Educations

 

 

Age

 

 

 

1960-1965

6

Basic school

St.-Norbertus

Antwerp

1966-1968

12

6e year

Boarding school

Malonne

1968

13

1e year business

St.-Lodewijk

Antwerp

1969-1973

14

Metal + Wood

Technicum

Antwerp

1969-1972

17

Percussion

Music - academy

Antwerp

1974-1976

20

Tanker ships

steersman

Holland

1976-1986

30

Inland navigation

international

Europe

1980-1990

26

Astronomy

Autodidact

Europe

1982

28

Captain license

International

Holland

1984-1987

30

Electronics

Autodidact

Europe

1990

36

Airplane pilot

Ppl, U l, glider

Brussels

1996

42

French flight license

UL 3 axis  94% !

Lille

1997

43

Diving license

Cmas

World

 

 

Biography

 

1954                 Born in Antwerp Belgium
1960>1972       Different schools in Belgium

1966                 I lose my left hearing falling from 12 meter / 40 ft
1973                 Army service in Soest Germany
1974                 Started inland & coastal navigation on tanker ships
1977                 Bought my first commercial vessel 400 tons

1974>1986       Sail all over Europe
1980                 Practice & study astronomy (and still do)
1984                 Started to make marine electronics
1986                 Started a shop and developed marine electric & power electronics

1986                 My daughter Karolien is born.
1988                 I learn to fly everything with & without wings.

1994                 I start to collect industrial surplus in mind some day I make art of it.
1997                 I learn diving all over the world and get a ** cmas license.
2000                 Heart infarct

2000                 I sold my business and started robotzart.
2003                 Opened Robotzart gallery in Antwerp

2004                 Robotzart goes International

 

Spoken Languages: Flemish, Dutch, French, English

 

 

Expositions

 

Antwerp                                   Cutty Sark race             07-07-2001

Antwerp                                   Laundry day                  08-09-2001

Antwerp                                   Bordello 3                     30-03-2002

Beveren                                    High school                   05-05-2002

Merksem                                  Bouckenborgh               07-08-2002 > 25-08-2002

Antwerp                                   st-Paulusfestival 21-09-2002 > 22-09-2002

Antwerp                                   Airport WTC                  24-06-2003

Antwerp                                   Art-Event                      14>16-11-2003

Wommelgem                            City hall                        Aug-Sept-2004

 

 

Publications

 

Afrit 9                                      TV 1 television show      18-februari 02-2002       20u30

Graag gedaan                           TV 1 television show      8-october10-2003          18u35

I D E A T                                  Parisian magazine         January 2004

Zone03                                     Antwerp city magazine   December 2003

Gazet van Antwerpen                 newspaper article          20 januari-2004

Piron                                        Art dictionary                2004

ATV.                                        TV presentation             3 march 2004

Gazet van Antwerpen                 newspaper article          4 march 2004