LOUISE MERTENS RUNS A FINE ART STUDIO BASED IN ANTWERP - BELGIUM.
THE STUDIO PROVIDES ART, VISUAL CONCEPTS, PHOTOGRAPHY - CREATIVE/ART DIRECTION, EDITORIAL CONTENT AND IDENTITY.
HER WORK BECAME A TRADEMARK OF HERSELF, TRANSLATIONS OF HER VISUAL WORLD AND HER ADMIRATION FOR PURITY, TEXTURES, MATERIALS AND THE UNIQUE SOPHISTICATION OF JAPANESE ART. SHE IS INSPIRED BY THE HUMAN FACE AND BODY, THE MYSTERIOUS AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE. “THE ART OF THE SUBTLE BUT IMPORTANT DETAILS FORCE YOU TO LOOK WITH MORE PATIENCE." LOUISE LIKES TO STEP INTO DIALOGUE WITH IMAGES THROUGH HIDING AND ALTERING PARTS OF HER CHARACTERS. MANIPULATION IN HIS PUREST FORM.
HER ARTWORKS ARE EXHIBITED AND SOLD WORLDWIDE.
KNOWLEDGE
2009 - 2012 : BACHELOR IN GRAPHIC DESIGN | ST-LUCAS SCHOOL OF ARTS
2012 - 2013 : INTERNSHIP | MIRRORMIRROR
2013 : MASTER IN GRAPHIC DESIGN | ST-LUCAS SCHOOL OF ARTS
2014 : 02-01-14 OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ‘STUDIO LOUISE MERTENS’
PUBLICATIONS
2017: COVER + ARTICLE - ISSI MAGAZINE (FR)
2017: NR 2. OF 30 UPCOMING ARTISTS UNDER 30 - WEEKEND KNACK (BE)
2017: INTERVIEW - ISSI MAGAZINE (FR)
2016: COVER + 7 PAGES INTERVIEW - SABATO MAGAZINE (BE)
2016: INTERVIEW - ABSOLUUT MAGAZINE (BE)
2016: COVER + INTERVIEW PUBLICATION - DPI MAGAZINE (AUS)
2016: PUBLICATION - 'ANNUAL '15 BOOK' OF COLLAGE COLLECTIVE CO (US)
2015: ARTICLE - DE MORGEN MAGAZINE (BE)
2015: ARTICLE - DE STANDAARD MAGAZINE (BE)
2014: NOTRE TOP 30 BELGES LES PLUS CONNECTEES - ELLE.BE (FR)
2014: INTERVIEW - COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE (UK)
2014: COVER - DC MAG N°4 (UK)
2013: THE WORKSPACE OF LOUISE MERTENS - SIR MAGAZINE (BE)
2013: ARTIST OF THE WEEK - THRLD MAGAZINE (NETHERLANDS)
2009: LOUISE IN WONDERLAND INTERVIEW - DE STANDAARD MAGAZINE (BE)
EXHIBITIONS
2017: CELIBATAIRE DIVAS 02-07-17 I.S.M. KUNSTGALERIJ DE MIJLPAAL (BE)
2017: BOOKS BY MARKED LAUNCH + EXHIBITION - FOSBURY & SONS (BE)
2017: SOLO EXHIBITION + OPENING - ST. VINCENTS (BE)
2016: EXHIBITION IN LONDON - UNDERDOG GALLERY (UK)
2015: BL_NK WORLD - NYC FASHION WEEK AT THE FOTOFOAM GALLERY (NY)
2015: RUBIA COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION AT DREAMBUILDING ART GALLERY (BE)
2015: 'UN-IDENTITY' - EXHIBITION AT THE FOTOFOAM GALLERY(NY)
2014: WORK EXHIBITED AT FIFI-PROJECTS GALLERY (SAN PEDRO, MEXICO)
2014: SENTAKU SERIES IN THE WINDOW OF ROSIER41 (BE)
2014: 2 ARTWORKS EXHIBITED FOR SOFIE COREYNEN (BE)
2013: EXHIBITION AT BARNINI (BE)
2013: SELECTION OF ARTWORKS AT URBAN OUTFITTERS (BE)
