Palmares

Born in Roeselare in 1949.
Grandson of  Minister Robert De Man and son of artist André De Man.
Artistic education at the municipal academy in Bruges and at the Saint–Lucasinstitute in Ghent.

List of achievements

• Design and realization of Stations of the Cross for the church of Mary Assumpta
  Assebroek – Bruges.
• Diplôme d’Honneur - Salon des Nations – Parijs
• ilver Medal – Survey of the Contemporary Art – Melun
• Award of a work in New York.
• Introduction of his new art book in 1999 by Jean-Luc Dehaene (Prime Minister)
• Individual exhibitions in the Bruges Townhalls (Jan Garemynzaal) 1993, 1997 ,2001 and 2004
• Represented at the 19th International Art and Antics Fair – Cultural Center Knokke.
• Represented at Lineart 2004

Works in ownership of:

• Municipalitie of Oostkamp
• Municipalitie of Alveringem
• Town of Torhout
• Town of Nieuwpoort
• Town of Blankenberge
• Town of Veurne

Works in private collections in:

• Belgium (among others ex prime Minister Dehaene)
• The Netherlands
• Germany
• Switzerland
• U.S.A.(among others film director Peter Glenville)
• Canada
• France
• Spain
• Australia
• Russia
• Great Britain
• Israel
• Japan
• Greece
• Denmark.

Characterestics of his works

The resolute lining and fluent shading reveal a strong enthusiasm during the early stage of creating. Obviously, his outspoken distinctive figurative work is not directly determinable in time and space. Passion, nourished dreams, emotional bonds and inevitable grief are the ingredients which continue to fascinate the artist.
(Marc Goetinck – Art Historian)

A great deal of his originality lies in the fact that he knows how to show things expressively, things that we often only suspect – without any picture – in our minds.
 (Christian -Adolphe Wauters – Art Critic)

All poses turn into frosted relationships. Under the skin the most diverse tensions and affinities vibrate. Some works have an enduring fascination because they never can be and need not be clarified immediately – and definitely not unambiguously.
(Prof. Dr. Johan van Iseghem)

Exhibitions

In Belgium: individual exhibitions:

Brussels - Mechelen - Roeselare -Ghent - Torhout - Damme - Lede -Etikhove - Knokke – Yvoir -  Mol - Geraardsbergen –Blankenberge - Nieuwpoort – church of Oeren  - Oostkamp -Antwerp - Hasselt - Veurne - Bruges - Vilvoorde - Kortrijk - St. Niklaas – Val-Saint-Lambert – Namur – Lavoir ...

Abroad :

Atelier

Robert De Man
Olmenstraat 53   B 8020  Oostkamp
tel & fax: +32(0)50 35 81 93