BARBÉ celebrates the opening of a new exhibition space with the book launch of Probings, Observations, Actions & Artefacts, the first publication of Joost Pauwaert, paired with a solo exhibition curated by Hans Theys.
ARTIST
JOOST PAUWAERT
Probings, Observations, Actions & Artefacts
Joost Pauwaert’s (b. 1985, Bretzenheim, Germany) work explores the relationship between power, beauty, and poetry, often infused with a playful, childlike curiosity. He incorporates familiar and symbolic imagery that evokes both recognition and tension. Pauwaert is drawn to the aesthetic of the imposing and the monumental, which he balances with a sense of the caricatural and a symbolic wonder that softens its intensity and opens up imaginative possibilities.
Joost Pauwaert lives and works in Wilrijk, BE. In recent years, his work has been presented in numerous exhibitions, including solo and group shows at BARBÉ and other venues such as Ooidonk Art Festival, C-mine (Genk), Art Brussels (with Dauwens & Beernaert), Art Cologne (with Galerie Eric Mouchet, FR), Archipel at Deweer Gallery Estate (Otegem), Art Rotterdam (with BARBÉ), Ponti (Antwerp), Pizza Gallery (Antwerp), Gevaertsdreef (Oudenaarde), PASS Kunstroute (Lede), and Emergent (Veurne).
