CHRISTIAN VAN PARYS

Christian Van Parys lives and works in Longueville (Brabant Wallon, Belgium). He studied under different ceramists: Claude and Cécile Delhaye, Mirko Orlandini, Francis Behets, Christiane Lebrun, Christian Masy. Although he recognizes being affiliated to these sandstone ceramists, he was quickly drawn to glazed ground, earthenware tiles and ceramics stoves. Gradually his work and interest progressed towards "simple lines" and deep warm colors... Between these various fields (glazed ground, ceramic stoves, architectural ceramics...), a constant dialogue emerges. Ceramic creations and objects have been used and appreciated through the ages using imagination and adaptation for aesthetic and practical uses. Of course, we can also appreciate both artistic and practical qualities in many pieces of art craft. One of them, the traditional ceramic stove, is still used in Baltic and Scandinavian countries.

Primary location: Longueville Belgium