Hans
Karelszoon Van Dijck studied printmaking at Sint-Lucas Academy of arts in
Antwerp and RHoK-Academy in Brussels. His most important source for gainig more
technical experience in printmaking, is his assistancy in the independent
Studio of Czech masterprinter Rudolf Broulim, which he's been doing since he
graduated. On top of this he worked with other specialist masters, such as
Veerle Rooms in Belgium and Jeffrey Sipple (Tamarind institute) in the US.
As an
artist he's been doing several residencies in Belgium and abroad. His
attraction to the northern part of Europe brought him to one of his favorites :
Reykjavik, Iceland.
Exhibitions
are for him rather 'testcases' for experimenting with the way to show a certain
theme that has been developped into a certain result than a search for
commercial succes. This often results in exhibitions in less conventional
spaces.
Religion
and Animalic nature are themes that are often more or less present in his
graphic-based works and installations. Culture is something he tries to
understand up untill today.
A recent
development in Van Dijck's artistic curriculum is the use of dance and
music/multimedia applications to create live performances out of which new
works are conceived, in the form of independent (printed) works or
installations.
For a
living he has worked for theatre (technician) and since a few years as a
teacher of printmaking in RHoK-Academy and in Académie Royale des Beaux Arts
both in Brussels.