about me
Born in Mechelen (Belgium)
Lived and worked in Belgium, France, U.S.A, currently living in The Netherlands
about mixed media
My mixed media paintings are created by using drawing, painting,
photography and collages. All this in both traditional and digital integration.
Shaping I usually do only with my hands. The combination of pigments,
polymers and collages should be brought up quickly, I do not want to think about it.
It is the snapshot of the battle between creation and destruction what is so important.
There is no preconceived plan, an idea perhaps, a subject that previously was thought of. During the process the subject leads a life of its own, the painting becomes a dialogue between perceived reality and human impulse.
My inspiration arises from a release of mental barrière, only the currently existing individual feelings are important. Probably further enhanced by the music which I listen to.
The subject of my paintings is usually the human form, sometimes figurative but they always appear from the abstraction.
Working with mixed media is for me the ultimate way of painting, especially because I am always amazed what new is floating on the surface.
'Avec une approche et un style tout à fait personnels, Arthur Bernard se distingue en tant qu’artiste. Son fanatisme, sa palette de couleurs, son coup de pinceau et sa dynamique opiniâtres que l’on trouve dans son oeuvre garantissent des oeuvres d’art qui touchent le cœur des personnes. Les éléments qu’il laisse consciemment ouverts dans ses œuvres offrent à chacun de la marge pour des interprétations captivantes. De plus, les représentations, la plupart du temps des personnages ou des paysages, contribuent à ce que son œuvre soit très reconnaissable.
Il n’est donc également pas étonnant que Bernard ait conquit une place au sein d’un grand groupe d’admirateurs de l’art contemporain.'
Gerard Ekelenkamp