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Snach-Ka - Painter

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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

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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.... 

Emilie Cronet - Photographer

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Emilie Cronet studied photography at ESA Saint-Luc Liège and graduated in 2019. She also won the King Baudouin Foundation prize in the same year.

Subsequently, she participated in various group exhibitions.
After a long period of experimentation, she is making her new images public at Galerie HVL for the present exhibition.
The experience of photography has allowed Emilie Cronet to clarify her relationship with the world and offers her the possibility of sharing her perception of it. She does not seek to photograph reality but to use it as material to construct a new one: her own. For her images tell what she cannot express elsewhere.

Each of his photographs is an experience in itself, free from any intellectualisation or control. It would be pointless to try to define them as they would lose their essence. They exist as simple fragments of stories, which could echo yours.

Galerie HVL joins the adventure of virtual reality and NFTs!

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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

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Jean Janssis was born in 1953 in Ans (Liège). He obtained a degree in Romance philology in 1975 and was awarded the agrégé de l'Enseignement supérieur in 1976.
A self-taught photographer, he passed the State Jury in 1986. He is professor of semiology and photography at the Ecole supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc in Liège until 2017.
He makes his prints with gum bichromate on large etching papers. His favourite themes are the body and the portrait. The density of the prints, the paper and the pigments give his photographs a real sensuality, an almost tactile thickness that resonates with the emotions and depth of the images.
He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions: Liège, Hasselt, Namur, Stavelot, Arlon, Genval, Charleroi, Brussels, Ostend, Antwerp, Arles, Paris, Toulouse, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Brescia, Venice, Rome, Milan, London, Lausanne, New York, Santiago de Chile, etc.
His work is part of numerous private and public collections: Mep (Maison Européenne de la Photographie), Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Museo Ken Damy (Brescia), Communauté Française, FNAC, ...
He is also the author of several books: Etreintes de Terre, Silent Walk, Exsudat, Les corps impressionnés (to be published in spring 2022).

Jordan ESSER - Photographer

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Jordan Esser was born in 1993 in Liege and completed his higher education at the Institut Saint Luc Liege from 2014 to 2017.
Since 2017 he has been working as a freelance photographer. In parallel, he took the opportunity to work as an assistant for one of his former teachers, Gregor Collienne, which opened the doors to assisting in the advertising and fashion industry. This gave him the opportunity to perfect his training and sharpen his photographic eye.
In December 2021, he exhibited for the first time at the Plantasia cultural house in Lisbon. It is with great emotion that he will hold his first exhibition in Belgium, together with his former teacher Jean Janssis who accompanied him during the development of his artistic vision.
He sees photography as an experiment, a search for the happy accident. Today his style is in perpetual mutation and evolves according to his desires. Contrary to the past, he no longer aims for his photography to be meaningful, he now devotes himself to the search for strict aestheticism.

Inauguration of the Maurice Pirenne memorial panel

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The Legros Auction House is pleased to participate in the tourist route of the illustrious citizens of Verviers. This project, supported by the "Verviers Ambitions" city centre management, has its roots in the publication of 2 volumes New Verviers biographies published under the direction of Freddy Joris and Louis-Bernard Koch, which highlights those who were or are personalities of Verviers in various fields such as culture or entrepreneurship.

On 5 March, a commemorative panel will be unveiled on the façade of our school. We have logically chosen to honour the famous painter Maurice Pirenne leader of the school known as the Verviers intimists.

As an auction house, the Hôtel des ventes Legros has always been keen to promote art in general and that of our region in particular, which is why we have opened an art gallery to complement our activities.

Exhibitions of contemporary art will be held there as well as retrospectives of local artists.

Verviers was and still is a land of artists. It is good to be reminded of this and not to let these painters, whose identity is so particular, fall into oblivion. They have their place alongside the great names in the history of art, proof of which is that Georges Le Brun is already exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay and I am sure that Maurice Pirenne will soon join them.

Promoting art is also participating in the dynamism of our city and it is in this spirit that we are proud to participate in the Verviers Ambitions initiative.