Artists want to create the best work that they can, Lerooy tells My Modern Met.
These two sculptures started in that way of thinking.
I think theres beauty in that kind of destruction.
“You Were On My Mind,” bronze and glass, 2014 (Photo courtesy of Fondazione Berengo)
I wanted to create a classical-inspired statue that was almost falling overlike he was drunk, Lerooy explains.
I like the idea of sculpture inside a sculpture with something coming out.
The conceptual piece appears to explore the relationship between the person and the consumption of alcohol.
Detail of “You Were On My Mind,” bronze and glass, 2014 (Photo courtesy of Fondazione Berengo)
The idea that he is wearing the problem is very beautiful, I think, he continues.
It’s almost like a tree of glass.
I wanted to use a big, strong classical-inspired arm for this sculpture, Lerooy says.
“Speaking in Tongues,” bronze and glass, 2014 (Photo courtesy of Fondazione Berengo)
The idea was that I wanted to drink the whole figure.'
The artist incorporated a real champagne bottle in the piece and sculpted the open-mouthed face of the man inside.
Belgian artist Thomas Lerooy explores the traditional mediums of bronze and glass in amazing conceptual sculptures.
Detail of “Speaking in Tongues,” bronze and glass, 2014 (Photo courtesy of Fondazione Berengo)
