About

Name:
Cedric Lenaers

Nickname:
Cé,..

Born:
Ostend, Belgium - august 14th ,1977

City:
Bruges, Belgium

Artistic education:
None - autodidact

Expositions:
2008:
- Kleinkunstfestival Oostende (sep. 28 '08) - More info
- Arnoevoo 2008 expo Staf Versluyscentrum Bredene (30 nov- 20 dec '08) - More info

Awards:
2008:
Nov 29 '08 : Arnoevoo 2008 - Prijs kunstenbeleid - more info

Inspiration:
Life as it is, and all it's emotional and visual impulses..

Favorite subjects:
Urban culture - from hip hop icons to street scenes, portraits.

Favorite medium:
Oil on canvas- The smell of turpentine in the morning may have something to do with it.. ;-)

 

Stuckism?

Ever since I started painting I have been asking myself "How could you describe what you're doing?"
A 140-character-long 'Tweet' from user 'agallerylondon' (A Gallery, London) provided me with the answer when I least expected it.

Stuckism is a group focusing on Stuckist and Remodernist art. This group is open to all Stuckist/Remodernist artists as well as others interested in the new and controversial art movement.

Stuckism was founded in London in 1999 by Billy Childish (who has since left the group) and Charles Thomson, and champions a return to spirituality and emotional meaning in art, and opposes post-modernism.

"Being a spiritual artist means addressing unflinchingly our projections, good and bad, the attractive and the grotesque, our strengths as well as our delusions, in order to know ourselves and thereby our true relationship with others and our connection to the divine.
Spiritual art is not about fairyland. It is about taking hold of the rough texture of life. It is about addressing the shadow and making friends with wild dogs. Spirituality is the awareness that everything in life is for a higher purpose.
Spiritual art is the painting of things that touch the soul of the artist. Spiritual art does not mean the painting of Madonnas or Buddhas.
Spiritual art does not often look very spiritual, it looks like everything else because spirituality includes everything.
Spiritual art mediates between the mundane and the unconscious. By definition, the unconscious is what we need to explore and integrate.
It should be noted that technique is dictated by, and only necessary to the extent to which it is commensurate with, the vision of the artist.
Spiritual art is not religion. Spirituality is humanity's quest to understand itself and finds its symbology through the clarity and integrity of its artists."

- from the manifesto 'Remodernism- towards a new spirituality in art'- Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, 1999

I have founded a group for local Stuckists - The Bruges Stuckists - Feel free to join, contact me if you want more info!

Stuckism:
http://www.stuckism.com

A great thanks to A Gallery and Charles Thomson for their support !!

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