ABOUT THE ARTIST

BART JAN IS A SELF-TAUGHT ABSTRACT ARTIST WHO TURNED TO PAINTING AFTER SELLING HIS COMPANY, SEEKING A NEW WAY TO EXPRESS HIS LIFELONG CREATIVITY. WITH A BACKGROUND IN COOKING, WOODWORKING, AND DESIGN, HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO CRAFTING UNIQUE, ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITIONS. NEVER CONVENTIONAL, ALWAYS INTUITIVE. BRINGING ATMOSPHERE AND COLOR INTO LIFE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT IN EVERYTHING HE CREATES.

HIS ART IS CHARACTERIZED BY BOLD COLORS, REFLECTIVE SURFACES AND A DEEP FASCINATION WITH LIGHT. USING RESIN AS A CENTRAL MEDIUM, HE CREATES GLOSSY, LAYERED PANELS WHERE LIGHT REFRACTS AND MIRRORS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS. THESE WORKS OFTEN EVOKE THE SENSATION OF WATER, FLUID, IMMERSIVE, AND FULL OF DEPTH. ECHOING HIS CLOSE CONNECTION TO NATURE AND THE SEA. THE COLOR BLUE, IN ALL ITS INFINITE VARIATIONS, PLAYS A CONSISTENT ROLE.
THE SLOW, DELIBERATE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH RESIN BRINGS BART JAN INTO A TRANCE-LIKE STATE, ALLOWING HIM TO BE FULLY PRESENT. HE INVITES THE VIEWER TO SHARE IN THIS EXPERIENCE ONE OF STILLNESS, ATTENTION, AND REFLECTION LETTING COLOR AND FORM UNFOLD GRADUALLY.

JOIN THE JOURNEY

2025 IS A YEAR OF BOLD STEPS AND CREATIVE EXPANSION. IT’S A TIME WHERE HE EXPLORS NEW WAYS OF EXPRESSING HIMSELF, VISUALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND CONCEPTUALLY. ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THIS JOURNEY IS A NEW SERIES OF ARTWORKS, IN WHICH STRUCTURE MEETS FLOW, AND CONTRAST FINDS HARMONY.
COME AND SEE HIS WORK AT ARTISTMEETING IN KNOKKE, BELGIUM, AUGUST 22–24 2025.