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Johan Creten

"Creten’s work speaks to the storm within us all, as individuals and as a society, and deals with his usual themes: nature, the female form, power, politics and spirituality." Gay Gassmann, T Magazine - New York Times.

Johan Creten is a Belgian sculptor based in Paris. Though trained as a painter, he soon turned to ceramic and bronze as his primary mediums. Affectionately known as "The Clay Gipsy", and working wherever he has the opportunity, from Miami to Mexico, Den Haag to New York, Creten is considered a frontrunner in the revival of ceramics, alongside Lucio Fontana and Thomas Schütte.

Selected artworks

  • Johan Creten,                                      Het Paard van Troje n°3, 1992-1993

    Johan Creten Het Paard van Troje n°3, 1992-1993

    Black gazed stoneware
    151 x 64 x 50 cm
    59 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 19 5/8 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      Le Perroquet Bleu, Quand les Chouettes deviennent des Perroquets, 2011-2012

    Johan Creten Le Perroquet Bleu, Quand les Chouettes deviennent des Perroquets, 2011-2012

    Glazed stoneware, platinum luster and color luster
    113 x 51 x 69 cm

  • Johan Creten,                                      Wild Heart Closed, 2018

    Johan Creten Wild Heart Closed, 2018

    Glazed stoneware
    36 x 43 x 20 cm
    14 1/8 x 16 7/8 x 7 7/8 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      La Mamma morta, 2011

    Johan Creten La Mamma morta, 2011

    Bronze
    408 x 88 x 86 cm
    160 5/8 x 34 5/8 x 33 7/8 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      Wargame II - Abstraction NET II, 2013-2016

    Johan Creten Wargame II - Abstraction NET II, 2013-2016

    Melted glasses, crusty glaze, gold luster on glazed stoneware, grog
    83 x 83 x 8,5 cm
    32 5/8 x 32 5/8 x 3 3/8 In

  • Johan Creten,                                      The Mirror, 2015-2016

    Johan Creten The Mirror, 2015-2016

    Glazed stoneware
    163 x 48 x 48 cm
    64 1/8 x 18 7/8 x 18 7/8 inches

  • Johan Creten,                                      Glory - Cariema - Karisma, 2018

    Johan Creten Glory - Cariema - Karisma, 2018

    Glazed Stoneware - Gold luster
    97 x 70 x 20 cm
    38 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 7 7/8 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      Petite Vulve - Tendre et Tenace, 2021

    Johan Creten Petite Vulve - Tendre et Tenace, 2021

    Glazed Stoneware
    38 x 32 x 7 cm
    15 x 12 5/8 x 2 3/4 In

  • Johan Creten,                                      The Egyptian Princesses n°1, 2016-2019

    Johan Creten The Egyptian Princesses n°1, 2016-2019

    Glazed Stoneware
    75 x 90 x 50 cm
    29 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 19 3/4 In

    170 x 90 x 67 cm
    66 7/8 x 35 3/8 x 26 3/8 In
    With the pedestal

  • Johan Creten,                                      Odore di Femmina - Les Trois Trous, 2014

    Johan Creten Odore di Femmina - Les Trois Trous, 2014

    Patinated bronze
    76 x 55 x 33 cm

  • Johan Creten,                                      De Flamingo 1 / Le Flamant 1 / The Flamingo 1, , 2019-2021

    Johan Creten De Flamingo 1 / Le Flamant 1 / The Flamingo 1, , 2019-2021

    Glazed Stoneware
    100 x 112 x 74 cm
    39 1/2 x 44 1/2 x 29 1/2 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      Odore di Femmina - Into the Deep, 2023

    Johan Creten Odore di Femmina - Into the Deep, 2023

    Glazed stoneware

    102 x 75 x 20 cm
    40 x 29 1/2 x 8 in

  • Johan Creten,                                      Point d’Observation - Cirque bas n°6, 2022

    Johan Creten Point d’Observation - Cirque bas n°6, 2022

    Glazed stoneware

    45 x ø 40 cm
    17 1/2 x ø 16 in

Videos

  • Rencontre avec l'artiste Johan Creten à l'abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue
  • In conversation: Johan Creten & Barbara De Coninck
  • Johan Creten - BESTIARIUM - Musée La Piscine, Roubaix - A film by Gerrit Schreurs
  • Johan Creten - I PECCATI - Villa Medici - Performance live par Rebecca Bianchi
  • Pilane
  • Johan Creten, Expo Rédemption 4K

Museum exhibitions

Selected press

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