Ludovic Laffineur

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"People that look at a work of art will often search for the ‘tension’ in it. A fusion of contradictory concepts, references to antagonistic principles or the use of incompatible colours. Sometimes the tension arises from an absence, an emptiness that triggers a specific, perhaps yet unfelt emotion. That trigger will differ for each one of us, but most art lovers will actively seek for this rejoicing emotion through art.

But what happens if this tension originates not within the work, but in the world around it? In the ‘real world’, in as far as such a thing exists. What happens to the art that emerges from it?

The work of Ludovic Laffineur might offer some clues to answer this question. Tied between a demanding professional life, the care of a young household and a tremendous artistic urge, his life, you can say, is submerged in tension. But there’s more to it, as the nature of his professional life often puts him in direct conflict with his inner convictions and beliefs.

Picture him returning to his home after yet another fruitless series of discussions at the United Nations, yet another often useless conference or negotiation, yet another compromise he had to swallow, another agreement he wishes he never...

Master of science in biology

Articles in several art magazines (TheArtCouch, Kunstletters)
- booth with 4 paintings at BAD (Belgian Art and Design)
- 3rd solo-expo in 2019 at 'Galerie Solo' in Antwerp
- 2nd solo-expo in 2019 at 'Ruimte 34' in Antwerp
- Watou art festival 2018
- First solo-expo in 2018 at 'Ruimte 34' in Antwerp
- 2nd round of a competition organized by a state (Belgium) owned TV broadcast (VRT) called the 'Canvasconnectie"
- I have been in the 'new this week selection' of Saatchiart 7 times
- 'Artist of the day" on Saatchiart in 2013