{"id":3530,"date":"2016-03-14T09:46:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2017-04-06T05:04:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T09:04:50","slug":"samuel-vanderveken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/samuel-vanderveken\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Vanderveken"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5315\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3530-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/samuelvanderveken.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/samuelvanderveken.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/samuelvanderveken.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/portrait.jpg?resize=567%2C756&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"portrait\" width=\"567\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/portrait.jpg?w=567&amp;ssl=1 567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/portrait.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/samuelvanderveken.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Vanderveken<\/a> is a painter from Brussels, Belgium. He was born on August 19, 1982 and ended up in a warm nest in Bonheiden, a small town in Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After wandering from Bonheiden to Molenbeek, Ghent and Nottingham, for his studies graphic design and fine arts\/painting, he ended up in Mechelen, where for several years, he was the driving force behind the artistic non-profit association, Opa Malyn. After a recent residency in Leipzig (Germany), where he lived and worked for a year, he ended up in Schaerbeek (Brussels). He currently lives there in a community house of eight. In his studio in Molenbeek (Brussels) he patiently works on a new series of paintings that will be shown at his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kusseneers.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gallery (Kusseneers)<\/a> when finished.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His practice isn\u2019t about the obvious and repetitive use of the same technique on ever changing subjects, nor does it aspire recognizability. Instead he pursues an intense and deep understanding of the medium of painting, without nourishing the illusion of a final goal. It is rather the road itself, and the energy of the \u201csemper excelsius\u201d, that is his goal. This continuous strive and profound self questioning, gives meaning to an existence that otherwise is absurd and determined: two concepts that are essential in his work. For as diverse in appearance Samuel Vanderveken\u2019s work is, the more convincingly it transfers its message, inspired by the ideas of Camus, Kafka, the world of cartoons and the Taoist philosophy. Life remains an absurd enigma to which none of us know the answer. Just like John Cage, Vanderveken nevertheless prefers \u201cLaughter above tears\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The mural mentioned in the interview <a href=\"http:\/\/samuelvanderveken.com\/site\/mechelen-muurt\" target=\"_blank\">can be see here<\/a>. Read more in his <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/samuelvanderveken\/docs\/absurdism\" target=\"_blank\">publication on absurdism<\/a>, and lastly, <a href=\"http:\/\/samuelvanderveken.com\/site\/i-love-you-all\/\" target=\"_blank\">I love you all.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3540\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March.jpg?resize=696%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March\" width=\"696\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/VANDERVEKEN-zicht-2016-March.jpg?resize=624%2C412&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;&#8230;it was difficult to understand her, but what she said&#8230;&#8221;, Kusseneers Gallery, March 2016 &#8212; \u00a9 Kusseneers Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3541\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Installation-picture1.jpg?resize=696%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Installation picture1\" width=\"696\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Installation-picture1.jpg?w=709&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Installation-picture1.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Installation-picture1.jpg?resize=624%2C423&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Absurd man does not cling to certainties&#8221;, Kusseneers Gallery, November 2014 &#8212; \u00a9 Kusseneers Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/samuelvanderveken.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Samuel Vanderveken is a painter from Brussels, Belgium. 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