About
Born in 1984 in Antwerp, Stéphanie P.J.E. Poppe is a paper & embroidery artist, influenced by her family’s historical background in the textile industry. Her education in art history and restoration of works on paper has further shaped her artistic practice.
Since 2013, she started developing her own artistic style, calculated yet intuitive, always remaining curious about the synergistic relationship between art and architecture, nature and culture, history and the present. The harmonious state of coexistence between a more permanent condition and the ephemeral. Like a spider, she creates intricate yet minimalistic structures that reflect this fragile equilibrium.
A recurring theme is the synergy between urban and rural life – how both are interdependent and can be complementary.
Patience, balance, and harmony are key concepts in her art. Balance between elements, balance in materiality and balance in time are the foundations of her artistic research.
Stéphanie is based in Belgium and works between Belgium & France.
In 2022 her work was withheld by the jury of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts (SNBA) and exhibited at the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris (at the Orangerie du Sénat, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris).
Statement:
Synergies, harmonies, and odes to patience – vanitas & ‘mono no aware’
“I don’t believe art needs to convey any kind of specific message. It can be a powerful medium though, but doesn’t have to be per se. Art, in my opinion, must generate emotions … positive emotions preferably – peacefulness, balance … those are notions and emotions that I try to reflect in my work. Atmospheres which reflect harmony… These can be found anywhere, even in the busiest urban environments. Synergies between rest and action, past and present, nature and culture. The harmonious state of coexistence between a more permanent condition and the ephemeral. Balance between elements, balance in materiality, balance in time. The world can be such an unsparingly rough place at times, and I believe it is important to look for those atmospheres and harmonies. To have the patience to look for them. They can be temporary (like rain reflecting in streetlights) or lasting. They keep us balanced in this fast-paced world and bring us back to the essentials.”
Exhibitions
2023
Beyond Utopia: Visions of a Perfect World
15 June 2023 – 15 September 2023
Contemporary Art Collectors Online Exhibition
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/online-exhibition
2022
Salon des Beaux Arts 2022 – Société Nationale des Beaux Arts
22-27 September 2022
Orangerie du Sénat – Jardin du Luxembourg – Paris
http://www.salondesbeauxarts.com/
Art Boom Focus Paris – 01-04 September 2022
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris
Les Jardins Bleus – 02-30 August 2022
Summer Studio Exhibition – Tongeren
2021
Les Roses Noires – 2021 – 2022
Studio & online exhibition
Accessible Art Fair x SM Art Advisory x Catawiki – Summer 2021
Online art auction curated by Stephanie Manasseh
Focus Art Fair – Paris – October 2021
Atelier Richelieu – Paris
Brick Lane Gallery – 2021
London
Accessible Art Fair x SM Art Advisory x Catawiki – Spring 2021
Online art auction curated by Stephanie Manasseh
2020
Shanghai Art Fair – 2020
Shanghai
Focus Art Fair – Paris – October 2020
Espace Thorigny & Galerie Au Médicis – Paris
INTIMISTS 5 – 2020
La Fenice Gallery – Hong Kong
PASSAGE – Online group exhibition – 2020
Curated by Aurélie Denezy for Curator HongLee
Colors – 2020
Online group exhibition
UNcurated – 2020
Online group exhibition
2019 & before
Métamorphoses – 2019
Studio – Tongeren
Kinetic Spaces – 2017
Gallery project & Studio – Brussels