iberté de choix 2 (liberty of choice) Print

Olivier Klompkes was born in Belgium in 1971, he studied surface pattern at Stockport college of Art in England in 1992. He first specialised in textile design where his work was exhibited at international Art-and Trade Fairs in New York, London, Frankfurt, Brussels and has had various various commissions to produce designs for furnishing fabrics. Later in 1996 he moved to Spain to broaden his horizons where he concentrated full-time on his painting. He started to exhibit his work with the “Nave Diez” and the “Dean” Art Gallery in Valencia. Living again in the UK he showed his work with “The City Gallery”, the “Thompson’s Gallery” in London, Gordon Hepworth Fine Art” in Exeter, “Watergate street” Gallery in Chester, “Tiblane Gallery” in Manchester, “Aderley Gallery” in Aderley Edge. In 1998 he along with his partner created and ran for 13 years an Art and language school in Burgundy France which did put his painting career on hold till 2011/12 when they successfully sold their school. In 2013 he spends time learning about web designing in order to produce his own site. In 2014 he starts painting again and produces some new figurative work based on a love theme In 2015 he discovers the art of flame working/glassblowing spending the next 3 years learning and experimenting with the medium He will now focus once again on painting using acrylics as his media, and will soon be presenting his new work on this website. Artist statement: I thrive on creating art I thrive on great inspiration running wild at night in my head I thrive on drawing, shading and rebalancing the poles I thrive on mixing paints, forever hunting that eluded colour I thrive on bending perspectives, and fooling with a touch of humour I thrive on simplifying and reshaping objects through still life and landscape stories I thrive on creating art