“My aquatic figures are a metaphor for life in general, and I reinterpret my fascination with water as a metaphor for the human journey. The weightlessness of the diving figure makes the viewer feel as if the diver is a mere component of a greater force. The movements of the water are the only ones that are in control of the image.
While the figure is often subjected to physical and psychological stress, I triy to make the scene seem as if it isn't real, but rather an abstraction. My interest in the water has led me to use a more solitary subject, such as a lone woman diving in a swimming pool, as a metaphor for the human journey. “
Belgian artist, Jan Keteleer, began painting water in 2003, and today his paintings of...