JEAN-MARIE BIWER
Born 1957 in Luxembourg
Lives and works in Luxembourg
Biography & Statement
Over the past four decades, Jean-Marie Biwer has developed a body of figurative work that reflects a sensitivity to the world around him: both in terms of his immediate environment – the Ardennes countryside in the north of Luxembourg – and in relation to society in general. His works address subjects that are well established in the traditions of painting including landscape, the body and still life. Yet they also question the role of painting within a world that is dense with images and information. Faced with the proliferation of screens and moving images and the acceleration of the pace of life, Biwer seeks to make paintings that hold the intensity of the present moment, creating
a space for contemplation. / Text © Mudam Luxembourg
From March to August 2020, Jean-Marie Biwer’s work has been celebrated with a big retrospective « D’après nature » at MUDAM - Musée d’art moderne Luxembourg, with works reflecting his exploration of landscape, nature and the everyday environment.
Exhibitions
SHE LOVES ME NOT
Group show with 23 artists
16 Jan 2025 - 22 Feb 2025
B&B
Jean-Marie Biwer & Geneviève Biwer
28 Nov 2024 - 11 Jan 2025
FIVE
02nd-25th June 2022
Fairs
DIJON ART FAIR 2021
8-10 October 2021
Selected works
Marine (Jour), 2024
145 x 115 cm
Oil on canvas
Bretagne, 2025
120 x 140 cm
Oil on canvas
Marine (Nuit), 2024
145 x 115 cm
Oil on canvas
Miniature 2, 2025
10 x 10 cm
Oil on canvas
Text
Over the past four decades, Jean-Marie Biwer has developed a body of figurative work that reflects a sensitivity to the world around him: both in terms of his immediate environment – the Ardennes countryside in the north of Luxembourg – and in relation to society in general. His works address subjects that are well established in the traditions of painting including landscape, the body and still life. Yet they also question the role of painting within a world that is dense with images and information. Faced with the proliferation of screens and moving images and the acceleration of the pace of life, Biwer seeks to make paintings that hold the intensity of the present moment, creating a space for contemplation. / Text © Mudam Luxembourg
From March to August 2020, Jean-Marie Biwer’s work has been celebrated with a big retrospective
« D’après nature » at MUDAM - Musée d’art moderne Luxembourg, with works reflecting his
exploration of landscape, nature and the everyday environment.
by MUDAM