Arne Quinze

Arne Quinze, born on 15 December 1971 in Ghent, is a Belgian conceptual artist, best known for his large-scale phytomorphic sculptures and installations, often made using recycled materials.

Quinze’s artistic path departed from traditional academic training: he attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, but later abandoned his studies and entered the art world through his first incursions into graffiti art, which provided the foundation for his later large-scale installations and his exploration of public space.

Quinze has created numerous works around the world. Among the most important are “Uchronia” (2006), a large temporary wooden installation created for the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada; “Cityscape” (2007–2009), an imposing temporary wooden sculpture installed in the Louise district of Brussels; “La Sequenza” (2008), a large wooden installation on Leuvenseweg in Brussels, connecting the buildings of the Flemish Parliament with the Chamber of Flemish Representatives; and “Faro Rosso” (2010) in the Jing’an Sculpture Park in Shanghai, China.

For Quinze, the connection with nature is essential, vital in the truest sense of the word. As if on a mission, the Belgian artist seeks to break through the greyness of contemporary cities, transforming streets and squares into open-air museums with a single intention: to bring people closer together, create bonds and shared experiences, and pay tribute to the value of diversity.