Michaël Borremans: The Acrobat

A breathtaking selection of Michaël Borremans's lustrous paintings, this catalogue showcases his technical mastery and creative use of mise-en-scène.

Recalling classical painting, both through technical mastery and subject matter, Borremans's depiction of the surprising and the bizarre, invites a second look. Uncanny scenes of figures onlooking blurred acrobatic displays, hooded subjects in Rembrandt lighting, or solemn portraits of painted faces demonstrate Borremans's unique vision. In this recent body of work, Borremans continues to draw the viewer in closer with his small scale paintings of mysterious figures in peculiar arenas.

Author: Michael Borremans, Katya Tylevich
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Published: 07/12/2022
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.60w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9781644230831
ISBN10: 1644230836
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists | Monographs
- Art | History | Contemporary (1945- )
- Art | European

About the Author
Michaël Borremans's innovative approach to painting combines technical mastery with subject matter that defies straightforward interpretation. His charged canvases address universal themes that seem to resonate with a specifically contemporary relevance. The artist was born in 1963 in Geraardsbergen, Belgium and in 1996 he received his M.F.A. from Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Campus St. Lucas, in Ghent. Borremans continues to live and work in Ghent.