Michael Borremans's paintings function like
“a knife in the eye.....In his larger oil paintings, figures appear alone in a moment of immobility or introverted action. Typically, there is no eye contact with the viewer, and it’s not always clear if the figure depicted is alive..." writes Jurriaan Benschop in his review for Artforum Critics Pick.
Borreman's survey at Bozar Expo contains over a hundred works and will make its way to the Dallas Museum of Art next March.
“a knife in the eye.....In his larger oil paintings, figures appear alone in a moment of immobility or introverted action. Typically, there is no eye contact with the viewer, and it’s not always clear if the figure depicted is alive..." writes Jurriaan Benschop in his review for Artforum Critics Pick.
Borreman's survey at Bozar Expo contains over a hundred works and will make its way to the Dallas Museum of Art next March.
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| Michaël Borremans The Preservation 2001 70 x 60 cm Oil on canvas Courtesy Zeno X Gallery Antwerp ©Photographer Peter Cox |
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| Michaël Borremans, The Angel, 2013, 300 x 200 cm Oil on canvas, Courtesy Zeno X Gallery Antwerp © Photographer Dirk Pauwels |
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| Michaël Borremans The Bodies (I) 2005 60 x 80 cm Oil on canvas Courtesy David Zwirner New York/London ©Photographer Ron Amstutz |