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Guido Vermeulen's mail art envelopes are like worlds into themselves and at the same time they are part of the much larger whole.

(a comment by NANCY BELL SCOTT, USA, on the IUOMA network)

Guido's paintings are like finding images in the clouds
(a comment by Kathleen D. Johnson, USA, on IUOMA)

Guido does not paint monsters but spirits and ghosts, full of love, tenderness and compassion
(LIZA LEYLA during a conversation, Belgium)

His ability to express emotions through painting is a beautiful gift. Allowing oneself to feel sadness is the most direct route through grief. His paintings feel peaceful and kind.

(STEPHEN WALKER, USA)


My life is shifting... Your work is intangible, ethereal, cosmically rewarding. i eat it up & savor it like a great sandwich! It made my day!
(Lisa PEREZ, USA, on IUOMA)

Thank you for the TALISMAN painting on the envelope. It is real cool and creepy at the same time. I haven’t seen a piece of abstract capture such as pain and emotion so well since I visited the museum of art in Toledo. Bravo!
(Sarah Jo Pender, USA, from the Indiana Women’s Prison)

I suppose you could characterize Guido's painting style as expressionist. I know he is very interested in dreams as a source for art and poetry, and these particular chapter pages seem like shadowy dream corridors filled with shifting images and scenes. The Michaux quotes work as a counterpoint, Guido's art is taking over when the limits of language have been reached.
(De Villo Sloan, USA, on my tribute pages to Henri Michaux, see LAMUSAR blog)

Guido’s art expressions are always poems and they show us the reality of our real faces and souls (Mariana Serban, Romania)

His titles have both inspired and educated me (Alicia Starr, USA)

dinsdag 26 april 2011

THE REBELLION OF CHARLES OF FLANDERS, PRINCE-REGENT OF BELGIUM



Large painted envelope for Anke van den Berg's project on "the king". This painting is linked with what we call "fatherland history" (hihi).
Okay, for the lazy ones amongst you. Leopold III, 4th king of Belgium, did not follow the government in exile in England during world war 2. After the war this was seen as treason by a part of the political establishment and the population. A rebellious general strike broke out against the return of the king and this could have meant the end of the monarchy. In the meantime Charles became the prince-regent. Charles was the rebel of the family and also a gifted artist. The monarchy saved its skin by the abdication of Leopold III in favour of his young son Baudhuin I.
The royal family never forgave Charles and he became a persona non grata in his own circles. This is my personal salute to "Karel van Vlaanderen"!
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