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Known for his vibrant palettes and flattened perspectives, Belgian artist Kristof Santy translates common sights and everyday objects into vivid tableaux. His paintings often highlight fruit and vegetables, tabletops, and modes of transportation, particularly those involved in industrial labor.

A new body of work continues Santy’s inquiries into the mundane, this time extending into fashions and furnishings. There’s a striped sweater vest with a nearly imperceptible wrinkle hanging from a rod and a modernist chair in fuchsia pushed against a kelly green wall. Earlier investigations appear, too, including a short, roll-up ladder dangling from the door of a helicopter as it hovers in the air sans operator.

“Fauteuil” (2025), oil on canvas, 150 x 120 centimeters

This new body of work will be on view this fall at Sorry We’re Closed in Brussels. Until then, find more of Santy’s work on Instagram.

“Ijscoupe” (2026), oil on canvas, 180 x 150 centimeters

“Compositie met groenten” (2025), oil on canvas, 200 x 160 centimeters

“Helikopter” (2025), oil on canvas, 220 x 200 centimeters

A glimpse of Santy’s studio

Santy’s studio

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