THE ARTISANAL ABSTRACTION OF TIM TRENSON
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THE ARTISANAL ABSTRACTION OF TIM TRENSON
Tim Trenson has always equated the act of drawing with his painting. For him, drawing is a complicated, time-consuming and independent undertaking. Just as his paintings show the uneasy nature of his exuberant formal language. He builds up his paintings while drawing with the coarse brush, layer by layer. Sometimes careful and thoughtful, sometimes rash and reckless.
Trenson makes work that is not entirely abstract. When referring to recognisable elements in his work, he prefers the word figuration to representation. Perhaps we recognise a body or an interior, often just its suggestion.
The most important aspect is his concern with the question of priority. Colour first or form first? Figure or do we stick to a brush stroke? Trenson’s works represent both presence and absence. They are seemingly nervous works with a high dose of psychology. They are paintings that indulge while looking.
Text: Fred Michiels, 2020
Tim Trenson (1966, Asse, Belgium) lives and works in Brussels.
Master (MFA) in animation film (1989) from KASK Ghent.
Bachelor in painting (2018) from ABKA Anderlecht
22 November – 15 December 2024: group show @ Melissa Ansel Gallery, Brussels
26 October – 17 November 2024: group show “Don’t try to be an icon” @ CAS, Oostende
12 September – 13 October 2024: solo @ BCP Art Belge @ Rivoli, Brussels
22 – 30 June 2024: solo @ Simone @ Chateauvillain, France
01 March – 14 April 2024: solo “First to the left, second to the right (and then straight on)” @ Galerie Van Caelenberg, Aalst
21 September – 7 Oktober 2023: group show MEZZO-TINTO @ KBK, Brussels
23 – 24 September 2023: group show WHAT ELSE 2023 @ Art Mesnil 2023, Mesnil-Eglise
26 May – 04 June 2023: group show “Back to Business” @ Res Ars, Sint-Jans- Molenbeek
13 July – 20 August 2023: group show “Les retours de plage de Melissa Ansel” @ Melissa Ansel @ L’ile d’Yeu – France
8 – 11 June 2023: group show @ gemeente Sint Pieters Woluwe – Kunstprijs 2023 – honorable mention
26 November 2022 – 7 January 2023: group show @ CC Zwaneberg, Heist-op-den-Berg
18 November – 18 December 2022: group show @ Melissa Ansel Gallery, Brussels
9 July – 28 August 2022: @ Paardenstallen, Kortrijk: group show ‘Stimulans 22’ organised by Stad Kortijk & BE-PART – honorable mention
12 May – 5 June 2022: group show @ Galerie Dessers, Hasselt
15 January – 27 February 2022: @ CC De Schakel: group show ‘Gaverprijs’, Waregem
23 September – 15 October 2021: solo @ Gallery KBK Brussels, Brussels
23 April 2021 – 22 May 2021: group show ‘Louise Dehem’ @ CC Het Perron Ieper
3 October 2020 – 3 January 2021: ‘Oooh’ group show @ Netwerk Aalst
26 September – 18 October 2020: group show @ CC Zwaneberg Heist-op-den-Berg
March 2020: solo @ GC De Rinck Anderlecht
October 2019: group show @ Res Ars Molenbeek
February 2019: group show curated by Fred Michiels @ Pastorij Westmalle
