Fardeau/Last


Fardeau/Last (1990) by Bernard Verhaeghe

About the artwork

The marble sculptures of Bernard Verhaeghe impress above all by their technical perfection. His knowledge of the material and how to use it allows him to shape out of the formless block, the model he wishes to create. His love for marble dates from the very beginning of his career and originated from the restraint with which he manages to transform raw material into elegant forms: slight shudder of folds, knots, interlacing, draperies, organic structures finely opened, all promising to reveal a hidden mystery which the artist handles with sublime skill.

His maturing inspiration and vision, but also technique, combined with his loyalty and his predilection for the marble, make him rank between the finest sculptors of his generation, who, following his example, have heard the call of Carrara and have responded to it.

About the artist

image Bernard Verhaeghe °1950, Comines, Belgium
Lives and works in Ploegsteert, Belgium ? www.bernardverhaeghe.com

Education:
Master in Fine Arts in Brussels.

Lives, works and exhibits in Ploegsteert, Belgium, between Ypres (B) and Lille (F) and is professional sculptor since 1979. He has created a park with monumental sculptures and a contemporary gallery to host international exhibitions www.espacesculptural.com. He regularly visits the quarries of Carrara (Italy) to choose his blocks of marble. All his work is based on a pervasive medium: life. He has a compelling need to feel and understand it. Bernard Verhaeghe does not define things through their physiognomy, but he tries to make visible what is invisible. He transmits his life into the veins in the marble. He makes regularly study trips to Italy to learn how to work with white Carrara marble. Bernard Verhaeghe devoted himself increasingly to the creation of ever larger sculptures and monuments.

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