Thomas Waroquier

Athena - Owl Bronze Sculpture

2023

With heavy “Renaissance” innuendos, his work approaches our concept of “existence” and “reality.” Bellino questions the viewer’s awareness and convictions about the boundaries of “li...

Bellino’s Cocatrix is a unique contemporary bronze sculpture representing a gold dragon made of antique bronze ornaments that are welded together in a meticulous fashion. With heav...

I was born in Nice in 1955. In the 80’s, I discovered the world of metal and ornamentation in my father’s workshop where I learnt gold and silver plating and bronze restoration. After many years of practice and technical research dedicated to rehabilitating and re-composing objects, I engaged in an artistic way around 2010. The ornament that is torn from its original support then becomes the very structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base material. Weighted with the nobility of the material joined to their own history, they support a fragmented memory and they bring me a precious help as well as a constraint. I got special inspiration from the Renaissance period. Vanitas are one of my favorite themes, typical of classical sceneries...

I was born in Nice in 1955. In the 80’s, I discovered the world of metal and ornamentation in my father’s workshop where I learnt gold and silver plating and bronze restoration. After many years of practice and technical research dedicated to rehabilitating and re-composing objects, I engaged in an artistic way around 2010. The ornament that is torn from its original support then becomes the very structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base material. Weighted with the nobility of the material joined to their own history, they support a fragmented memory and they bring me a precious help as well as a constraint. I got special inspiration from the Renaissance period. Vanitas are one of my favourite themes, typical of classical sceneries...

“Man's profound gestural relationship to objects, which epitomizes his integration into the world, into social structures, can be a highly fulfilling one, and this fulfilment is discernible in the beauty - the 'style' - of the relationship in its reciprocity.” -Jean Baudrillard, The System of Objects (1996) The cliché that “one man’s trash...

Artist Statement: My figures speak to me of that peaceful place in myself - calm, open, aware. My art reflects the influence of my childhood in Japan and of the rigorous discipline...

Les mots croises Bronze Sculpture Book Reading Female Figure Veronique Clamot (1964, Charleroi, Belgium) is a self-taught artist. Although she ...

Indice 50 Bronze Sculpture Lady Dog Bathing Swimsuit Limited Edition In Stock Veronique Clamot (1964, Charleroi, Belgium) is a self-taught artist. Although she has been occupied wi...