Bart Lodewijks (NL 1972) makes large scale, linear chalk drawings in public and private spaces. The drawings can be found on building facades, in hospitals and offices, but also inside private homes and the surrounding streets. His distinct abstract drawings respond to the social context in which they are made.
In the case of a long-term project, the artist documents the process in writing, photography, film and lectures. Images and texts come together in books, made together with art publisher Roma publications since 2004; an essay was published in the Mondriaan Fund essay series. Film documents are made in collaboration with filmmaker Griet Teck.
The Dutch Government Architect and the Flemish cities of Ronse, Genk, Ghent and Brussels have commissioned long-term projects. Emergent (Veurne, BE) commissions drawings in private homes since 2014. Lodewijks worked with S.M.A.K. Ghent (KunstNu 2005 / Moscou Bernadette 2007-2010 / TRACK 2012 / Kathmandu Triennale 2016 / Parkeerkunst 2016 / Étude 2020 / book launches at S.M.A.K. in 2010, 2014, 2017, 2024). Other collaborations include: Capacete - Rio de Janeiro (2010 and 2013), The Model, Sligo - Ireland (2013-2016), Whitechapel Gallery - London (2014 and 2015), BOZAR - Brussels (2016), MMCA Seoul (2016), Calcutta Art & Research Foundation India (2018), KAAP Brugge (2019), New Care Home Merelbeke, BE (2020), Community Center WABO Brussels (2021-2022), Murals Inc, Rotterdam (2019-present), Nursery Bambino - Brussels (2020), Art festival Watou, BE (2021), Production Platform 0090 Antwerp-Istanbul (2022 - present), Emergent galerie Veurne (2013, 2014, 2022), New prison in Haren, Brussels (2022-24), solo exhibition Enter Enter, Amsterdam (2024)
