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[[File:Kobe – In Al Zijn Glorie (In All Its Glory) – Bronze - 2011 – 51 x 53 x 17,5 cm.png|thumb|Kobe – In Al Zijn Glorie (In All His Glory) – 2011 - Bronze - 51 x 53 x 17,5 cm]]
[[File:Kobe – Arcade – 1999 – Bronze - 670 x 630 x 440 cm.jpg|thumb|Kobe – Arcade – 1999 – Bronze - Blandford, Nova Scotia, Canada - 670 x 630 x 440 cm - Private collection]]


'''Kobe''' (pseudonym of '''Jacques Saelens''', ([[Kortrijk]], [[Belgium]] 4 September 1950 – [[Saint-Julien, Var]], [[France]], 26 October 2014) was a Belgian visual artist and sculptor.
'''Kobe''' (pseudonym of '''Jacques Saelens''', ([[Kortrijk]], [[Belgium]] 4 September 1950 – [[Saint-Julien, Var]], [[France]], 26 October 2014) was a Belgian [[visual artist]] and [[sculptor]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kobe studied in Belgium, at [[LUCA School of Arts]] in [[Schaarbeek]] (1969-1974) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Kortrijk (1969-1977), where he discovered the importance of drawing for a sculptor. At the age of 25 he travelled for one year to [[Central America]] and [[South America]], where he was greatly taken by the ample forms of generously-endowed local matrons.<ref name=reference5>{{cite magazine |last= Hamming|first= Annelette| date= 2001|number= 4 (23ste jaargang) (September/Oktober)|title= De kwetsbare kracht van Kobe|language= Dutch|magazine= Tableau Fine Arts Magazine|publisher= PlantijnCasparie Breda)|ISSN= 0166-4492 |pages= 84-89}}</ref>
Kobe was born the oldest in a family of seven. From 1969 to 1977, he studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in [[Kortrijk]]. He also followed courses plastic arts, specializing in sculpture at [[LUCA School of Arts]] in [[Ghent]] and [[Brussels]] from 1972 to 1974.

Later he became a teacher at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in [[Kortrijk]] (1977-1978), at the Academy of Fine Arts in [[Deinze]] form 1979–1995 and at Academy of Visual Arts in [[Harelbeke]] from 1990–1994.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
His artistic vision was further shaped by many travels in [[Africa]] and [[Asia]], where he absorbed the ancient sculptures. Professionally he was a teacher of sculpture at the Academies of [[Kortrijk]], [[Deinze]] and [[Harelbeke]].<ref name=reference6>{{cite book |last1= Drieghe |first1= Gerda |last2= Andries |first2 =Wilfried |date= 2019 |title= Kunstmo(nu)menten |language= Dutch |publisher= De Beverse Klok |pages= 64-66|isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref> Around 1992 Kobe started experimenting with flat shapes, which led to a typical and very recognizable style of wide and thin sculptures.<ref name=reference6>{{cite book |last1= Drieghe |first1= Gerda |last2= Andries |first2 =Wilfried |date= 2019 |title= Kunstmo(nu)menten |language= Dutch |publisher= De Beverse Klok |pages= 64-66|isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref><ref name=reference7>{{cite book |date= 2003 |title= Herinneringen |trans-title= Veertig Vlamingen en hun geliefkoosd kunstwerk |language= Dutch |publisher= Openbaar Kunstbezit in Vlaanderen |pages= 50-11 |isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref>

[[File:Kobe – In Al Zijn Glorie (In All Its Glory) – Bronze - 2011 – 51 x 53 x 17,5 cm.png|thumb|Kobe – In Al Zijn Glorie (In All His Glory) – 2011 - Bronze - 51 x 53 x 17,5 cm]]
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[[File:Kobe - Grande Torse Debout (Large Standing Torso) - 1999 - 160 x 48 x 20 cm - base 60 x 30 cm - Brons.jpg|thumb|Kobe - Grande Torse Debout (Large Standing Torso) - 1999 - Bronze - 160 x 48 x 20 cm (base 60 x 30 cm) - Beeldengalerij Het Depot<ref name=reference8>{{cite magazine |last= Dijkman |first= Loek |date= 2016 |number= 10 |ISSN= 1875-1679 |title= De tors in Nederland |trans-title= De nieuwe thematentoonstelling in Het Depot |language= Dutch |magazine= Fragment |publisher= Stichting Het Depot |page= 97}}</ref><ref name=reference3>https://www.hetdepot.nl/en/Kunstenaars/Kobe Collection of Kobe artworks at Beeldengalerij Het Depot. [[Wageningen]], The Netherlands</ref> (museum)]]


==Career==
==Career==
In 1995 he became an independent sculptor and worked in [[Pietrasanta]] ([[Tuscany]], [[Italy]]) close to the many bronze foundries and close to the marble quarries of [[Carrara]].<ref name=reference6>{{cite book |last1= Drieghe |first1= Gerda |last2= Andries |first2 =Wilfried |date= 2019 |title= Kunstmo(nu)menten |language= Dutch |publisher= De Beverse Klok |pages= 64-66|isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref> For centuries Pietrasanta has been famous for its [[marble]] and its sculptors. Artists have been gathering there since Michelangelo’s days<ref>Coughlan14>Coughlan, Robert; (1978), ''The World of Michelangelo'', Time-Life; pp. 14–15</ref>, to work in marble or granite. In the twentieth century, [[Henry Moore]]<ref>{{cit web |url= https://www.musapietrasanta.it/en/virtual-collections/artisti/artista_moore/ |title= Henry Moore – Musa Pietrasanta |website= MuSA |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.studio-sem.com/about |title= About - Studio SEM |website= Studio SEM |access-date= April 24, 2020}}</ref>, [[Marino Marini]] and [[Jacques Lipchitz]] lived there.<ref name=reference5>{{cite magazine |last= Hamming|first= Annelette| date= 2001|number= 4 (23ste jaargang) (September/Oktober)|title= De kwetsbare kracht van Kobe|language= Dutch|magazine= Tableau Fine Arts Magazine|publisher= PlantijnCasparie Breda)|ISSN= 0166-4492 |pages= 84-89}}</ref>
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[[File:Kobe - Grande Torse Debout (Large Standing Torso) - 1999 - 160 x 48 x 20 cm - base 60 x 30 cm - Brons.jpg|thumb|Kobe - Grande Torse Debout (Large Standing Torso) - 1999 - Bronze - 160 x 48 x 20 cm (base 60 x 30 cm) - Beeldengalerij Het Depot<ref name=reference7>https://www.hetdepot.nl/en/Kunstenaars/Kobe Collection of Kobe artworks at Beeldengalerij Het Depot. [[Wageningen]], The Netherlands</ref> (museum)]]
Each morning Kobe made sketches or drawings, which he then later elaborated into an artwork.<ref name=reference7>{{cite book |date= 2003 |title= Herinneringen |trans-title= Veertig Vlamingen en hun geliefkoosd kunstwerk |language= Dutch |publisher= Openbaar Kunstbezit in Vlaanderen |pages= 50-11 |isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref> Kobe only showed the essentials. He did not want to complicate his art with hidden meanings. Simplicity and beauty prevailed for Kobe.<ref name=reference6>{{cite book |last1= Drieghe |first1= Gerda |last2= Andries |first2 =Wilfried |date= 2019 |title= Kunstmo(nu)menten |language= Dutch |publisher= De Beverse Klok |pages= 64-66|isbn=90-76099-55-3}}</ref>

==Artworks==
Kobe’s artworks are mostly made in bronze and marble. Two subjects dominate his artworks: the female figure and the horse. Kobe’s female figures are maternal and human, be they fat or thin. They are by no means ideally proportioned supermodels. Apart from his female figures, Kobe also sculpted horses as a symbol of strength, companionship and connection.<ref name=reference5>{{cite magazine |last= Hamming|first= Annelette| date= 2001|number= 4 (23ste jaargang) (September/Oktober)|title= De kwetsbare kracht van Kobe|language= Dutch|magazine= Tableau Fine Arts Magazine|publisher= PlantijnCasparie Breda)|ISSN= 0166-4492 |pages= 84-89}}</ref>


Kobe's most monumental artwork ‘Arcade’ (670 x 630 x 440 cm) is located in Canada, close to the Atlantic Ocean. Other works of art can be found in museums and private collections, among which Beeldengalerij Het Depot<ref name=reference7>https://www.hetdepot.nl/en/Kunstenaars/Kobe Collection of Kobe artworks at Beeldengalerij Het Depot. [[Wageningen]], The Netherlands</ref> and [[The Phoebus Foundation]]<ref name=reference6>https://www.headquarters-katoennatie.com/en/the-bather-kobe The marble artwork ‘La Baigneuse’ (The Bather) in the private collection of [[The Phoebus Foundation]] ([[Katoen Natie]])</ref>.
Kobe's most monumental artwork ‘Arcade’ (670 x 630 x 440 cm) is located in Canada, close to the Atlantic Ocean. Other works of art can be found in museums and private collections, among which Beeldengalerij Het Depot<ref>{{cite book |date= 2014 |title= Het Depot Belicht |language= Dutch |publisher= Stichting Het Depot |pages= 36-37 |isbn= 90-822551-0-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last= Dijkman |first= Loek |date= 2016 |number= 10 |ISSN= 1875-1679 |title= De tors in Nederland |trans-title= De nieuwe thematentoonstelling in Het Depot |language= Dutch |magazine= Fragment |publisher= Stichting Het Depot |page= 37}}</ref><ref name=reference8>{{cite magazine |last= Dijkman |first= Loek |date= 2016 |number= 10 |ISSN= 1875-1679 |title= De tors in Nederland |trans-title= De nieuwe thematentoonstelling in Het Depot |language= Dutch |magazine= Fragment |publisher= Stichting Het Depot |page= 97}}</ref><ref name=reference3>https://www.hetdepot.nl/en/Kunstenaars/Kobe Collection of Kobe artworks at Beeldengalerij Het Depot. [[Wageningen]], The Netherlands</ref> and [[The Phoebus Foundation]]<ref name=reference4>https://www.headquarters-katoennatie.com/en/the-bather-kobe The marble artwork ‘La Baigneuse’ (The Bather) in the private collection of [[The Phoebus Foundation]] ([[Katoen Natie]])</ref>.


==Publications==
==Publications==
*Ingenious Cheerful Simplicity<ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 1995 – hardcover – 57p. – NL/FR/EN/DT/IT) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of Kobe's first sculptures)
*Ingenious Cheerful Simplicity<ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 1995 – hardcover – 57p. – NL/FR/EN/DT/IT) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of Kobe's first sculptures)
*Playing with surfaces and forms<ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2004 – hardcover – 48p. – NL) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 1996 and 2004)
*Playing with surfaces and forms<ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2004 – hardcover – 48p. – NL) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 1996 and 2004)
*Kobe<ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (DVD – 2008 – 33 min. – NL/EN subtitles) (published by MPV Gallery) (shows the work and life of Kobe)
*Kobe<ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (DVD – 2008 – 33 min. – NL/EN subtitles) (published by MPV Gallery) (shows the work and life of Kobe)
*Becoming Kobe<ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2010 – hardcover – 95p. – NL/EN) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 2002 and 2010)
*Becoming Kobe<ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2010 – hardcover – 95p. – NL/EN) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 2002 and 2010)
*Kobe – Ingenious Simplicity<ref name=reference2 >https://www.foundationkobe.com/kobe-ingenious-simplicity/ Kobe – Ingenious Simplicity. {{ISBN|978-90-5856-566-2}}</ref><ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (monograph – 2016 – hardcover – 252p. – NL/EN/FR) (written by the son of Kobe and art critic Johan Debruyne) (monograph about the life of Kobe and most of his artworks)
*Kobe – Ingenious Simplicity<ref>{{cite book |last1= Saelens |first1= Albin |last2= Debruyne |first2 =Johan |date= 2016 |title= Kobe-Ingenious Simplicity |language= Dutch, English, French |publisher= Stichting Kunstboek |isbn=978-90-5856-566-2}}</ref><ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (monograph – 2016 – hardcover – 252p. – NL/EN/FR) (written by the son of Kobe and art critic Johan Debruyne) (monograph about the life of Kobe and most of his artworks)
*Masterpieces<ref name=reference5>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2018 – hardcover – 26p. – NL/FR/EN) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of marble sculptures)
*Masterpieces<ref name=reference1>https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe</ref> (art catalogue – 2018 – hardcover – 26p. – NL/FR/EN) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of marble sculptures)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:40, 24 April 2020

Kobe
(Jacques Saelens)
File:Kobe posing in front of his art studio – 2000.jpg
Kobe posing in front of his art studio (2000)
Born(1950-09-04)4 September 1950
Kortrijk, Belgium
Died26 October 2014(2014-10-26) (aged 64)
Saint-Julien, Var, France
NationalityBelgian
Websitehttp://foundationkobe.com/
Kobe – Arcade – 1999 – Bronze - Blandford, Nova Scotia, Canada - 670 x 630 x 440 cm - Private collection

Kobe (pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, (Kortrijk, Belgium 4 September 1950 – Saint-Julien, Var, France, 26 October 2014) was a Belgian visual artist and sculptor.

Early life

Kobe studied in Belgium, at LUCA School of Arts in Schaarbeek (1969-1974) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Kortrijk (1969-1977), where he discovered the importance of drawing for a sculptor. At the age of 25 he travelled for one year to Central America and South America, where he was greatly taken by the ample forms of generously-endowed local matrons.[1]

His artistic vision was further shaped by many travels in Africa and Asia, where he absorbed the ancient sculptures. Professionally he was a teacher of sculpture at the Academies of Kortrijk, Deinze and Harelbeke.[2] Around 1992 Kobe started experimenting with flat shapes, which led to a typical and very recognizable style of wide and thin sculptures.[2][3]

Kobe – In Al Zijn Glorie (In All His Glory) – 2011 - Bronze - 51 x 53 x 17,5 cm
Kobe - Grande Torse Debout (Large Standing Torso) - 1999 - Bronze - 160 x 48 x 20 cm (base 60 x 30 cm) - Beeldengalerij Het Depot[4][5] (museum)

Career

In 1995 he became an independent sculptor and worked in Pietrasanta (Tuscany, Italy) close to the many bronze foundries and close to the marble quarries of Carrara.[2] For centuries Pietrasanta has been famous for its marble and its sculptors. Artists have been gathering there since Michelangelo’s days[6], to work in marble or granite. In the twentieth century, Henry Moore[7][8], Marino Marini and Jacques Lipchitz lived there.[1] Each morning Kobe made sketches or drawings, which he then later elaborated into an artwork.[3] Kobe only showed the essentials. He did not want to complicate his art with hidden meanings. Simplicity and beauty prevailed for Kobe.[2]

Artworks

Kobe’s artworks are mostly made in bronze and marble. Two subjects dominate his artworks: the female figure and the horse. Kobe’s female figures are maternal and human, be they fat or thin. They are by no means ideally proportioned supermodels. Apart from his female figures, Kobe also sculpted horses as a symbol of strength, companionship and connection.[1]

Kobe's most monumental artwork ‘Arcade’ (670 x 630 x 440 cm) is located in Canada, close to the Atlantic Ocean. Other works of art can be found in museums and private collections, among which Beeldengalerij Het Depot[9][10][4][5] and The Phoebus Foundation[11].

Publications

  • Ingenious Cheerful Simplicity[12] (art catalogue – 1995 – hardcover – 57p. – NL/FR/EN/DT/IT) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of Kobe's first sculptures)
  • Playing with surfaces and forms[12] (art catalogue – 2004 – hardcover – 48p. – NL) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 1996 and 2004)
  • Kobe[12] (DVD – 2008 – 33 min. – NL/EN subtitles) (published by MPV Gallery) (shows the work and life of Kobe)
  • Becoming Kobe[12] (art catalogue – 2010 – hardcover – 95p. – NL/EN) (published by MPV Gallery) (selection of Kobe's sculptures between 2002 and 2010)
  • Kobe – Ingenious Simplicity[13][12] (monograph – 2016 – hardcover – 252p. – NL/EN/FR) (written by the son of Kobe and art critic Johan Debruyne) (monograph about the life of Kobe and most of his artworks)
  • Masterpieces[12] (art catalogue – 2018 – hardcover – 26p. – NL/FR/EN) (published by Robinsons Art Gallery) (selection of marble sculptures)

References

  1. ^ a b c Hamming, Annelette (2001). "De kwetsbare kracht van Kobe". Tableau Fine Arts Magazine (in Dutch). No. 4 (23ste jaargang) (September/Oktober). PlantijnCasparie Breda). pp. 84–89. ISSN 0166-4492.
  2. ^ a b c d Drieghe, Gerda; Andries, Wilfried (2019). Kunstmo(nu)menten (in Dutch). De Beverse Klok. pp. 64–66. ISBN 90-76099-55-3.
  3. ^ a b Herinneringen [Veertig Vlamingen en hun geliefkoosd kunstwerk] (in Dutch). Openbaar Kunstbezit in Vlaanderen. 2003. pp. 50–11. ISBN 90-76099-55-3.
  4. ^ a b Dijkman, Loek (2016). "De tors in Nederland" [De nieuwe thematentoonstelling in Het Depot]. Fragment (in Dutch). No. 10. Stichting Het Depot. p. 97. ISSN 1875-1679.
  5. ^ a b https://www.hetdepot.nl/en/Kunstenaars/Kobe Collection of Kobe artworks at Beeldengalerij Het Depot. Wageningen, The Netherlands
  6. ^ Coughlan14>Coughlan, Robert; (1978), The World of Michelangelo, Time-Life; pp. 14–15
  7. ^ Template:Cit web
  8. ^ "About - Studio SEM". Studio SEM. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Het Depot Belicht (in Dutch). Stichting Het Depot. 2014. pp. 36–37. ISBN 90-822551-0-3.
  10. ^ Dijkman, Loek (2016). "De tors in Nederland" [De nieuwe thematentoonstelling in Het Depot]. Fragment (in Dutch). No. 10. Stichting Het Depot. p. 37. ISSN 1875-1679.
  11. ^ https://www.headquarters-katoennatie.com/en/the-bather-kobe The marble artwork ‘La Baigneuse’ (The Bather) in the private collection of The Phoebus Foundation (Katoen Natie)
  12. ^ a b c d e f https://www.foundationkobe.com/publications/ List of publications about Kobe
  13. ^ Saelens, Albin; Debruyne, Johan (2016). Kobe-Ingenious Simplicity (in Dutch, English, and French). Stichting Kunstboek. ISBN 978-90-5856-566-2.
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