The Antwerp-born artist utilizes repetitive motifs and saturated color to capture fleeting domestic and natural moments.
Antwerp artist Ben Sledsens presents a new series of oil and acrylic works titled An Apple for the Road. The collection features saturated fields of color combined with methodical patterns derived from leaves, brick, and grass. Sledsens develops these atmospheric compositions by first drawing on paper before translating specific details to large-scale canvases, such as the 190 by 250 centimeter Swan and the Willow. His process emphasizes the visual power of repetition, using it to build dense thickets and tiled docks. Works like Lily in the Blue Pond and Evening Light utilize soft dusk lighting to frame quiet scenes of domestic spaces and landscapes. By layering recognizable imagery with skewed perspectives, the artist focuses on the tension between ordinary details and fleeting moments. The exhibition runs from September 3 to October 10 at Tim Van Laere Gallery in Antwerp.
Working artists can observe how translating small-scale paper drawings to large canvases helps isolate salient details for maximum visual impact. The rhythmic use of organic patterns demonstrates how repetitive motifs can ground bold, saturated color palettes within a composition.
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