Well-known artist Jef Claerhout passed away

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Well-known artist Jef Claerhout passed away

Jef Claerhout was born in 1937 in Tielt. He spent his early years in Damme where he experimented with different materials such as stone, brass and stainless steel. He built an imaginative world, often based on mythology and science fiction. Welding unique fabulous sculptures in brass later became his signature.

In the mid-eighties, Jef moved to Oedelem, where he had a more spacious studio, situated in the middle of a beautiful garden designed and landscaped by himself. His world of strange birds has made a school. He created at the request of enthusiasts as well as for municipal authorities, hospitals, rest and care homes, churches, monasteries and companies. Countless sculptures such as Papageno in Bruges, Tijl uilenspiegel in Damme, Briek Schotte in Kanegem,… form iconic points of attraction in the public domain.

With Jef Claerhout’s death, Flanders loses a sculptor whose traces have become heritage in an often surprising and iconic way.

Some of his works:

  • Briek Schotte at the church of Kanegem
  • The Narrator / Market Square Vichte
  • Ode to women / Victory Knokke-Heist
  • Carnival Celebrations / Market Square Zwevezele
  • The world behind the book / Town Square Wingene
  • Waiting for the Tram / Polenplein Ruiselede
  • Briek Schotte / at St. Bavo Church Kanegem
  • General Maczek / Polenplein Tielt
  • Tanneke Sconyncx / Market Tielt
  • Olivier the Devil Hall Tower Tielt
  • Bailiff Spierinck / Market Tielt
  • Willem van Saeftinghe / Lissewege
  • Birds on a tree trunk / Ter Doestdreef Lissewege
  • Papageno / at City Theater Bruges
  • Meyboom / at Zilversteeg Bruges
  • Dancing ‘Marieke’ / along Coupure Brugge
  • Model Belfry / Grote Markt Bruges
  • Sculpture group Tijl Ulenspiegel/ Vaart Zuid Damme
  • The Architect Erik Van Biervliet/ Sint-Annarei Bruges
  • Horse of Viven / Bradericplein Vivenkapelle
  • Fraternization Memorial ‘Seyssel’ / Sijsele
  • Mary with Child / Berendonkstraat border Oedelem – Beernem
  • Tabernacle / St. Lambertus Church Oedelem
  • Minneke (flax girl) / village square Bissegem

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