Works

This exhibition at Esther Verhaeghe, Brussels, features works by Koenraad Jozef. Jozef, who lives and works in Bruges and New York, has been creating works on paper and canvas since 1980, exploring the dynamic tension between abstraction and figuration. He also collaborates with Jacqueline Dehond under the studio name Jacqy duVal.

The works incorporate motifs from vintage wallpapers, photographic fragments, and drawn forms. Jozef has a particular affinity for ornamental shapes that evoke historical cultures and lifestyles, suggesting subtle connections between memory and continuity. The contours of selected forms establish a structural framework for pictorial freedom, retaining nuanced references to their origins while functioning compositionally and sometimes symbolically. These elements are integrated into abstract pictorial structures characterized by symmetry, repetition, and layering, with an intuitive and fluid use of color that responds to the evolving composition.