PHOTO: Dead Bugs In The Royal Palace

The Belgian artist, Jan Fabre, finds his inspiration in animals. For him they are a product of instinct reactions.

Born in Antwerp in 1958, Jan Fabre is also a painter, sculptor, theatre director, choreographer and set designer. He is respected worldwide in all of his fields of work.

Fabre considers that the human intellect is a brake from really seeing ourselves. This is why he finds his inspiration in animals. For him, they are a product of instinct reactions. He considers that in one moment we can observe a calm and relaxed figure of an animal body which because of foreign effects in a moment transforms and finishes in extreme convulsions.

He is actively exploring the relationship between painting and sculpture. His work on the royal palace in Brussels “Heaven of Delighted” is recognized worldwide, which uses two experimental techniques extremely well.

Fabre covered the hall of the palace with 2.5 million wings of scarabs. 29 artists works on the “mosaic of wings” according to Fabre’s instructions, and made the halls of the royal palace a unique place. The viewer, depending on the angle and strength of light entering, creates a unique show of green and blue shades. Take a look at how “Heaven of Delighted” looks in the PHOTOGALLERY.