Bast

Jenny Bast is a Belgian contemporary artist whose practice is rooted in a strong academic background and a continuous exploration of form and expression. Born and raised in Belgium, she developed an early sensitivity to art, nurtured by the country’s rich cultural and artistic heritage.

She studied visual arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where she initially trained as a painter. In her early career, Jenny Bast was primarily engaged in impressionist painting, focusing on light, atmosphere, and emotional nuance. Over time, her artistic research naturally evolved toward three-dimensional expression, leading her to sculpture as a more direct and physical way of engaging with form and movement.

Today, Jenny Bast is particularly recognized for her animal sculptures, in which she captures the vitality, strength, and instinctive presence of living beings. Working mainly with bronze, her sculptural language combines expressive surfaces with a strong sense of balance and tension, giving her works a powerful yet sensitive presence. Her animals are not merely representations, but emotional and symbolic figures that reflect broader themes such as identity, memory, and the human condition.

Her work is marked by a deep sensitivity and an attentive observation of the natural world. Influenced by travel and encounters with different cultures, Jenny Bast’s practice has acquired an increasingly international dimension, while remaining firmly anchored in a contemporary European sculptural tradition.

Over the years, her work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Belgium and abroad, where it has been met with growing interest from collectors and the public alike. As a Belgian artist in full artistic maturity, Jenny Bast continues to develop her sculptural practice with rigor and commitment, establishing herself as a promising and distinctive voice in contemporary animal sculpture.