John Willems - Fotos & Bilder - Fotograf aus Destelbergen (EU), Belgien | fotocommunityProfil von John Willems - Fotograf John Willems aus Destelbergen (EU), Belgien [fc-user:1281309] - BIOGRAPHY John Willems is a well-known contemporary Be
John Willems is a well-known contemporary Belgian artist who was born in Ghent, the capital city of East Flanders, Belgium. His whole life was dominated by art, the advertising world and education.
John holds a degree in Photography, Advertising Design and Fine Art from the Graphic Arts Department at the St. Lucas Institute for Higher Education in Ghent, where he specialized in etching, linocut and woodcut prints.
As a young artist, John quickly gained respect and recognition during and immediately after finishing his studies. He was frequently invited to participate in both national and international exhibitions of painting, graphic arts and mixed media. He was recognized as a contemporary artist in the official reference compendium: “The Belgian Visual Artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries”, by Paul Piron.
Initially encouraged and destined for a career in the art world, from 1980 onwards John was given the opportunity to completely devote himself to an international advertising career as a freelance designer combined with a part-time job in education as lecturer in descriptive geometry.
In 2012, John Willems founded the Art Graphics Media Group, a global network of freelance photographers, art directors and copywriters. The creative freelancers of the Art Graphics Media Group use their artistic talents either individually or in teams on commercial or artistic assignments worldwide for advertising agencies, publishers or for clients with strong in-house marketing departments. John works in this group of course as a senior art director / graphic designer and photographer as well as serving as coordinator for the Group.
However, John will never turn his back on the world of Fine Art. His rich life experiences and his knowledge of numerous media disciplines have produced an unstoppable flow of artistic energy in conceptual art & photographic expressions.
He prefers to describe his own free-jazz Art & Photography style as: “My Style is a NO-Style”.
With this thought in mind he hopes to be able to practice his art in freedom and without any restrictions.
Sources: Art in Belgium - Paul Piron - Friends: Doug Wilkening (USA) - Thijs van Dorssen (Germany).
hello John, great to hear from your ... it's been so long since I have seen an image from you. Thank you for your visit and kind comment !!!
Sunday greetings,
Adele
thank you so much, John - glad you like it .... I play around with the small editing pogram I have -I used the "wind" once before on this black and white image:
arttherapist09 9. Juni 2013, 5:10
thank you, John for your kind words!!!All the Best, Svetlana.
Adele D. Oliver 14. April 2013, 8:07
hello John, great to hear from your ... it's been so long since I have seen an image from you. Thank you for your visit and kind comment !!!Sunday greetings,
Adele
Adele D. Oliver 22. Dezember 2012, 4:39
Seasons greetings and I wish you peace, good health, love and happiness in the New Year!!Adele
Sergio Orellana 5. November 2012, 16:07
Dear JohnThanks a lot for your kind comment!
Cheers
Sergio
L. Sherman K. 6. Oktober 2012, 13:09
Thank you for your nice comment :-)I appreciate it very much
BR
L. Sherman K. 6. Oktober 2012, 13:09
Thank you for your nice comment :-)I appreciate it very much
BR
Adele D. Oliver 24. Juli 2012, 2:10
thank you so much, John - glad you like it .... I play around with the small editing pogram I have -I used the "wind" once before on this black and white image:Flying High
Adele D. Oliverbest wishes,
Adele
Berthold Klammer 15. Juli 2012, 17:06
Pere Lachaise #7
Berthold KlammerYes, it's not a pure B&W - I have reduced the saturation around the center. Happy you like it....best regards Berthold
Silvia Corvalan 28. Mai 2012, 5:52
Thank you for your kind comments.Silvia
Fons van Swaal 31. Dezember 2011, 15:03
Thanks a lot my friend for all the comments throughout this past year...
Best wishes..
F...
Kaith Kakavouli 22. Dezember 2011, 5:12
season greetings
Kaith KakavouliBerthold Klammer 21. Dezember 2011, 15:12
Dear John,best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Hope to see more of your fine shots next year!
regards Berthold
Fons van Swaal 12. Dezember 2011, 15:05
Best regards and many thanks for all the comments throughout this year ...
Fons
Adele D. Oliver 7. November 2011, 4:36
Thank you, John - nice to see you back !!!!best wishes for your new week,
Adele
Colours of the Rainbow
Adele D. OliverDr.Szirmai János 24. Oktober 2011, 14:36
Thank you for your very nice comment! Hi János