Representative work by Johan Creten
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Artist

Johan Creten

b. 1963, Sint-Truiden, Belgium · Based in Paris, France

  • Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent
  • École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
  • Ceramic Sculpture
  • Cast Bronze

Johan Creten is a pioneer in the revival of ceramics within contemporary art. Creating glazed stoneware sculptures covered with hundreds of individually hand-modeled clay rose petals ('Odore di Femmina') as well as monumental public bronzes, Creten explores metamorphosis, taboos, and the sensual allure of clay.

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