Cultuur Gent

The cultural service of the city of Ghent
Xuas en Cee Pil

Xuas en Cee Pil

The artists created a festive and absurd combination of a pink elephant and colorful hornbill. Both animals are famous for their large ''noses''.
This piece is near the road towards a brewery, locally known for it's pink elephant beer Delirium Tremens.
The surreal color of the elephant emphasizes on the psychedelic and dreamlike world created by Xuas.

Santo is a diverse atelier for culture, art, sports, ecology and well-being.

The former fire station in Gentbrugge is temporarily used as a space for ateliers and exhibitions of artists as well as a sports hall where boxing, skating and soccer can be practiced. In addition, there is a bar 'Kantine 112' and a farmers' market.

Xuas, also known as Huascaya is a Ghent painter.

His style is characterized by influences from psychedelic art and a recognizable use of colours with many contrasts. Space and elements of nature are also recurring themes in his work.

CeePil's work is all about the contrast between nature and culture, a bewildering view on nature and how men and nature live together. Instead of presenting beautiful pictures he wants to give his audience food for thought. His work has a certain surrealistic touch. He wants to show a calm and harmonious picture with an unpleasant connotation.