Lucky Birds
2018 was the year of peace in Ghent and saw the fourth edition of the Light Festival.
Together with the pupils of Leefschool De Oogappel, designer Sibylle Debusseré and visual artist Martin Hoevenaar transformed the peace theme into a participatory work of art made from recycled materials. This resulted in charmingly lit birds in a tree during the Light Festival.
The mural was also part of the Light Festival. Martin made use of special paint to create an extra effect.
Martin is a versatile creator of beautiful things, as he usually calls his works of art.
The topics in his oeuvre include insects, spiders and other creepy crawlies as well as friends and objects. The roots in the graffiti reappear in every work, as do the use of bright, sometimes garish colours and direct communication between the artwork and the spectator.
Martin no longer gives preference to wall paintings, unless they are a challenge.