Biography
PEter dePELchin creates a new reality containing a symbiosis of art history and topicality. His consistent oeuvre pounds into the subconscious of the spectator and takes a detailed look at the collective archetypes. He accomplishes a universal imagery that draws from the past and reflects on the present.
He devours every detail of art history. By linking this to a creative and associative process of thinking, peculiar images come into being that subsequently reveals themselves to the spectator.
The historical content is approached formally, but also substantively examined. Then dePELchin continues by de-contextualizing and contextualizing. A process in which he pulls every symbolic or archetypical element out of its context, in order to create a new reality.
This new imagery then starts living its own life. Like this, illustrative leitmotivs come into being. These motives have the power to stir up controversy, even today.
PEter breaks open the collective consciousness, starting from the concept of the ‘human identity’. He searches for the ‘human being’ and the ‘being human’ using humanity, which is exactly what sets him apart.
