about the artist :
Catherine Vanhullebusch

Catherine Vanhullebusch is an abstract artist based in Brussels, Belgium. She explores themes of imperfection, emotion, and balance through minimalist compositions that combine intuition and structure.

Her work is created using hand-painted, ultra-thin fine art paper, layered, and folded over raw cotton canvas to evoke quiet movements within simple forms. Each piece reflects her fascination with contrast between control and freedom, transparency, and opacity. Subtle irregularities, visible folds, and traces of the hand are embraced as intrinsic elements of the work's character, celebrating the beauty found in imperfection.

Catherine's compositions often feature twisted, folded, or layered shapes that seem to move, bend, or resist definition. These gestures are not about achieving perfection, but about embracing what is irregular, accidental, and human. The small cracks, uneven edges, stains, or offbeat lines that emerge within each piece serve as intentional reminders that imperfection carries its own beauty and character. Her work celebrates the tension between control and release, suggesting that what is slightly off often feels more alive.

 

Each piece acts as a quiet invitation to accept and even appreciate our own flaws rather than conceal them. Perfection can be sterile; imperfection brings warmth and depth.

I'd unplug if ideas didn't hold meetings at midnight / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
4,550 US$
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I'd follow my gut if it spoke in full sentences / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
4,550 US$
623
I'd let go if the middle felt solid / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 55 in (100 x 140 cm)
unique artwork
5,260 US$
519
I'd get going if my socks matched / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 31 in (100 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
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742
I'd follow my thoughts if they walked in a line / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 55 in (100 x 140 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
462
I'd stop spinning if the storm got tired / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 55 in (100 x 140 cm)
unique artwork
5,260 US$
491
I'd peek behind the canvas if no one was watching / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
853
I'd grow up if curiosity didn't climb trees / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 55 in (100 x 140 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
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I'd mind my pace if wonder didn't jog beside me / Catherine Vanhullebusch
Mixed media on canvas, framed
39 x 55 in (100 x 140 cm)
unique artwork
5,260 US$
474