The Magical Realist Portraits of Eddy Stevens

The mysterious portraits of Belgian painter Eddy Stevens are full of stirring symbols that invite the viewer to unpack their meanings. Although his work has a sure timeless high quality that recollects Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-century painters, his work can also be full of modern prospers and progressive approaches to the craft.

“In a passionate manner he tells us about himself rising and, on the identical time, gaining perception into his strategies,” Angela King Gallery says. “He trusts that new ideas current themselves in moments of meditation, and so they do. It’s as if new works come to seek out him. He says, ‘it’s as if it’s not solely me who’s inventing the concept, it’s as if I’m taking a look at my shadow.’”

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