The Upper Floor

Helmut Stallaerts

BornNationalityBased In
1982BelgianLennik
Biography

Helmut Stallaerts works across various mediums, including painting, film, installation, photographs, and is known for oppressive and unsettling nature. He is particularly noted for his paintings that depict uncanny scenes and sometimes using unconventional materials as supports. Man is the focal point of Stallaerts' extensive and complex body of work, his subjects often present the portraits in an awkward, theatrical manner, as if participating in an undefined ritual. The atmosphere created is eerie and dark, with sterile and cold environments that lack recognizable or familiar details. Time in his work is not depicted linearly, and the space in his paintings often appears as an enigmatic void. Stallaert captures moments, highlights what has always been there, and invites viewers to contemplate the mysteries of existence through his enigmatic, yet open-ended works. ...

Selected Artworks
A BOY’S TEMPTATION
Helmut Stallaerts
A BOY’S TEMPTATION, 2020
80 x 60cm
DARKLIGHTS AND PROMISES (WOMAN IN FOREST WITH MOON)
Helmut Stallaerts
DARKLIGHTS AND PROMISES (WOMAN IN FOREST WITH MOON), 2020
170 x 140cm
BAD BAD PAINTER
Helmut Stallaerts
BAD BAD PAINTER, 2020
165 x 145cm
KYTHIRA
THE THREE PROJECTIONS
Helmut Stallaerts
THE THREE PROJECTIONS, 2020
120 x 100cm
THE BEEKEEPER
Helmut Stallaerts
THE BEEKEEPER, 2015
175 x 130 x 140cm
KYTHIRA
Indra age 13
Helmut Stallaerts
Indra age 13, 2022
80 x 100cm
Moritz age 11
Helmut Stallaerts
Moritz age 11, 2022
76 x 96cm
Man 3
Lucie age 16
Helmut Stallaerts
Lucie age 16, 2022
59 x 80cm
Man 4
An opposite
Helmut Stallaerts
An opposite, 2022
61 x 50cm
A transmitter
Helmut Stallaerts
A transmitter, 2022
80.5 x 60cm
Past is present in time
Helmut Stallaerts
Past is present in time, 2022
30.5 x 30.5cm
The Upper Floor
Helmut Stallaerts
The Upper Floor, 2024
165 x 111cm
I will
Out of body
Helmut Stallaerts
Out of body, 2024
37.5 x 56cm
Her revolution
Helmut Stallaerts
Her revolution, 2024
22.5 x 32cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Young Belgian Art Prize2013
Young Belgian Art Prize2013
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