Archives 2022

Jean-Marie Mélis - Painter

After several years of absence, Jean-Marie Mélis is back on the exhibition scene. And it's happening in his home town, at the Galerie HVL! 

In a style originating from the comic strip, the young retiree reveals his oil paintings and drawings always revolving around his central theme: the woman. Her grace, her beauty, her fragility but even more so her warrior strength are depicted in his works. With an uncommon precision, his paintings will make you travel in the imagination of this multitude of characters... 

Snach-Ka - Painter

The precision of the gesture, the conquest of materials and colours and the confrontation with chance have been side by side in Alain Schank's abstraction for some twenty years. In perpetual research, the artist recently met his alias Snach-Ka...

This artistic turnaround was intended to be free of all constraints, more eccentric and authentic than the previous one. The painter became independent and no longer responded to the requests of the galleries that exhibited his work: choice of colours and shades, formats, effects, etc. He now painted by himself and for himself.

Snach-Ka's figurative work is full of violence and unabashedness. The crazy characters he creates are in phase with his new style. Marginal, brutal, often gravitating towards the punk sphere, they scream out their desire to have their identity recognised and to break their chains.

The artist calls himself a "painter of the moment" in the sense that each of his paintings is revealed in the light of day without any preparatory drawings. It is his prior and unceasing work of pictorial research and his profound mastery of techniques that allow him to create his works at the "T" moment.

The explosion of colours, the daring collages and the eccentric characters charm some and shock others... but for sure, these original productions will leave no one indifferent. As an invitation from the artist to dive into his universe, the message FIND ME INSIDE will guide you in the discovery of this complex work... 

Jean-Michel Dubuc - Painter

Nothing predestined Jean-Michel Dubuc for an artistic career. It was by chance that this fifty-year-old from Liège came to painting. Attracted by decoration and photography, he started with stencils and small formats and quickly got into the game. His passion never stopped growing and revealed an unsuspected creativity. "This allows me to free myself completely, without any restrictions. When I'm with my 'tools', I don't see the time passing, I'm completely immersed" confides this self-taught artist for whom painting has become a kind of necessity.
Jean-Michel Dubuc's work focuses on colour with an emphasis on spontaneity. As a support, this undeniably talented artist most often uses aluminium plates that he "deconstructs" and then "reconstructs" by superimposing pigments. "I look for contrasts in colour, flatness and relief so that the light is reflected," he says. Working flat, Jean-Michel Dubuc literally immerses himself in the plate in order to be as spontaneous and free as possible, thus losing awareness of his actions in an attempt to achieve an almost automatic gesture. A form of action painting for the artist who proposes a production not far from abstract expressionism.
Jean-Michel Dubuc has not given any title to the works chosen for this exhibition, which is rightly entitled "Untitled". This is a desire to give the viewer total freedom to apprehend them without prejudice or instructions. His paintings catch the eye at first glance and then invite the viewer to immerse themselves more deeply and intensely in the many details, giving free rein to their imagination. By refusing to impose his vision of his production, this emerging artist allows each viewer to project his or her own experience, previous experiences, and relationship with the world, and to always detect a different story and varied and intense emotions. A singularity and an approach that undeniably make this painter from Liège one to watch.... 

Next sale: 22 May and 23 May at 6.30pm

Exhibition :

Friday 17, Saturday 18, Sunday 19, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May from 10am to 6pm

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Emilie Cronet - Photographer

Galerie HVL joins the adventure of virtual reality and NFTs!

Our goal:

Connecting the physical and virtual art worlds through NFTs.

At Galerie HVL, we are convinced of the bright future of blockchain technology. That's why we decided to introduce the world of NFTs into our way of working.

From now on, the works we exhibit are digitalized and we sell each physical work with the related NFT. Once you buy a work, you will receive its digitalized version as an NFT for free.
Then you can keep it as a certificate of authenticity for the physical work, display it in your own virtual gallery or other virtual space, or sell it on the NFT market.

These NFTs are also exhibited in a virtual gallery where it is possible to discover the works in an immersive way thanks to a virtual reality headset.
It will therefore be possible to visit the exhibitions from anywhere in the world using a smartphone, a computer or a VR headset.

In the physical exhibition space, we also make a VR headset available to visitors to make them aware of the possibilities of using an NFT in digital art.

What's in it for the artists?

Partnership :

Of course, we work in partnership with the artists. With their contractual agreement, we create the NFTs on their behalf for the collections they decide to exhibit with us. In this way, we introduce them to the world of NFTs and digital art in a professional structure.
Then, we commit ourselves to accompany them in the best way if they wish to create their own collection, notably for the technical aspect but also to put them in touch with our partners and our network. The spirit of sharing is very important to us.

Visibility :

Visibility is crucial in the art world and the artists we exhibit are given a wider exposure through the online virtual gallery. We enable the artists we work with to reach a wider audience, including amateurs who are interested in digital art.

Long-term art :

Once the NFT is created, it is inscribed forever in the blockchain: as long as the network exists, the artist's work will be immortal. In a way, this is the ultimate goal of art: to transcend time.

Fair remuneration :

In addition, thanks to smart contract technology, artists will automatically receive royalties on the subsequent resale of their NFTs. This means that the artist will be fairly compensated for his or her work in a decentralised manner.

If you have any questions, ideas you would like to share or would like to discuss this project, we are open and available to you!

Jean Janssis - Photographer

Jordan ESSER - Photographer