Ilse Pierard
How complex is the core of life, how complex its representation?
In her artistic paper works llse Pierard (°1976, Vilvoorde – Master of Fine Arts, Sint-Lukas, Brussels ) focusses on the abstracted form of a cell, the basic and the smallest unit of life. Her intriguing and fragile paper works, in their reduced oval shape, are an ode to the cell. It is the artist’s concern to represent the timeless aesthetic harmony and beauty of an existential truth with a simple yet intense distillate of her own artistic material and language.
"My work is an ode to the cell. To the innermost of something. To the hope and the promise that is contained in the core of all life. Without conditions, without external conditioning. To how it turns inwardly and returns to the outside, in its most vulnerable form. And to the enormous power that is hidden within.” Ilse Pierard
In her working process she explores a wide range of everyday handicraft paper and wrapping material: aged paper, transparent paper, silk paper as well as craft paper, metal foil or cellophane sheet. Accepting wear marks alongside the edges and corners - traces of use and handling – the artist emphasizes both their fragility and power hidden within.
Ilse Pierard lives and works in Lippelo (Puurs – Sint-Amands).
Our curated collection is showcased in our boutique in Botermarkt 3, Puurs till the end of February 2025.
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