Pieter Chanterie is a visual artist, born in 1996, in Leuven. He lives and works in Brussels.
His work varies from small paintings on wood to murals, drawings, (wall) sculptures and books.
There’s a large focus on the object in itself and its materiality, but also on making the 3D- or 2D-object a window to elsewhere.
This window resides in a bigger, rather unstable structure – the wonky framework of a semi-finished building on pillars.
In order not to challenge this unsteadiness, you enter and propel with utmost care. When walking through this carcass and sketch of a house, you’ll discover some nooks that are already painted in a stylish color and furnished with a dusty display cabinet filled with trinkets. They’re small, handmade and banal, but loaded with transcendent powers. You could approach them as you would a talisman – can’t guarantee that they’re not a scam…
Anyway,
Back to Pi’s Pieces:
His visual language is a medley of contemporary and historical imagery, from infographics to Medieval miniatures. This sweet ‘n sour cocktail decorates the stage for spiritual, personal and fictional novellas.
Some specific aspects of his work worthy of pointing out:
- The constant act of collecting this overload of imagery like blueberries in a large field, where only a portion survives. But compulsively trying to salvage them all in a tiny tiny basket.
- Painting as the middle part of a Venn diagram between designing, making and performing.
- Societal codes, their absurdity and cuteness.
- The miniature, as a rebel against a big big world, but also an analysis of that world.
- The narrative and the decorative.
This reminds me,
did you see the neighbour’s hideous new curtains? Apparently, she bought them from the lady down the street, who got them from the mayor’s sister, who coloured them with her bare hands in a bucket in her garden. I can’t bear looking at them for one more second. I’ll retreat to my unstable house, it’s nighttime anyway.
My poorly lit room reveals little of the installation where music seems to be coming from. It’s playing a great pop song, a melancholic dance track.
The popstar’s low effort singing is kindred to the renaissance painters’ sprezzatura.
Education
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts
LUCA School of Arts, Ghent
09.2017 – 06.2018
Erasmus-Exchange
Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
08.2016 – 12.2016
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts: Painting
LUCA School of Arts, Ghent
09.2014 – 06.2017
Exhibitions
Aesthetic Echoes
2024
PLUS ONE-Gallery, Antwerp, BE
group show with 100 artists who created a work on the iconic 12-inch size of a vinyl record cover
Border Buda
2024
Buda, Vilvoorde/Brussels, BE
open air group exhibition in the industrial zone ‘Buda’ with permanent and temporary works, investigating the heritage and current characteristics of this region.
Scampi Gallery: Vismarkt
2024
Pizza Gallery, Antwerp, BE
group show organized by artist-duo Maya Mertens and Julien Neirynck
The Wunderwall with Pieter Chanterie
2024
The Wunderwall, Antwerp, BE
Solo show
A4 a Wall
2023
Vroom, Brussels, BE
Group show with 60 artists presenting a A4-sized work
Biennale Hedendaagse Kunst
2023
Kasteel van Poeke, Aalter, BE
Group show organized by Rotary club Aalter
Über Das Neue
Edition: Giftshop
2023
Belvedere 21, Vienna, AU
Group show presented by art space 'EDITION:', showing artists they worked with in recent years. The show is part of the program of Über Das Neue
Nomadic Bloemenhof/ Jardin aux Fleurs
2023
Bloemenhofplein, Brussels, BE
Open-air group show, organised by Veduta, with Anne Beumer, Louise De Bosscher, Noe Stéfano, Pommelien Koolen
Not My Monkfish
2023
ZSenne artlab, Brussels, BE
Group show initiated by Siene Hollemans and Senne Vanderschelden, in collaboration with Nastasia Daelman, Charlotte Decoster, Pom Koo, Gabri Molist, Charel Pycke, Ramona Vangrinsven, Lotte Vansantvoet
First act of the trilogy IV-II-III "The Youth of S.F"
2022
Komplot icw SB34, Brussels, BE
Group show, curated by Koi Persyn with Toon Boeckmans, Kamil Bouzoubaa-Grivel, Rosanne Claes & Ignace Wouters, Romane Claus, Aaron Daem, Pieter De Clercq, Axel Korban, Natasja Mabesoone, Benjamin Mengistu Navet, Juan Pablo Plazas, Michaela Schweighofer, Camilla Steinum, Manon van den Eeden, Ken Verhoeven
The Oracle of Bungalow Park
2021
SECONDroom, Antwerp, BE
Solo show, on view for one evening
Four-Poster Bed In The Star Lounge
2021
Volkskundemuseum, Bruges, BE
solo exhibition, dialogue with the collection
Tarot editions
2021
019, Ghent, BE
group show with 78 artists participating in project ‘Tarot editions’, curated by Adriënne van der Werf and Emma Keppens
Phase
2020
Brussels, BE
Group show curated by Medusa, art collective
The Lobster’s Lodge
2020
KOP, Breda, NL
solo show
The Souffleur’s Cabinet
2019
SEAS, CC Sharpoord, Knokke Heist, BE
solo show
Season Highlights - Jan Naaijkens Prize
2019
Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL
group show with the 4 nominees for the Jan Naaijkens Prize as part of the ‘Master Apprentice Project’ from Kunstpodium T
HYDRA
2019
Geitstraat 92, Ghent, BE
group show curated by Lenny Vervaeke
PEW PEW PEW: The Tower Above The Puppet Theater
2019
Edition:, Linz, AT
show as part of the ‘PEW PEW PEW’ festival program where 5 internationals artist were invited for a week long recidency and the making of a 1 day exhibition
In Bloom
2019
Zwart Huis Gallery, Brussels, BE
group show with Pieter Chanterie, Antoine Goossens and Louie Mauws
De nar en zijn narrenstaf, Le bouffon et sa marotte
2019
Vensterbank, Leiden, NL
group show curated by Caz Egelie with Roos Nieboer, Roy Vastenburg, Sandra Heemskerk, Tjobo Kho
Apprentice Master Expo #1: Wintermarkt
2018
Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg, NL
group show as part of ‘Master Apprentice project’ from Kunstpodium-T with Maarten Bel, Wessel Verrijt, Emma van Doorn, Vitoria Aquino
LUCA Showcase 2018
2018
Cas-Co, Louvain, BE
group show of selected graduated master students from LUCA School of Arts
SECONDroom Leuven – Really Real
2018
Louvain, BE
group show with Marijs Boulogne, Thorsten Baensch, Pieter Chanterie, Christine Dupuis, Charlotte Grégoire, Erik Chiafele, Maurice Doherty, Yannick Ganseman, David Hoppenbrouwers, Dialogist-Kantor, Oswin Loedts, Lulu Ngie, Claudia Radulescu, Sarah Reynders, Bart Schoofs, The After Lucy Experiment, Christophe Terlinden, Peter Van Eyck, Stijn Wybouw
The front space 1: Pieter Chanterie
2018
Valerie Traan Gallery, Antwerp, BE
solo show
STRAF
2018
oude Gentse justitiepaleis, Ghent, BE
group show with Ben Benaouisse, Hedwig Brouckaert, Pieter Chanterie Reinhout Hiel, Ilse Joliet, Ben Kockelkoren, Stéphanie Leblon, Heidi Loeckx, Sofie Muller, Charel Pycke, Ilse Selhorst, Annouk Thys, Geert Vanoorlé, Robin Vermeersch, Sarah Westphal, Thomas Willemen, Dirk Zoete
Jonge Kunstenaars 2018
2018
Sint-Lukasgalerie, Brussels, BE
group show of selected gratuated master students from LUCA School of Arts
GRADUATION SHOW
2018
LUCA School of Arts, Ghent, BE
group show of all graduated masters
Doing The Laundry
2018
De Wasserij Kunstcentrum, Lokeren, BE
group show and final master jury with Pieter Chanterie, Elvira De Pelsmacker, Niels De Meirleir, Kapinga Muela Kabeya, Karel Segers, Jef Scheirlinckx, Alexander Verkens
Vitrine
2018
Ghent, BE
group show with Nastasia Daelman, Rosa De Coster, Ramona Vangrinsven, Lotte Vansantvoet
TROS
2018
In de Ruimte, Ghent, BE
group show with Miguel Acket, Marieke Bontinck, Marta Grabowska, Pieter Chanterie, Elvira De Pelsmacker, Alina De Pelseneer, Lisa Roggeband, Kimberly Vanderbeken, Paulien Wellens, Kay-leigh Tess
Lokaal 22
2018
LUCA School of Arts, Ghent, BE
group show with Pieter Chanterie, Louie Mauws, Lenny Vervaeke
Sidderaal
2017
LUCA School of Arts, Ghent, BE
group show of 3rd year painting class
Mijn Droomhuis
2017
De Drukkerij, Louvain, BE
group show with Rosa De Coster, Lukas De Ryck, Ramona Vangrinsven, Lotte Vansantvoet
Sale!
2017
CC Stroming, Berlare, BE
group show of 3rd year painting class
Semaine D’AR/T
2015
CC de Markten, Brussels, BE
group show organized by JHMJ DAR
