JOHAN CRETEN – PLINY’S SORROW
2011-05-30Pliny’s Sorrow is comprised of nine enigmatic bronzes, eight of which were specifically created for the exhibition. Creten, best known for virtuosic works in kiln-fired ceramics, particularly his flowering Odore di Femmina busts in terracotta, is also a master of lost-wax foundry casting in bronze, and this ambitious exhibition provides evidence of this on an unprecedented scale.The exhibition’s title is borrowed from the largest work in the exhibition, an eagle-like bird, its giant wings stretched out and broken, its roughly hewn back hollowed out.
Opposite – Pliny’s Sorrow, Resin, bronze simulation, 2011
Exhibition runs through to July 23th, 2011
Almine Rech Gallery
20 rue de l’Abbaye
Abdijstraat
B-1050
Brussels
