Batist approaches the complexity of human life with levity and humor. The playful and at times popart and surreal elements in his art disorient the viewer, encouraging a deeper and more layered engagement.
Batist Vermeulen is a versatile and profoundly curious artist who constantly challenges himself to explore a wide range of ideas, media, and disciplines. In addition to sculptures, his body of work includes drawings, installations, and neon art. By persistently treading new paths, he investigates the world from unexpected perspectives.
A central theme running through his work is the Condition Humaine—the complexity and contradictions of human existence. Batist searches for the cracks in the system, those subtle ruptures that offer fleeting glimpses of authenticity, beauty, and poetry. His personal uncertainties, daily observations, and existential questions serve as a point of departure for a broader reflection on life. He frequently plays with dualities: weight and lightness, beauty and ugliness, high and low culture. These oppositions are present both thematically and formally in his work, aiming to provoke tension and discomfort.
Batist approaches the complexity of human life with levity and humor. The playful and at times popart and surreal elements in his art disorient the viewer, encouraging a deeper and more layered engagement.
He describes his practice as conceptually driven, yet with freedom in execution. Each piece begins with a carefully formulated idea, but during the creative process, he allows the concept to evolve—or even be abandoned—if necessary. What matters most is finding the most effective form to communicate his ideas.
His art invites a fresh perspective on the everyday, prompting us to notice the things we often overlook. It reveals that within imperfection and transience, an unexpected beauty can be found.