Yves Velter
For painter and sculptor Yves Velter, existential questions and the psychological issues associated with them form the core of his artistic production. His works are linked by a common theme. Yves Velter is fascinated by the individual and, more specifically, by the contemplative perspective, that part with which we are familiar but which we cannot grasp. The tranquil characters are based on real people who have been rendered anonymous by partially abstracting them in a timeless environment. They are placed in situations where they create an opening in reality and thus break through the impossibility of providing an answer. Yves Velter is working on an ever-growing oeuvre of mainly paintings and works on paper, with a very recognisable, unique style. Since 1997, Velter has been depicting more and more human figures. The artist became fascinated by almost unsolvable issues and focused on contemplative questions and the psychological problems associated with them. That is why he chose the title “Serendipity” for his first solo exhibition in 1997 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ostend. The extensive list of solo and group exhibitions throughout Belgium also includes the Watou Arts Festival in 2016 and the Damme City Festival in 2019. Several of Velter's works of art are also part of private and public collections at home and abroad.
