It is not easy to categorize the carefully constructed oeuvre of Peter De Meyer (b. 1981) into a single box. De Meyer plays with the unwritten rules of minimal art and conceptual art, stripping them of a sometimes stifling seriousness. In doing so, he exposes a lack of perspective, humor, poetry, or romantic fervor in the art world. In his installations, sculptures, objets trouvés, and conceptual interventions, De Meyer introduces small shifts in context and meaning. Through a subtle play of associations with objects, he disrupts common expectations. In this way, De Meyer reveals the vanity lurking behind the stereotype “roles” of gallerist, art lover, and artist. By constantly putting his audience on the wrong foot, the artist invites them to approach 'Art' (with a capital A) with a healthy sense of perspective.
Dennis Van Mol
His work has been exhibited in various places, including Flanders House New York (USA), Palais d’Iéna Paris (France), Maskara Gallery Mumbai (India), MU Eindhoven (Netherlands), Kunsthal KAdE Amersfoort (Netherlands), Arts Festival Watou (Belgium), Musée Félicien Rops Namur (Belgium), and Galerie Raum mit Licht Vienna (Austria). It is included in the collections of S.M.A.K. Ghent (Belgium), Museum Voorlinden Wassenaar (Netherlands), and the University of Antwerp (Belgium).