Charline Tyberghein

Charline Tyberghein is a Belgian artist, who creates in the wake of the Brussels surrealists.

Biography of Charline Tyberghein

Charline Tyberghein was born in 1993 in Antwerp. In 2018, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. Since then, she has rapidly garnered attention and acclaim for her incomparable artistic style, leaving a lasting impression on the minds of many. Currently, she resides and creates her art in her hometown of Antwerp.

Her works have been showcased in esteemed venues like the Kunsthalle Bielefeld in Germany, M HKA Antwerp, and the Beursschouwburg in Brussels, allowing her to gain recognition and appreciation from art enthusiasts and critics alike. Her works are included in the collections of M HKA Antwerp, Vlaamse Gemeenschap, and Belfius. Charline Tyberghein is represented by the renowned Sofie Van de Velde Gallery.

Charline Tyberghein's Art Style

Charline Tyberghein paints in the tradition of the Brussels surrealists. Her paintings are a fascinating blend of abstract geometric patterns, optical illusions, and small symbols. Her masterful work skillfully walks the line between comedy and tragedy. The beautiful colors, combined with playful shapes and optical illusions, leave a cheerful impression on viewers. However, there is a counterbalance, embodied by sometimes dark undertones of symbolic elements like a noose or a weeping candle.

Intriguingly, despite the digital advancements of our times, Tyberghein remains steadfast in her traditional artistic approach. She chose to create each piece manually. For her, it is of utmost importance that her art is born from the artist's hand, not computer algorithms. This dedication to craftsmanship allows her to explore how patterns evolve and behave throughout her creative process, making each painting a unique and unpredictable journey of discovery.

Charline Tyberghein is a true master of trompe l’oeil, a technique that skillfully deceives the eye. She presents everyday objects, patterns, and surfaces in a dance of transformation, blurring the lines between form and function. In her world, a curtain of metal chains contorts and bends to take the form of a smoking face, a dripping jug magically emerges from a solid brick wall, and a small umbrella lightly hovers above a lavender shirt. Like the joy of discovering the shapes of animals in the clouds, Tyberghein's paintings evoke a sense of visual magic. However, she shrouds the meaning behind these symbols in mystery, leaving her artwork open to interpretation.