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“I am inspired by the urban landscapes around me, the architecture of the North and by the austere aesthetic of Flemish still-life. I like plain clay, monochrome compositions. I shape my pieces and accumulate them according to an imaginary plan, to create installations in search of the perfect balance.
I have a feeling for everyday objects, for the physical relationship we have with them (the closeness we have to them) for the way they wear out.
My work on pans enable me to confront the apparent solidity of the piece which hits the collective subconscious, with the fragility of clay.” Virginie Besengez
Virginie Besengez draws her inspiration from nature. She is interested in the movement, repetition in the landscapes that are constantly changing with the wind and the light. ‘Like a photographer I would like to capture a moment in time by creating forms and curves similar to those found in nature. The texture of the surfaces of my vessels achieved by polishing, grinding and also raku firing is very important to me.’
Virginie Besengez’s C.V. (resume) – View her works
EXHIBITIONS
2010 – « Ceramics’Days » – Place Saint Sulpice – Paris
– Galerie de l’Ô – Brussels
– « La Piscine » Museum – Roubaix
– Galerie “Talents” – Paris
2009 – FLOW art gallery – London
– International exhibition « Centre de la Céramique de Giroussens »
– Ceramics’Days » – Place Saint Sulpice – Paris
– Hotel Président Wilson » exhibition – Geneva
2008 – « Musée de la gravure » – Gravelines
– « Ceramics’Days » – Place Saint Sulpice – Paris
– « Art et Passion » art gallery – Lille
– Loft » design shop – Lille
– Ateliers d’Art de France » art gallery – 1 rue Scribe, Paris
– “Maison et Objets” Paris Interior & Design Fair
– La Plus Petite Galerie du Monde – Roubaix
– Galerie de l’Ô – Brussels
2007 – Exhibition at the “Court circuit” Art & Design Fair – Paris
– Ceramics Biennale in Steenwerck
– Harpage art gallery – Hem
– Exhibition at Tourist Information Center in Roubaix
– Drawing a parralelle with Marc Chagall exhibition in « La Piscine » Museum
2006 – “Le 1000” Art & Design Studio
– Fashion & Design exhibition – Roubaix
– Exhibition & market – Ceramics Biennale (Belgium).
– Permanent exhibition at “galerie des Ateliers d’Art“ – Paris
– “Maison et Objets” Paris Interior & Design Fair
2005 – Exhibition at Ernst&Young Law Firm – Lille
– « Chez Lucia » – Brussels
– “La sécu” art gallery – Lille
– “galerie des Ateliers d’Art“ – Paris
– “Young Designers’ Exhibition” Le Printemps Department Store – Lille
2004 – Hospice d’Havré in Tourcoing along with “Lille 2004“
– Designers’Loft – « Lasécu » art gallery – Lille
– Galerie Geneviève Godar – Lille
– Ceramics Biennale in Andenne (Belgium)
– “galerie des Ateliers d’Art“ – Paris
– Bontout art gallery – Mouvaux
2003 – “Les fenêtres qui parlent” Lille
– Ceramics Biennale in Steenwerck (France)
– ”Une cour, six parcours” Collective exhibition in Tourcoing
– “Poteau Rose” art gallery – Lambersart
– “galerie des Ateliers d’Art“ – Paris
– “Maison et Objets” Paris Interior & Design Fair
2002 – Ceramics Biennale in Beauvais
– « Lasécu » art gallery – Lille
– “La plus petite galerie du monde” art gallery – Roubaix
– “Maison et Objets” Paris Interior & Design Fair
2001 – Ceramics Biennale in Andenne (Belgium)
– “Maison et Objets” Paris Interior & Design Fair
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