Marc De Graeve

Contemporary Painter - Belgium
? Member IAVA - Int. Ass. of Visual Artists

We now know with certainty that "life" and "survival" is the challenge of the 21st century, Contemporary knowledge, technology and science can help us with this. The enormous innovations are not only necessary, but also fascinating, but sometimes also dangerous. The artists are always in search of truth, freedom and usually critical of our existence. The imagery of classical art is an illustration of man on our planet.

Today's scientists are finding the building blocks of life in the universe. With today's technology, we can perceive the building blocks and structures of life. This gives the contemporary artist access to the smallest details of the building blocks and the material. With "life" we must also think of "survival." Ecology is a science, a knowledge that must continue to ensure our survival. With a better knowledge of genetics, we can visualize many elements of ‘life’ today.

We must also look for the meaning of ‘life’ in art. The tens of thousands of years depicting civilization are proof of this experiment. Depicting life processes was also a task for the artist. With the knowledge of contemporary biotechnology, we can perceive ...

H.S. of Fine-Arts in Ghent - Belgium 1976-1981