{"id":724,"date":"2020-09-21T20:07:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/architecture-of-a-dream-it-started-with-what-i-love-patterns-shapes-and-experimenting-with-materials-i-find-inspiration-in-myself-and-my-environment-and-how-i-perceive-the-world-the-beauty-of-natu\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:54:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"My story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"724\" class=\"elementor elementor-724 elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4903327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4903327\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8807867\" data-id=\"8807867\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e85d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e85d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>You often find a dominant abstract shape in my paintings that contrasts sharply with the colored and transparent areas around it. My compositions emerge from a complex layering of painted and adhered color fields and textures.<\/p>\n<p>I want to create an engaging and surprising whole, in a dance with coincidence, chaos and order, light and dark, similarities and differences. The end result is always an abstract painting, free for interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>My inspiration comes from the beauty of decay, as found in old houses and industrial heritage, or in natural settings like desert landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>I hope my paintings invite you to come closer and be surprised by what has emerged.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-934557b\" data-id=\"934557b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8317171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8317171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ChristelFoncke-221x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4388\" alt=\"Christel Foncke abstract kunstenaar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ChristelFoncke-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ChristelFoncke.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73567be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73567be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aba339\" data-id=\"1aba339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88227ce elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"88227ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-6497bf7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristelFonckeArt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-686be68\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christel.foncke.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75dea28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75dea28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d6e3b\" data-id=\"a1d6e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626b496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626b496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Berlaars Salon 2024 in CC Berlare: September &#8211; October<\/li>\n<li>Kasteel Borluut: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakart.be\/exposities-leden-lakart-vzw\/expo-in-kasteel-borluut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">group exhibition:<\/a> 7-8 september 2024<\/li>\n<li>Waasmunster academie, end of year exhibition 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Galerij Pi Kwadraat, Dorpstraat 75 , Erpe-Mere: june 2024<\/strong><br \/><strong>open by appointment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Multiple&#8217; in Kasteel Blauwendael Waasmunster: May 2024<br \/>Open sat-sun<\/li>\n<li>Manna Kunsthuis Brugge from 27\/01\/24 until 06\/04\/2024<\/li>\n<li>MC Art Gallery Gent December 2023<\/li>\n<li>Kunstenroute Lak@rt: aug-sept 2023<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakart.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lakart.be<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lier Vleeshuis: June 2023<\/li>\n<li>Waasmunster academie, end of year 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakart.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sint Niklaas group exhibition SteM Zwijgershoek: Feb 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christelfoncke.art\/expo-berlare-cc\/\">Berlare CC: solo exhibition 11\/09\/2022 until 16\/10\/2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li>art@feys Art Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/art.brouwerijfeys.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brouwerij Feys: aug-sept 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zele Oude Post Galerij De Rode Loper Avil Geerincklaan 5, group exhibition from 07\/05 until 19\/06\/2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.art2life.com\/exhibition-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Art2Life International Juried Art Exhibition<\/a>: 24\/08\/2021-23\/08\/2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nobodyandfriends.art\/exposition\/zomer-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Antwerpen Nobody &amp; Friends<\/a> Volkstraat 62-64, group exhibition aug-sept 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nobodyandfriends.art\/exposition\/maart-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Antwerpen Nobody &amp; Friends<\/a> Volkstraat 62-64, group exhibition: 3\/3 until 27\/03\/2022<\/li>\n<li>Lokeren, Artcenter De Wasserij 15\/10\/2021 tot 24\/10\/2021: &#8216;Encounters&#8217; a duo-exhibition with Els Van Steendam<\/li>\n<li>Berlare: Berlart kunstroute indoor: July-August 2021<\/li>\n<li>Waasmunster academy, end of school year exhibition 2021 in Lokeren, Art Center De Wasserij 06\/2021<\/li>\n<li>Waasmunster academy, exhibition end of school year 2018 and 2019<\/li>\n<li>Berlare \u2018Stay at home\u2019 sept-dec 2020<\/li>\n<li>Lokeren Artheek 2018 en 2019<\/li>\n<li>Berlare CC &#8211; mei 2020<\/li>\n<li>Berlaars salon 2018<\/li>\n<li>Berlare Christmas exhibition 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>2022: Mark Eanes: The language of design<\/li>\n<li>2022-2018: Academy Waasmunster: painting<\/li>\n<li lang=\"nl\">2021-2020-2019: Nicolas Wilton &#8211; Art2Life Creative Visionary Path Online Art Program<\/li>\n<li lang=\"nl\">2021-2020: Alice Sheridan &#8211; Connected Artists Online Art Business Program<\/li>\n<li>2020: Marc Eanes: The language of color<\/li>\n<li>2019: Pamela Caughey: Powerful Design Personal Color<\/li>\n<li lang=\"nl\">2018: Jane Davies &#8211; Online Course Black and white<\/li>\n<li>2017-2018: Academy Deinze: Digitale imaging 1 year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunstwerkt.be\/beeld-de-keuze-van-tom-barman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Barman&#8217;s choice, musician and frontman dEUS and filmmaker<\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">My profile<\/span> on <a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/profiles\/794451\/translator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.ted.com<\/a> <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">and<\/span> an <a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/home.scarlet.be\/~keppens4\/nkb_informatief\/christel_foncke_vertaalt.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">article about my translations (dutch)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You often find a dominant abstract shape in my paintings that contrasts sharply with the colored and transparent areas around it. 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