Discover the contemporary work of SIOB
Under the pseudonym "Siob", the artist paints and sculpts as a professional for over 20 years. He was born in 1963 in a little corner of rural France, near Angouleme in the Charente - which earned him perhaps his imagination that translates in his paintings, its marble and bronze ever since -. At 27, his encounter with the Prince Decroy him sell his first painting and gave birth to him in his vocation. He then takes the oil painting that will remain his medium to date. Fascinated by the antics of its congeners, passionate and inspired from the start, he threw himself wholeheartedly into the work by creating hundreds of paintings and sculptures in a style all its own.Siob surprising, innovative or mind (it depends), it depicts the human being in a new light. An artistic career earned him confirmed the meeting with the current sovereign at the opening of his sculpture, "The Naiades", installed in the courtyard of the museum Famenne Marche (1997). Currently, several works by the artist are also in public collections. The main themes of his works are politics, humor and a certain part of the bourgeoisie. During 2011, he made known through the Kingdom of Belgium.Indeed, exhibitions and media feature the paintings of the series: "Belgium, make me laugh," and especially the cartoon: "Bart de Wever murdering the King," a web of 2m of 3 which was given to the City Dinant. His style is located between Dutch painting, Art Nouveau and geometry. He does not paint figurative, he suggests ... During his career, Siob has received numerous awards:- Sculpture Price: Gold Medal International.- Prize in Painting: Gold Medal International.- Grand Prix (all disciplines): - Artist next International Art Price - Research on cyclomotricité - Discovery of a geometric shape not any - Member of Arts and Letters- Public Sculptures: - The Naiads - Etendard - Saint Remy - Iris - The game of Naiads - Severity - The Washerwoman - Constellation - Alliance - Seed of Engineering - Monument to Dion- Public Paintings: - School's out - The Soprano - Music - The Chief of Tribe - The Conqueror - Bart de Wever assassinates King Bibliography: Book "Siob 20 years" by Mireille Rommens (108 pages, photos and articles available on siobart.be). Get the latest updates, news, photos and videos of the artist:facebook.com / artiste.siob