In this life, the force and beauty of art can have a major influence on our search for knowledge and fortune. It brings joy, and can move, trigger and dazzle us. Most of all I would love to create extraordinary images, which make people wonder, and make daily life more interesting. Interesting images lead to stimulating thoughts. Each day ideas pop up in my head, which make me laugh or impress me. If I don’t write them down they fade away and might even disappear forever. But when I do write them down and work them out, create the picture or installation, they actually exist, and repeatedly I can enjoy it with intensity. Isn’t it wonderful to enjoy fiercely the fun and beauty inside oneself? It satisfies me to see others taking pleasure into it too, thus I will expose myself. There are unlimited ideas and therefore boundless ambitions. Often in my pictures you see the world from a side we are not familiar with. Still no computers have been used in creating these pictures. Everything you see is 100% real, live, without manipulation. Performance, aesthetics and photography together as one, for an honest result.
Bart Rouwen, born 05-03-1975 Working and living in Belgium and the Netherlands. Education: Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp.