Biography
Since 2001, Bart Lodewijks has been making large-scale, linear chalk drawings in public and private spaces. The drawings can be found on the facades of buildings, in hospitals and offices, but also in private homes and the surrounding streets. His distinctly abstract drawings respond to the social context in which they were made.
In his long-term projects, the artist documents the process in writing, photography and film. Images and texts come together in books, made in collaboration with art publisher ROMA publications; an essay was published in the essay series of the Mondriaan Fund. Film documents were made in collaboration with filmmaker Griet Teck. Lodewijks has also recently incorporated these different media into theatre performances, in collaboration with Griet Teck and Tom Van Imschoot as dramaturge.
The Dutch State Architect and the Flemish cities of Ronse, Genk, Ghent and Brussels have commissioned long-term projects. Emergent gallery (Veurne, Belgium) commissioned drawings in private homes. Lodewijks worked with S.M.A.K. – Ghent (TRACK 2012, Kathmandu Triennnale 2016), Capacete – Rio de Janeiro (2010, 2013), The Model Sligo – Ireland (2013-2016), Whitechapel Gallery – London (2014-2015), BOZAR – Brussels (2016), MMCA Seoul (2016), Calcutta Art & Research Foundation India (2018), KAAP Bruges, Belgium (2019-2021), OCMW Merelbeke, Belgium (2020), Noordereiland Rotterdam, Murals Inc, NL (2020-21), Kinderdagverblijf Bambino/Flemish Community, Belgium (2021), Kunstfestival Watou, Belgium (2021)