Mathieu Weemaels - Original work on paper 'Déformations'

Mathieu Weemaels is a Belgian painter and pastelist, born in 1967, who has exhibited and still exhibits in several countries: Belgium, Italy, France, Denmark.
 
Artist: Mathieu Weemaels
Title of artwork: déformations
Technique: pastel on Fabriano paper
Signature: Hand signed
Year: 1999
Period: 1990-1999
Condition: Good
Image size: 35×50 cm
Sold with frame: No

His work has also been the subject of several publications mainly in specialized magazines. 
"Pratique des Arts" (France), “Vernissages” (France)...
Two important works, one with over 200 pages, recount the artist's career from his beginnings in the 1980s to the present day.

This painting is part of a series called "deformations" in the early 2000s.  
The artist looked at himself in a reflective surface (a stainless steel pan) and painted the curious deformations he saw in the reflections. Duplications, elongations, distortions...

He got several awards in Belgium:  
2001 : Janssens Prize 
2003: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Belgium 
1998 : First prize at the Pierre-Paul Hamesse Competition

Major galleries: 
OliviaGanancia Gallery, Paris 
Galerie DeïBarri France
Galerie PatriciaOranin France
Rasmus Gallery, Denmark 
Neuhauser Kunstmühle Gallery, Austria