Max Kesteloot
07.11.24 - 21.12.24
SOLO SHOW
No one else can feel it for you
PONTI pleased to invite you to 'No one else can feel it for you', the latest exhibition by Max Kesteloot, opening on Thursday, November 7, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at PONTI.
Belgian artist Max Kesteloot (1990) draws inspiration from road trips and walks, from his hometown of Ostend to the Spanish Costa Brava. During these journeys, he captures images that he prints immediately with a compact mini-printer to preserve each moment. He then translates these snapshots into paintings on canvas. For this exhibition at PONTI, Kesteloot has created a new series of works in which he will also present some of his original snapshots
PONTI pleased to invite you to 'No one else can feel it for you', the latest exhibition by Max Kesteloot, opening on Thursday, November 7, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at PONTI.
Belgian artist Max Kesteloot (1990) draws inspiration from road trips and walks, from his hometown of Ostend to the Spanish Costa Brava. During these journeys, he captures images that he prints immediately with a compact mini-printer to preserve each moment. He then translates these snapshots into paintings on canvas. For this exhibition at PONTI, Kesteloot has created a new series of works in which he will also present some of his original snapshots
Jef Meyer
19.09.24 - 26.10.24
SOLO SHOW
Solo
PONTI is pleased to invite you to the opening of Jef Meyer’s solo exhibition on Thursday, September 19, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This exhibition will present a selection of both old and new works by Meyer, including pieces specifically related to his sculpture for the Beaufort art triennial in Middelkerke.
Jef Meyer is known for his minimalist sculptures, primarily working with concrete. His works engage in a compelling dialogue with space and architecture, merging robust materiality with subtle geometric forms. This exhibition showcases his artistic evolution and highlights how his recent works, including those featured at Beaufort, build on his earlier explorations of form and spatial interaction.
PONTI is pleased to invite you to the opening of Jef Meyer’s solo exhibition on Thursday, September 19, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This exhibition will present a selection of both old and new works by Meyer, including pieces specifically related to his sculpture for the Beaufort art triennial in Middelkerke.
Jef Meyer is known for his minimalist sculptures, primarily working with concrete. His works engage in a compelling dialogue with space and architecture, merging robust materiality with subtle geometric forms. This exhibition showcases his artistic evolution and highlights how his recent works, including those featured at Beaufort, build on his earlier explorations of form and spatial interaction.
Summer Residency by Eady van Acker and Jeltje Schuurmans
07.09.24 - 15.09.24
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Apoptosis
Since 2023, PONTI has organised a yearly summer residency program for artists, a response to the chronic shortage of affordable studio space in the city. In February, a large-scale protest in Antwerp highlighted this issue. Through its residency program, PONTI offers artists the opportunity to create new work without limitations. They also get a chance to exhibit their work at the gallery afterward. Jeltje Schuurmans and Eady van Acker were selected from twenty applicants for this residency.
The central theme of the resulting exhibition 'Apoptosis' is memory and the ways in which our body and mind engage with the past. What does it mean to remember, and what do we store within our bodies? Schuurmans and Van Acker have each approached this theme in their own way, resulting in a mix of wall sculptures and an installation that explores the transformation of body, mind and memory. They have worked with materials such as metal, ceramics, epoxy and latex. The title of the exhibition refers to apoptosis, the biological process in which old cells die to make room for new ones, serving as a metaphor for letting go of memories and creating space for new experiences.
Since 2023, PONTI has organised a yearly summer residency program for artists, a response to the chronic shortage of affordable studio space in the city. In February, a large-scale protest in Antwerp highlighted this issue. Through its residency program, PONTI offers artists the opportunity to create new work without limitations. They also get a chance to exhibit their work at the gallery afterward. Jeltje Schuurmans and Eady van Acker were selected from twenty applicants for this residency.
The central theme of the resulting exhibition 'Apoptosis' is memory and the ways in which our body and mind engage with the past. What does it mean to remember, and what do we store within our bodies? Schuurmans and Van Acker have each approached this theme in their own way, resulting in a mix of wall sculptures and an installation that explores the transformation of body, mind and memory. They have worked with materials such as metal, ceramics, epoxy and latex. The title of the exhibition refers to apoptosis, the biological process in which old cells die to make room for new ones, serving as a metaphor for letting go of memories and creating space for new experiences.
Anouk Van Offenwert / Fleur De Roeck
16.05.24 - 30.06.24
DUO SHOW
Ultra Tale of Marine
Opening: Thursday May 16, 12h00-22h00
During the Antwerp Art weekend, PONTI is pleased to present a duo exhibition by Fleur De Roeck and Anouk Van Offenwert. The central theme of “Ultra Tale of Marine” is both the maritime world, in the form of an installation by Fleur De Roeck and the versatility of the colour ultramarine blue. Canvasses and drawings by the artists often feel fluid, a little watercolour-like. Many colours of blue and green will fill the space through the canvasses by Van Offenwerk and the oil drawings by De Roeck, who merge their work by transforming a 17th-century basement into an underwater cave, into which visitors can descend. Something else that connects the two artists is their enjoyment of painting and their curiosity about how materials interact with paper and canvas. “Ultra Tale of Marine” can be seen as a “joie de peintre” exhibition, which we hope viewers will experience and every visitor can go home with a square meter of Fleur De Roeck's water cave.
During the festive opening on Thursday 16 May, there will be a musical performance "Bubble Gum Escape" by Fleur De Roeck / Sinaas starting at 8pm.
Opening: Thursday May 16, 12h00-22h00
During the Antwerp Art weekend, PONTI is pleased to present a duo exhibition by Fleur De Roeck and Anouk Van Offenwert. The central theme of “Ultra Tale of Marine” is both the maritime world, in the form of an installation by Fleur De Roeck and the versatility of the colour ultramarine blue. Canvasses and drawings by the artists often feel fluid, a little watercolour-like. Many colours of blue and green will fill the space through the canvasses by Van Offenwerk and the oil drawings by De Roeck, who merge their work by transforming a 17th-century basement into an underwater cave, into which visitors can descend. Something else that connects the two artists is their enjoyment of painting and their curiosity about how materials interact with paper and canvas. “Ultra Tale of Marine” can be seen as a “joie de peintre” exhibition, which we hope viewers will experience and every visitor can go home with a square meter of Fleur De Roeck's water cave.
During the festive opening on Thursday 16 May, there will be a musical performance "Bubble Gum Escape" by Fleur De Roeck / Sinaas starting at 8pm.
Ellen Meers / Maxim Renard
21.03.24 - 04.05.24
DUO SHOW
Hair of the dog
Ponti is pleased to invite you to the duo exhibition of Ellen Meers and Maxim Renard.
Ellen Meers (°1996, Maastricht, lives and works in Brussels) graduated from KASK in Ghent in the summer of 2021 with several series of works balancing on the borderland between graphics and painting. Ellen starts her works as classical, analogue graphics: namely monotypes. She prints sheets of paper in different sizes with colour areas and line structures in vibrant colours. On these monotypes, she draws and paints enigmatic symbols that fluctuate between recognizable shapes and unfamiliar silhouettes.
Maxim Renard (°1994, Tongeren - lives and works in Antwerp) starts out from found scraps of paper which he transforms into colourful collages. These miniature works are quick and direct studies that form the basis for his painting practice. With glitter and paint, sometimes very pasty, sometimes very sparsely applied, Renard seeks and finds the painting. In his search for a strong composition, he uses both figurative elements and abstract forms, creating a lively visual language that balances on the border between painting and collage.
Artists: Ellen Meers, Maxim Renard
Ponti is pleased to invite you to the duo exhibition of Ellen Meers and Maxim Renard.
Ellen Meers (°1996, Maastricht, lives and works in Brussels) graduated from KASK in Ghent in the summer of 2021 with several series of works balancing on the borderland between graphics and painting. Ellen starts her works as classical, analogue graphics: namely monotypes. She prints sheets of paper in different sizes with colour areas and line structures in vibrant colours. On these monotypes, she draws and paints enigmatic symbols that fluctuate between recognizable shapes and unfamiliar silhouettes.
Maxim Renard (°1994, Tongeren - lives and works in Antwerp) starts out from found scraps of paper which he transforms into colourful collages. These miniature works are quick and direct studies that form the basis for his painting practice. With glitter and paint, sometimes very pasty, sometimes very sparsely applied, Renard seeks and finds the painting. In his search for a strong composition, he uses both figurative elements and abstract forms, creating a lively visual language that balances on the border between painting and collage.
Artists: Ellen Meers, Maxim Renard
Witold Vandenbroeck
19.10.23 - 25.11.23
SOLO SHOW
Vessels
Opening: Thursday October 19, 19-10pm
Witold Vandenbroeck’s main inspiration lies in the relationship between us and our surroundings and how this relationship impacts our capacity to perceive, act in and think about the landscape around us. The act of painting itself is for him a way to explore and nourish this connection since the engagement with its stubborn matter and the resulting friction forces one to be sensitive to what wants to happen, to leave behind preconceived ideas and ambitions and to try to embrace this resistance of the material and enter in the forward movement of the work’s ongoing generation. This is a state of being that lingers and slowly infiltrates all aspects of life. From this intuitive way of working a constellation of archetypes such as volcanos, arteries, stones and pottery has emerged whom are continuously forming new connections and combinations. The paintings thus do not stand alone but form a long chain of impressions, one flowing over in the next. It is precisely here, between one and the other in this sequence as experienced by the viewer, that their ‘meaning’ develops.
Witold Vandenbroeck (Leuven, °1994) graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2021 with a masters degree in Painting and holds a masters degree in Civil Engineering and Architecture from the KULeuven. The past two years he has co-founded FAAR collective and continues to develop his painting practice.
Opening: Thursday October 19, 19-10pm
Witold Vandenbroeck’s main inspiration lies in the relationship between us and our surroundings and how this relationship impacts our capacity to perceive, act in and think about the landscape around us. The act of painting itself is for him a way to explore and nourish this connection since the engagement with its stubborn matter and the resulting friction forces one to be sensitive to what wants to happen, to leave behind preconceived ideas and ambitions and to try to embrace this resistance of the material and enter in the forward movement of the work’s ongoing generation. This is a state of being that lingers and slowly infiltrates all aspects of life. From this intuitive way of working a constellation of archetypes such as volcanos, arteries, stones and pottery has emerged whom are continuously forming new connections and combinations. The paintings thus do not stand alone but form a long chain of impressions, one flowing over in the next. It is precisely here, between one and the other in this sequence as experienced by the viewer, that their ‘meaning’ develops.
Witold Vandenbroeck (Leuven, °1994) graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2021 with a masters degree in Painting and holds a masters degree in Civil Engineering and Architecture from the KULeuven. The past two years he has co-founded FAAR collective and continues to develop his painting practice.