Mark Verstockt
©ICC Archive
1930 - 2014
Born in Lokeren (BE), died in Antwerpen (BE).
Marc Verstockt or Mark Verstockt (Lokeren, 16 July 1930 – Antwerp, 14 May 2014) was a sculptor, graphic artist and painter. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, together with Dan Van Severen. They became proponents of constructivism. He immersed himself in abstraction and the study of geometric shapes.
Verstockt produced sculptures, the most famous of which is the monumental sculpture ‘Signaal’ in Sint-Niklaas. He experimented with video and the art of printing books. In 1971 he published ‘This is not a book’. Verstockt earned a reputation as a theoretician with the publication, in 1982, of ‘De Genesis van de vorm, van chaos tot geometrie’ (the Genesis of form, from Chaos to Geometry), an in-depth study of three fundamental shapes: the circle, the square and the triangle.
>Mark Verstockt, Eerste abstrakt schilderij, 1956.Painting, oil on canvas, 49 x 29 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Compositie, 1957.Painting, mixed media on panel, 132 x 82.5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Cosmic, 1960.Painting, acrylic on wood, 17.5 x 17.5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Circular Movement, 1960.Postcard, oil, canvas, 60 x 60 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Losange, 1965.Painting, olieverf op doek, 145 x 115 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Cross, 1966.Painting, synthetic oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Untitled, 1968.Painting, 60 x 66 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Groot Geel Object, 1968.Sculpture, polyester, 130 x 130 x 130 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Thinking of a white metal construction for a lake, 1968-1970.Sketch, fineliner, felt-tip pen and letraset on paper , 27 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook, 1969.Other, ballpoint, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper, 17 x 22 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Object, 1970.Sculpture, polyester, 27.5 x 10 x 10 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Zuil met kwart-bollen, 1970.Sculpture.
>Mark Verstockt, Five Acts on a Screen, 1975.Video, 00:05:00.
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>Jef Verheyen, Mark Verstockt, 780 10 Grafieken / 10 Gedichten (ed. 100), 1976.Multiple, box with 10 lithographs and 10 poems, 70 x 50 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Letter from Antzel Elektrowerken, 1976.Letter, ink on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Mark Verstockt - De Genesis van de Vorm (Van chaos tot geometrie), 1982.Book, ink, paper, 22 x 18 cm, 193 p. + attached leaflet with table of signs and forms, language : Dutch, author : Mark Verstockt, publisher : Standaard Uitgeverij, Antwerpen, ISBN : 90-02-14531-4.
>Mark Verstockt, Mark Verstockt - Skulptuur, 1988.Book, ink, paper, 34 x 24 cm, language : Dutch, publisher : Imschoot, Uitgevers, Gent.
>Mark Verstockt, Ming I, 1989.Sculpture, 142 x 142 x 36 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Quadrati, 2001.Painting, oil on wood, 40 x 40 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Ying-Yang (2), 2003.Mixed Media, mixed media, 60 x 60 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Ying-Yang (1), 2003.Mixed Media, mixed media, 60 x 60 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Constellation, 2006.Painting, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, 5Q - VERTICAL, 2010.Painting, 40 x 40 cm.
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>Mark Verstockt, Untitled, 2013.Mixed Media, mixed media, 23.5 x 23.5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, 3 x 3D Vision Action.Multiple.
>Mark Verstockt, Untitled (Yellow).Painting, oil on canvas, 25 x 25 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Untitled (Red).Painting, oil on canvas, 25 x 25 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Boekmaquette 'Genesis van de vorm'.Maquette, ink on paper, 21 x 21 x 10 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Untitled.Painting, acrylic on aluminium, 20 x 20 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook - Mono.Other, ballpoint and fineliner on paper, 18,5 x 26 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook.Other, fineliner and pencil on paper, 17.5 x 11.5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook - Werkboek.Other, ballpoint, fineliner and felt-tip pen on paper, 14.5 x 22.5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook.Other, ballpoint, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper, 10.5 x 16.5 cm .
>Mark Verstockt, Sketchbook.Other, ballpoint, ink and pencil on paper , 16 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled .Sketch, fineliner, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper, ca. 29,7 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, fineliner, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper, 21 x 25 cm .
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled (uitgave Ziggurat).Sketch, inkjet on paper, 20,5 x 20,5 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, fineliner on paper , 19 x 29 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, fineliner and felt-tip pen on paper, 25 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, gouache and pencil on paper.
>Mark Verstockt, Sketch - Untitled.Sketch, ballpoint, felt-tip pen and pencil on paper.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Harmonious Thinking – A look at the archive of Mark Verstockt & Io Van Oostveldt. 22 January 2022 - 01 May 2022.
> Exhibition: LATT: new art in Antwerp 1958-1962 #4 center for contemporary artistic expressions. 14 September 2012 - 25 November 2012.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt. 13 January 1968 - 03 February 1968.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt. 25 May 1991 - 16 June 1991.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt . 19 February 1965 - 03 March 1965.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - Beeldhouwwerken . 14 February 1985 - 15 March 1985.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - Een open vraag, object met auto. 28 June 1985 - 01 September 1985.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - Een Portret / Un Portrait / A Portrait. 20 November 2010 - 10 April 2011.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - The Quadrature of the Square . 16 October 1997 - 15 November 1997.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - The Square Revisited . 25 November 1995 - 06 January 1996.
> Exhibition: Mark Verstockt - The Structure is the Message . 27 October 2000 - 10 December 2000.
> Exhibition: MULTI / ART / PAPER / PRESS / GALLERY: Homage to Paul Ibou & Liliane – Emma Staal. 21 January 2023 - 30 April 2023.
> Ensemble: Artist Books.
> Ensemble: ICC POSTER ARCHIVE.
> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - ARCHIVE.
> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - OEUVRE.
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> Ensemble: kunstenaarsboeken uit de jaren '80 [artists' books from the 80s].
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> Ensemble: Mark Verstockt - Artworks.
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> Ensemble: Mark Verstockt - Design.
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> Ensemble: Mark Verstockt - Drawings / Sketches.