Aline Bouvy

Aline Bouvy uses materials and concepts in function of the idea the artist has in mind. As a result, her artistic practice looks very diverse. Her polyglot linguistic sensibility is the common thread throughout her work, with a complex network of linguistic references creating a multitude of meanings and associations.

The title of an article in the NY Times inspired Bouvy to connect the social idea of 'work' with the artist's practice. A powerful sculpture of a round loaf of bread (blackened by the addition of coal to the dough) sets the tone for a layered exhibition full of symbols. The dominant power structures of our society are critically undermined, but in a way that remains 'digestible' for the viewer, through abstraction, multiplication and parody.

Aline Bouvy (1974, Brussels) studied Free Arts at the 'École de recherche graphique' (Erg) in Ixelles, followed by a postgraduate at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht. Subsequently she moved to Berlin and London. From 2000 to 2013, she worked closely with the artist John Gillis. She currently resides and works in Brussels. Her solo and group work has been shown at Albert Baronian Gallery, Le Salon and Maison Grégoire (Brussels), Motel and Dead Horse Bay (NYC), Exo Exo (Paris), and Diesel Project Space (Liege), among others.