Luk Van Soom

Ruim 40 jaar in de kunstwereld en meer dan 50 werken in de openbare ruimte. Beeldhouwer Luk Van Soom hoeven we in België en Nederland niet meer voor te stellen. Deze eigenzinnig vormgegeven monografie vol foto's inspiratiebronnen, teksten en herinneringen zet zijn leven als kunstenaar in de kijker en brengt zijn artistieke parcours in kaart. Auteur Johan Pas peilde in een reeks gesprekken met de kunstenaar naar de samenhang tussen leven en passie, reizen en kunst. Samen vormen al deze elementen een geheel dat even toegankelijk en meeslepend is als Van Sooms kunst. Luk Van Soom zette op zijn zeventiende zijn eerste stappen in de kunstwereld. Ruim 40 jaar later heeft hij tal van spraakmakende tentoonstellingen, opdrachten en projecten op zijn naam staan in binnen- en buitenland. Bovendien creëerde hij meer dan 50 monumentale werken in de openbare ruimte in Nederland en België, waaronder herkenbare stadsgezichten als Walhalla (1993, Antwerpen), De Man van Atlantis (2003, Brussel), The Wharfinger (2005, Zwolle) en Walking to Magdalena (2012, Oostende).

With an impressive career of over 40 years and largescale art projects in numerous public spaces, artist/ sculptor Luk Van Soom needs no further introduction in Belgium and the Netherlands. This beautifully designed art book is a first retrospective on his life and career. In a series of discussions and interviews with the artist, author Johan Pas sheds some light on the influences, philosophy, thinking and themes that have been vital for Van Soom's artistic development: the relation between life and passion, travel and art, etc. Together, these texts present a kaleidoscopic image of Luk Van Soom's life and work that is just as multifaceted and compelling as his art. At the age of seventeen Van Soom took his first tentative steps as an artist, now 40 years later he has an impressive curriculum including many exhibitions, commissions and projects both in his home country and abroad. Moreover, he created more than 50 monumental works for the public space in Belgium and the Netherlands, among which some very well know sights, such as Walhalla (1993, Antwerp), The Man from Atlantis (2003, Brussels), The Wharfinger (2005, Zwolle) and Walking to Magdalena (2012, Ostend).

With an impressive career of over 40 years and largescale art projects in numerous public spaces, artist/ sculptor Luk Van Soom needs no further introduction in Belgium and the Netherlands. This beautifully designed art book is a first retrospective on his life and career. In a series of discussions and interviews with the artist, author Johan Pas sheds some light on the influences, philosophy, thinking and themes that have been vital for Van Soom's artistic development: the relation between life and passion, travel and art, etc. Together, these texts present a kaleidoscopic image of Luk Van Soom's life and work that is just as multifaceted and compelling as his art. At the age of seventeen Van Soom took his first tentative steps as an artist, now 40 years later he has an impressive curriculum including many exhibitions, commissions and projects both in his home country and abroad. Moreover, he created more than 50 monumental works for the public space in Belgium and the Netherlands, among which some very well know sights, such as Walhalla (1993, Antwerp), The Man from Atlantis (2003, Brussels), The Wharfinger (2005, Zwolle) and Walking to Magdalena (2012, Ostend).