Gabriel Belgeonne (also known as Busine, Gabriel), the Belgian artist was born in Gerpinnes in 1935. Proficient in graphic design, painting, stained glass and carpet design, he received his training from the Academy of Mons from 1955 to 1962. As the nephew of Zéphir Busine, he inherited his uncle’s love for visual arts and was liberated from the monotony of academy life.
Initially aspiring to be a painter, a meeting with Gustave Marchoul changed everything and prompted him to devote his heart and soul to the art of etching. Acclaimed by the press as “a mark and metamorphosis of forms,” his engravings demonstrate a grand mastery of his craft. The art of G.B., a constant battle between emptiness and matter, encompassing that of a painter, engraver, and architect. Using modest, restrained tones, primitive and concealed forms emerge, challenging the gentle blacks and subtle greys that dictate the composition. Recently rediscovering his passion for painting, which he had abandoned for some time, he now works in a lyrical abstraction, influenced by color and successive layers of paint (1996).
From 1962, Gabriel Belgeonne taught at the Academy of Mons and in 1976-1977, served as director at ESAPVE in Mons. In 1990, he began his tenure as a teacher and later, from 1998 to 2000, served as director at Ter Kameren in Brussels. He was also tirelessly involved in publishing and organizing graphic art events. Listed in BAS I, BAS II, and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists, he was a member of Cap d’Encre (1965-1970) and founder of the Tandem group (1970).
www.ftn-books.com has some Belgeonne publications available
