Two low-reliefs in multicoloured wood (1976)
The dramatic notes, the dark colours, the furious cry and the violent gestures which characterise most of his creations have been set aside here for a poetic dream, gentle colours, flowing contours and calm composition. The artist combines his visual language with the words of the very sensitive poet Joseph Noiret, who created the “surréalisme révolutionnaire” (Revolutionary surrealism) group (1947) with Christian Dotremont. Joseph Noiret’s poems appear on little panels integrated into the wall compositions. The link between visual language and poetry have fascinated Serge Vandercam for some time now. Birds are outlined against lightly coloured clouds, birds that savour their freedom, that sing the praises of a blue sun. On the opposite side, on the other platform wall, the clouds float gently in soft and discreet colours, and singing birds rise up towards a giant flower, towards a yellow and pink sun.
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SERGE VANDERCAM (1924 – 2005)
He will not allow himself to be classified by any movement or genre. He is a born researcher and he constantly discovers everyday adventures. As an experimental photographer he took part in Cobra’s activities as of 1949. He also wanted to capture the invisible aspects of everyday life in his photographs. In the 1950s, contrary to all expectations, he gave up photography to concentrate entirely on painting. Later on he also started to work with clay in order to approach a more elementary and primitive form. From the beginning of the 1960s, Serge Vandercam worked with softer colours than those which characterise the works of the Cobra followers. In the 1970s new artistic materials appeared in his works: Triplex and wood. In 1979 he became a teacher at the Fine Arts school in Wavre.