Rony Van den Block
Rony Van den Block (°1963, Vilvoorde - Belgium) creates paintings that balance between abstraction and figuration. The works under the heading [unblocked] have a central theme of liberation. The artist imposes an almost absurd restriction on himself to engage in imaginative exploration just with that. In today’s world thinking, people want to make everything fit into boxes, forgetting all too easily that everything is part of a greater whole. The choice of topic also plays into this. No theme is shunned in the process. An innate social critical thinking – whether or not supplemented with a cheerful twist – yet always pleasant to watch. It zooms in on elements that the ordinary passerby passes by. Or just the opposite, distance is taken so that a rhythm emerges that is more eloquent than any objective representation.
In the constant play between abstract and figurative, several images are created simultaneously. There is the frivolity with the material, the powerful character of each block in itself, the cohesion of the blocks among themselves, the overall concept of a work and finally the whole image (which only really unfolds from a greater distance). Considering things from as many sides as possible at once is therefore one of the great motivations. So that you are sucked into a rich experience of our contemporary world. With a critical eye and playful touch, he offers a fresh view of the world around us.
