Biography
In his drawings, objects and sculptures Leopold van de Ven constantly search for a sensory confrontation, he looks for forms that brace themselves and as such constitute the visibility of space. In his work he intends to make a stand against space.
His work is based on the concept of space; to show space and rediscover it, sometimes even in two-dimensional form, but always with the same idea in mind. This is how he sees it: two qualities of a drawing are representation and the imagination of depth. An object has a three-dimensional, physical presence and can therefore be an inconvenience. It is tangible, has substance and can hence constitute a drama/tell a story.
The wall sculptures he describes as ‘two-dimensional sculptures’: a combination of the qualities of a drawing and those of a three-dimensional object. In this way he tries to give the two-dimensional sculptures imaginary depth, without it becoming an image-like drawing. He calls it ‘abstract surrealism’. The actual presence as a tangible object forms the three-dimensional element which enhances expression in the piece of art.
