Art is in the Air

Art is in the Air !

PURE PASSION !

Artworks by Anita Fleerackers, John John Hoelen, Annette Defoort

Valentine exhibition

Featuring work by Anita Fleerackers, surprising work by John John Hoelen and Ceramic sculptures by Annette Defoort.

Exhibition open at:
February 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2025

Opening hours:
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
or by appointment

Artstudio Anita Fleerackers
Hemeldonk 9
B-2275 Gierle
Belgium

+32 (0)485 03 03 29

Gallery Anita Fleerackers

Art is in the Air – featuring work by Anita Fleerackers, surprising work by John John Hoelen and Ceramic sculptures by Annette Defoort.

Here in my living space, with beautiful views of and among nature, visitors, art lovers, can enjoy the artworks on display in peace.

John John Hoelen

John John is a fixture in our gallery. We know him for his playful handling and meticulous work with recovery materials. He spends hours sorting, flattening, cutting and pasting. Optimism and hope is the main theme in his work.

John plays with trash and makes it shine; he makes it immortal. Curious about what John brings to the table? Just stop by to take a look and convince yourself. Click here to view his work.

Annette Defoort

Annette’s optimism and humor are reflected in her work. The ceramic sculpture constructed with care and in patches is typical Annette . Very recognizable and immortal. Annette is an icon in the world of ceramics. Click here to view her work.

Anita Fleerackers

Nature? Of course Nature! Nature has always been a source of inspiration for artists. For Anita, too, it is an inexhaustible source of her inspiration.

Feelings and characters

Feelings and characters, rendered minimalistically.
Over and over again, built by hand in different stages, waiting, compositions and balancing, over and over again. A sculpture must sit well because even if you put your finest color on it when firing, if the form is bad the beautiful color will not help.
Feeling materials, taking the time for this. I I call it respecting the clay, because when I work too fast the clay wraps itself up, disagrees and spits out its anger in a thousand pieces in the oven.

Beautiful colors. Pixelism!

Beautiful colors of nature in all seasons. Early in the morning, the freezing temperatures hanging in the air as the sun rises. It gives a prism to colors in the sky, or the sun, which tries to break through the nebula. The many shades of green in spring and the splendour of blossoms, summer by the sea, autumn with all shades of reddish-brown. Winter, a residual rose buried in the snow. Her paintings are memories, which, like photographs, contain thousands of pixels, built up by squares of about 1 cm by 1 cm. Pixelism! Labor-intensive but at the same time soothing, and unique.