About Laurent Reypens

Laurent Reypens, born in 1954 in Westerlo, paints and creates sculptures in bronze and glass.
He is fascinated by the simplicity and tranquillity that emanate from everyday objects.
In his works, he consistently uses the same bowl from the Belgian pottery manufacturer Royal Boch.

This bowl forms the common thread running through Laurent Reypens’ works and serves as his signature. In other words, it is not about the bowl per se. It is about the positioning of the bowls, or what they express in their specific sequence.

These positions are highly varied and sometimes radiate tranquillity, sometimes a touch of playfulness. At times, the bowls have a very pronounced presence and really seem to come at you. The works owe their power to the repetitive aspect. This repetition lends his works the necessary abstraction and dynamism.

In recent years, he has exhibited his work in various group and solo exhibitions, including:
- Sfumato - Geel (B)
- Belgian Consulate - Hanover (D)
- Slow motion - Herentals (B)
- Contemporary Chaos - Vestfossen (N)
- Kunstverein - Krefeld and Bruchsal (D)
- Kunsthalle - Arbon (Ch)
- Together with Berengo Studio, he participated in the Art Fairs in Karlsruhe, Stockholm, Miami and Palm Beach
- Fenice Gallery - Venice (I)
- Palazzo Franchetti - Venice (I)
- Glasstress Venice - Murano (I)
- Glasstress Boca Raton Museum of Art - Boca Raton (USA)