Pierre Caille (sculptor)
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Pierre Caille, born 11 January 1911 in Tournai
and died 24 October 1996 in Brussels
, was a Belgian sculptor, painter
, engraver, ceramicist and jeweller.
Pierre Caille briefly attended the Academy of Tournai (1926) and the advertising section in La Cambre
(1931), and ceramics (1938) and is also close to Roger Guérin
(Jumet, 1896 - Bouffioulx, 1954), Henry van de Velde
, George Grard
, Charles Leplae. Pierre Caille is a multifaceted and atypical painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, potter, jewelry designer. His inspiration shows a fertile imagination, and gives form to the wonderful and extraordinary. From 1949 to 1976, Pierre Caille is a professor at La Cambre, where he leads the class of ceramics.
Tournai
Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
and died 24 October 1996 in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, was a Belgian sculptor, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, engraver, ceramicist and jeweller.
Pierre Caille briefly attended the Academy of Tournai (1926) and the advertising section in La Cambre
La Cambre
L'École de la Cambre, more known as La Cambre, is a renowned architecture and visual arts school founded by Henry van de Velde in Brussels in 1926....
(1931), and ceramics (1938) and is also close to Roger Guérin
Roger Guérin
Roger Guérin was a French jazz trumpeter and singer.Initially a violinist, Guérin studied trumpet and cornet at the Paris Conservatory and won a first prize there as a teenager....
(Jumet, 1896 - Bouffioulx, 1954), Henry van de Velde
Henry van de Velde
Henry Clemens Van de Velde was a Belgian Flemish painter, architect and interior designer. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar he could be considered one of the main founders and representatives of Art Nouveau in Belgium...
, George Grard
George Grard
George Grard was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol, modelled in clay or plaster, and cast in bronze....
, Charles Leplae. Pierre Caille is a multifaceted and atypical painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, potter, jewelry designer. His inspiration shows a fertile imagination, and gives form to the wonderful and extraordinary. From 1949 to 1976, Pierre Caille is a professor at La Cambre, where he leads the class of ceramics.
Work
- 1964 : Monument aux Liégeois morts pour la liberté, with architect George Dedoyard, Albert I Bridge on the Meuse at LiegeLiegeLiège is a municipality and a city of Belgium. The term Liège or Liege may also refer to:* Liege, a party to the oath of allegiance in feudalism .* Liège Island, in the Antarctic...
. - 1980 : Les Voyageurs, BotaniqueBotanique/Kruidtuin metro stationThe Botanique or Kruidtuin metro station is a Brussels metro station on the northern segment of line 2. It opened serving a premetro line on 18 August 1974 and became a full metro station on 2 October 1988. The station is located under the small ring at King Street in the municipality of the...
station of the Brussels MetroBrussels MetroThe Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...
. - 1982-1989 : ...Psy, entrance porch of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Liège at Sart-Tilman, Open Air Museum of Sart-Tilman.