprint)
Original work.
Original condition directly from the artist's studio
The work will be shipped in rigid packaging to preserve its integrity.

The artist:

Living and active artist, considering the creation process as important as the final result, he early on discovered appropriationist movement. Emerging from contemporary art, this movement advocates the appropriation of different media to create new meanings. He thus began to explore this artistic approach and started collecting magazines, old books and photographs to feed his creativity. He mixes photographs, illustrations and texts freely to create his compositions. He spends hours digging through stacks of magazines and old photo albums in search of the perfect image for his collages, particularly images that seem to have no apparent connection to each other, finding there a kind of unlimited artistic freedom, knowing that these disparate images would eventually be brought together to tell a new story. Using his photography skills to create the images for his collages, the camera remains the basic tool for taking shots of textures, patterns and everyday objects. Each collage is a complete artistic adventure in itself.
Colors, shapes and textures create surprising contrasts. The idea that each spectator can interpret his work, find his own meaning in it, is almost a daily leitmotif. He seems to have the ability to see beauty and potential even in the most insignificant things and believes that art can be found everywhere, even in the smallest details of daily life. While continuing to push the boundaries of collage art, he continues to experiment with new materials and techniques.

Exhibition catalog: Envisage des visages (print.24bookprint)
Some exhibitions

1984 - Maison des Jeunes Les Leus - Frasnes Lez Couvin
1986 - Industriart – Couvin (and curator)
2016 - West Station - Charleroi
2020 - In Situ - Couvin
2020 - Mouvements - Le Delta - Namur
2022 - Conart - Brussels
2022 - L'Art d'Ici et d'Ailleurs - Huy
2023 - Au Fil De L'Eau Noire - Couvin (March 24 - April 7)
2025 - Promenade Au Sud – Viroinval
2026 – CTRL V – Couvin (and curator)