May Claerhout
Encyclopedia
May Claerhout is a Belgian
artist who was born in Pittem
. She creates sculptures in bronze
and terracotta, and she has created several statues for public buildings in Belgium
. Her studio is located in Malle
. Claerhout is married to Armand Storms and together they have three children.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
artist who was born in Pittem
Pittem
Pittem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem proper. On January 1, 2006 Pittem had a total population of 6,599. The total area is 34.42 km² which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km².-External...
. She creates sculptures in bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
and terracotta, and she has created several statues for public buildings in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Her studio is located in Malle
Malle
Malle is a municipality located in the Campine region of the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostmalle and Westmalle. On 1 January 2006 Malle had a total population of 14,083...
. Claerhout is married to Armand Storms and together they have three children.
Creations
- Statue Europe (bronze, 20 December 1993)
- Statue Father Damien (bronze)
- 5 Continents (bronze)
- History of scripture (bronze)
- Birth of Mankind (bronze)
- Metro in the city (red terracotta, Metrostation Opera on crossing Keizerlei and Meir, Antwerp)
- City, Stream en Metro (white, glazed terracotta, Metrostation Frederik van Eden, Leftbank, Antwerp)
- Union (white, glazed terracotta)
- Ziekenzorg (red terracotta)
- Generations (red terracotta)
- Debat (red terracotta)
- Aula (white, glazed terracotta)
Source
- Tourism in Malle (Dutch)
- May Claerhout, De kunst van May Claerhout, Mercatorfonds & Arcade, (1977), ISBN: 2800501197
- Gaby Gyselen, May Claerhout, Ons Erfdeel (1979), nr 3, pp. 406-411