Koen Delaere
*1970 in Brugges Belgium
lives and works in Tilburg in the Netherlands

The works of Koen Delaere are abstract, highly structured mixed-media paintings on canvas that are the result of a physical and energetic interaction with the material and color matter. “His approach to painting comes within the reach of the performative moment of music. As in musical productions, it is in his works that one perceives a live performance – a spontaneity that is reflected throughout a concert. There is a randomness, an improvisation and a controlled chaos. We find traces of these elements in his paintings, that live on an extension of the present.” (Lorenzo Benedetti: Chromatic Explosions)

Untitled (Boca Santa Cruz)<br>acrylic, cyanotype, oil and spray, paint on canvas<br>215 x 150 x 200 cm Koen Delaere, Untitled (ghost bitch), 2015<br>acrylic, enamel, oilpaint on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, installation view Koen Delaere, Untitled (araw), 2015<br>Oilpaint, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, Düsseldorf
Koen Delaere, Images du Futur, installation view, 2017Koen Delaere, The Idea of Movie, 2017<br>ink, acrylic and gouache on canvas, 250 x 150 cm Koen Delaere, Spiritualized, 2017<br>arcylic and alkyd on canvas, 190 x 125 cm, private collectionKoen Delaere, Only last week I noticed That the colors of the lights of my studio are the same as the ones you conjure in my mind: indigo, 2017, private collection
Koen Delaere, Untitled, 2016<br>oilpaint, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled, 2016<br>oilpaint, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (toorop), 2014<br>Acrylic, enamel & gouache on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (domburg), 2014<br>Acrylic, enamel & gouache on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, Düsseldorf
Koen Delaere, Untitled (lay in a shimmer), <br> acrylic on linnen, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (slave ambient), 2015<br>Oilpaint, acrylic on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, Düsseldorf
Koen Delaere, Untitled (big sur), 2015<br>Acrylic & oilpaint on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (at the drive in), 2015<br>oil paint, acrylic on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (cheree), 2015<br>oil paint, acrylic on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (sun ark), 2015<br>oil paint, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (lux interior), 2015<br>acrylic & oil paint on canvas, 215 x 150 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, DüsseldorfKoen Delaere, Untitled (yea), 2015<br>Oilpaint, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 125 cm<br>Courtesy VAN HORN, Düsseldorf