Jos Van Dijck

Inspired by fashion, elegance and femininity, Jos Van Dijck depicts his women of the world, in a collection of paintings called “The Divine Diva”

Jos Van Dijck is greatly influenced by the great icons of history, mysticism and the traditional art of the French and English gardens. His signature subject is the stereotype diva; lavishly dressed in exuberantly draped robes and remarkable jewelry.

With a dreamlike vision he portrays the stars of women’s history in a quirky style of decorative and arcane paintings.
Greta Garbo, Cleopatra, Theda Bara and Iris Apfel are just a few amongst the magnificent drama queens that stage Jos Van Dijck’s mystical wayward world.

A universe extensively submerged in the wealthy faddisms of Mariano Fortuny, Alexander McQueen and Coco Chanel.

The artist’s paintings are rife with sensual imagery, rich colors, divine baroque subjects and symbolism.

His story of inexhaustible creativity began on the day Jos Van Dijck was born in 1941 in Belgium, in the heart of the Flemish Campine, where he currently lives and works.

At the age of six he was already inspired by the croquis and fabrics his mother used as foundation for her own clothing design.

From that time on he realised that fashion, elegance and femininity would be the common thread throughout his life.

To further develop his creativity he chose to get an education at the Academy of Art in The Netherlands. He started his career in the 1960s as a fashion designer and decorator.

Sketches were always the starting point of all his creations, wich also formed the basis for his early collection of
paintings.

In the 1970s he made his name in the Belgian
clothing business and in a timespan of twenty
five years he amassed his own blooming group of
trendy fashion stores.

After forty flourishing years in clothing business,
he successfully rolled into the world of interior and
garden design. Coincidence? Not really.

His neverdecreasing energy is the fuel for his unlimited
creativity. He designed collections of furniture,
ornaments and accessories for companies all over
the world.

The hunger for new creations always remained. At
an age when most people start thinking of slowing
down, he decided to change course again.

Today he feels the urge to express his creativity through
the ar...

Ongoing exibition in my atelier. My Instagram is divinedivas_by_josvandijck