Contemplations

Joël Moens de Hase is a Belgian mixed media artist born in Brussels in 1959. He lives and works in Brussels. This serial creator has always fully come into his own when embracing the philosophy of action. Before embarking upon his artistic adventures, he chose the world of business, creating and managing various companies. Nowadays, he alternates back and forth between two activities that would seem to be polar opposites but which have allowed him to find a balance as one evacuates the stress caused by the second: art frees him from the frenetic life of a businessman but art is also a cathartic response to the questions of a more existential and personal nature.

It should come as no surprise then that the common denominator in Joël Moens’ work is this two dimensional reading where simplicity exists side by side with complexity as well as tranquillity with sudden activity. WORK The background is made up of thousands of photographic fragments of feminine curves. In the foreground stands an image that radiates intensity, a symbol of intimacy, a face. The photo mosaics of Joël Moens de Hase first began to emerge in 2011. They rapidly caught the interest of a national and international viewership, and both were highly receptive. This digital art form, a contemporary alternative of pixel art and pointillism, has the ability to surprise and seduce through the originality and aesthetics of the concept.

His art reflects a digitalized and hyper-connected society. Those thousands of pictures composing the work echoes the over representation of images, advertisement and erotic representations that invade us on a daily basis. These small pictures give the artwork depth and an impression on infinity.