Artists
Arman: Image of tea kettles
About the plate
‘Image of Tea Kettles’. In his tea kettle drawing Arman gives a two-dimensional interpretation of his assemblage sculptures.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Nice (France) in 1928
- Died: 22nd October 2005
The contrary artist Arman, liked to show blended, damaged or burned objects. He made accumulations of paint tubes, but also a tower of sixty flattened cars. The plate by Arman is certainly worth collecting.
Delphine Boël: Bla bla du jour
About the plate
No explanation needed, ‘Bla bla bla du jour’ says it all!
About the artist
- Birthplace: Ukkel (Belgium), 22th February 1968
- Residence: Ukkel
In her brightly coloured sculptures in papier-mâché with crownes, thrones and the Belgian flag, she used to refer to her royal origin as extramarital child of King Albert II. This period is behind her and now she addresses social issues. Recently, she presented collages with images of an anti-paedophile demonstration. The plate by Boël is a silent protest, again showing a different angle of this artist.
Georges Moquay: Smoke kind but
About the plate
‘Smoke kind but’. A work of art on ethnic communities with exploding colours in expressively graphical themes influenced by pop music, reggae and rock.
About the artist
- Birthplace: France in 1970
- Residence: Paris (France)
Ethnic communities are the main theme in Georges Moquay his works of art. The colours explode in expressive graphic themes, influenced by pop music, reggae and rock.
Jacques Villeglé: Images
About the plate
‘Images’. The plate features a poster adapted by artist Jacques Villeglé in his typical style.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Quimper (France) in 1926
- Residence: Paris (France)
In his works, Jacques Villeglé distorts pictural slogans to an easy accessible image for the public at large. One might say they are posters as common objects.
Jean-Michel Folon: Le jour et la nuit
About the plate
‘Le jour et la nuit’. Folon interpreted day and night in his own typical water colour style with bird, sun and moon.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Ukkel (Belgium) in 1934
- Died: Monaco, 20th October 2005
This all-round artist, who died in 2005, was renowned famous for his aquarelles and sculptures. In 2008, Wallonia and Brussels honour him with a major exhibition and a cultural tour.
Kimiko Yoshida: Oostende.Self-portrait, 2007
About the plate
‘Oostende, self-portrait 2007’. A reworked self-portrait of photography artist Kimiko with the O of Oostende.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Tokyo (Japan) in 1963
- Residence: Paris (France)
Each picture taken by Kimiko Yoshida is a tribute to disappearance. Her portraits are usually mythical, often with cultural reference to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Niki de Saint Phalle: Quatre Nanas
About the plate
Quatre Nanas. The expressive and colourful female figures called “Nanas” hold a central place in the oeuvre of the artist.
About the artist
- Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), 29th October 1930
- Died: San Diego, 21st May 2002
Niki de Saint Phalle became famous through her Nana-figures, expressive and coloured polyester sculptures of women. She worked together with the Swiss new-realistic artist Jean Tinguely, whom she later married. Together with him, she created her most famous work of art, the Stravinskyfontain, which is situated close to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Reinhoud D'Haese: Wintertime
About the plate
‘Wintertime’ A collage in the form of his typical copper sculptures.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Geraardsbergen (Belgium) in 1928
- Died: Paris (France), 1st July 2007
With this plate, Reinhoud remains true to his explicit style of sculpting. He liked to create a people of funny mythical creatures, befitting the cobra-movement of which he was a member.
Robert Combas: La gitane magicienne
About the plate
La Gitane Magicienne is a detail from the work of Robert Combas
About the artist
- Birthplace: Sete (France), 25th May 1957
- Residence: Paris (France)
The art of Robert Combas is recognizable and colourful. Het gets his inspiration out of comic strips, kitch, avertising and the every day world. He expresses them with an enormous sense of humor and satire.
Rotraut: Coeur
About the plate
‘Coeur’. This remarkable plate was created with the image of a three-dimensional heart, an oddity from her sculpture collection.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Rérik (Germany), 27th November 1938
- Residence: Phoenix, Arizona (United States of America)
The East-German artist Rotraut started out making sculptures in marble, metal and wood. She now also paints. The colour "blue" is her trademark and her geographic paintings and galaxies in black, are acclaimed all over the world.
Wolfgang Volz: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Surrounded Islands, Miami, Florida 1980-83
About the plate
‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Miami, Florida 1980-83’. The design is a picture made by Wolfgang Volz of the Surrounded Islands project of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
About the artist
- Birthplace: Tuttlingen (Germany), 17th January 1948
- Residence: Dusseldorf (Germany)
- Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1983 Christo
In 1971, Wolfgang Volz befriended the Christo's. Ever since the Valley Curtain project in 1974, he is Christo & Jeanne-Claude's exclusive photographer. His excellent pictures, showing both his technical and artistic skills, are the only silent witnesses to the temporary art of the Christo's.
