Art project OFF THE WALL featuring Arthur Devisscher

10.09.2024
OFF THE WALL is Bureau Bouwtechniek's art project.
Kunstenaar OTW3

Every two years, a different artist is commissioned to create a work for the wall in the entrance hall of our Antwerp office. Alternately, we appeal to curator Ephameron of the Graffix festival who presents us with a selection or to colleagues who may surprise us with suggestions. In 2024, it will be Ephameron's turn.

Arthur Paard Cirkel
Arthur Boeket versie2

OFF THE WALL - 3 / 2024
Arthur Devisscher

Characteristic of the work of the young Bruges illustrator Arthur Devisscher are his overflowing, colourful drawings. They show imaginative scenes in which both animals and people parade. Both recognisable and alienating at the same time. Man and animal walk hand in hand. Often armed with sword or gun. Arthur's drawn world therefore shows little realism. He starts from an idea, a sentence or an image. The rest comes naturally. Intuitively. And gradually.

Whether his drawings tell a story? He says he is not concerned with that. Details. That is what Arthur is all about. He builds up his drawings with a multitude of small elements and uses colours on top of each other. This brings with it a slowness. And makes each creation an intense, almost ritualistic experience. The viewer can also linger endlessly in Arthur's work. The abundance of details forces a stillness.
I am obsessed with details.
Arthur Devisscher