HADRIEN LOUMAYE, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 1999. lives and works IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

artists website: WWW.hadrienloumaye.com.

LOUMAYE is represented by ARCHIRAAR GALLERY, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

adrien Loumaye artistic focus centers on the interplay between gesture and color within his work. Within his paintings, movement embodies a distinct physical energy, while the array of colors shapes a transparent state, evoking emotions in the viewer. He aims to merge the subjective essence of abstract expressionism with the meticulous production of minimalism. Confronting the challenge of the pictorial frame, he disrupts compositional balance using varied colored planes, playful horizons, and elements that accentuate surfaces with gestural emphasis, encapsulating the creative act's vitality and enabling the diffusion of pure color. His artistic exploration takes diverse forms, spanning from traditional paintings to expansive murals. To connect this new series with the exhibiting space, he has intervened within the exhibition area. This intervention serves as an opportunity to further delve into the essence of gesture while subverting the conventional hierarchy between the floor and walls. He intertwines various scales and mediums, reusing certain pictorial gestures in alternative forms, such as drawing, to offer unique perspectives on these artistic disciplines.