{"id":8829,"date":"2019-11-11T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=8829"},"modified":"2019-11-11T18:23:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T23:23:22","slug":"one-more-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/one-more-day\/","title":{"rendered":"One More Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Portrait F III 19 HZM<\/em> by Stefaan De Croock
33.5″x25.5″; recycled wood sculpture; 2019
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One More Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Transfo in Zwevegem, Belgium
16-17 November 2019
Opening Reception: 15 November, 7PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Time. It\u2019s a given that has long inspired artist Stefaan De Croock alias Strook. In his sixth solo exhibition, “One More Day”, De Croock, recently tipped as “one to watch” by the lauded photographer Stephan Vanfleteren, enters into dialogue with the abstract but undeniable given. Everybody knows how it feels to be overcome by the desire to turn back in time. With “One More Day”, the artist recognizes that desire but also uses the frustrating impossibility and barrier that comes with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It starts with the material Strook uses to build his artwork. \u201c\u2018Old wood\u2019 might seem like a trivial thing but I look at it from a different perspective,\u201d explains De Croock. \u201cTo me, it\u2019s something magical. It possesses a certain spontaneity that\u2019s impossible to recreate. The colors, the paint, the relief\u2026 They form an esthetic imprint of everything that ever happened to the wood. You can \u2018see\u2019 time. It\u2019s a privilege to be able to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami, Montreal, Bangkok, Mexico City or Ostend\u2026 His now famous portraits out of this old wood took him around the world. \u201cI used to give them names and facial expressions but along the way, they grew more abstract. One example is the portrait I designed for the album cover of Skepsels <\/em>by Belgian band Het Zesde Metaal. The compositions became more subtle, the emotional load more powerful.\u201d The faces of some of his recent works slightly turn away or are standing with their back to the beholder. In this, the artist creates another barrier. For his newest work of art, De Croock went even further. He constructed two fragmented 3D-portraits and placed them behind blurred glass. From far away, you can discern a silhouette but as you get closer, the image gets blurrier.\u201cIt\u2019s my interpretation of fading memories. The moment you experience something, it\u2019s superfocused. From that point on, it starts to fade. You\u2019ll never forget it but you will also never be able to relive that moment as vividly as when it happened, whichever way you try to approach it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of the wood adds an extra dimension to the portraits. \u201cI combine wood from places like the Imperial Shipyard in Gda\u0144sk, Poland with wood from a bar in Kortrijk, Belgium or an old rectory in Kanegem, Belgium. Every piece tells a unique story but all those stories form a human silhouette. It\u2019s one big metaphor; we are all an entirety made up of the different stories that shape us to who we are. This process of formation also leaves scars. That\u2019s why I never alter the wood I find. In real life, people try to hide their scars but I can see the beauty in them. They are part of everyone\u2019s unique story of becoming human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strook was profiled in Kolaj <\/em>#22 and one of his untitled murals was featured on the cover. Read more HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from artist’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8550 Zwevegem, Belgium
+32 473 28 25 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW One More Day at Transfo in Zwevegem, Belgium16-17 November 2019Opening Reception: 15 November, 7PM Time. It\u2019s a given that has long inspired artist Stefaan De Croock alias Strook. In his sixth solo exhibition, “One More Day”, De…<\/p>\n

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