Petroforen
Wondering about something concrete is the starting point, stones have always been an important source of inspiration. My name 'Peter' or 'Petros' means rock.
Gepost op: 15/10/2019
The Grand Latin America Tour
Portrait by Frederik Beyens
workshoptour in Latijns Amerika: Sao Paulo (Brazilië), Buenos Aires (Argentinië) en Santiago (Chile)
Gepost op: 26/10/2018
With jewelry maker Peter Vermandere back to his 'artist in residence'
Portrait by Frederik Beyens
Idar-Oberstein, a German valley village four hours driving from diamond city Antwerp. The willage can not show off with diamonds, but it does with just about every other conceivable precious stone from around the world.
Gepost op: 03/10/2016Die Herbststrasse (Wien)
"Eine großartige subversiv-humorvolle und hintergründige Performance."
Gepost op: 12/09/2016Back from Bengel (Antwerp)
"The stones and metals at hand take over and guide me in the direction of how they need to be cut, shaped and combined. It’s wonderful when that happens."
- Peter Vermandere
After the presentation in Munich, Peter Vermandere will be presenting his latest works in Galerie Zijsprong in Antwerp.
Gepost op: 29/03/2016
Matchbox Label Collection
Phillumeny is the name for the collecting of matchbox labels. It is a hobby, which is done, in small clubs of specialists.
Gepost op: 26/03/2014Jaw
At a conchological fair I bought a piranha jaw, which matched perfectly with a yellow shark toy residing in one of my numerous collection boxes.
Gepost op: 26/03/2014Cubic Clusters
Beautiful clusters of cubic crystals occur in nature e.g. pyrite or halite.
Gepost op: 26/03/2014
Hotton Wheels
Near the caves of Hotton in the Belgian Ardennes, there is an abandoned slate quarry in which I discovered some marvelous rocks from the Devonian period (420 million years)
Gepost op: 26/03/2014Freestyle Atomics
Freestyle Atomics
In 2007, as part of an artistic project, I was offered an original panel from the Atomium (the iconic Expo ’58 building in Brussels) which was at the time being restaurated.
Gepost op: 25/02/2013