Roger Raveel
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Roger, Knight
Raveel (born Machelen-aan-de-Leie
, 15 July 1921) is a contemporary Belgian painter, who trained in the academies of Ghent
and Deinze
. His painting is often associated with pop art
because of the use of everyday objects. After 1952 he begins to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work is the opposition of fiction and reality. In 1976 he created a large wall painting in the Brussels metro
station Mérode
.
Ridder (title)
Ridder is a noble title in the Netherlands and Belgium. The collective term for its holders in a certain locality is the Ridderschap . In the Netherlands and Belgium no female equivalent exists...
Raveel (born Machelen-aan-de-Leie
Machelen (Zulte)
Machelen, or in full Machelen-aan-de-Leie, is a village in the municipality of Zulte, Belgium. It is the home of the painter Roger Raveel....
, 15 July 1921) is a contemporary Belgian painter, who trained in the academies of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
and Deinze
Deinze
Deinze is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren. On January 1,...
. His painting is often associated with pop art
Pop art
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art...
because of the use of everyday objects. After 1952 he begins to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work is the opposition of fiction and reality. In 1976 he created a large wall painting in the Brussels metro
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...
station Mérode
Mérode station
Merode is a railway and metro station in Brussels, Belgium. The metro station is located in the municipality of Etterbeek , under the "Porte de Tervueren/Tervuursepoort," which is the start of Avenue de Tervueren, a major street in Brussels...
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