Charps

If you have not yet discovered the fabrics and "characters' sculptures" by Willy Charps, you are about to get a ticket for a nice imaginatively poetic journey, which will take you to a world that should not leave you indifferent. Conversely, if the memories of his works still dance before your eyes before or while you turn the pages, it is a safe bet that your emotions and feels will rise naturally to the surface of your conscious and unconscious. | Anyway, as it is often said: "it's always better in real life"! In real life, you plunge into a universe oscillating between past and present, between heaven and earth, constantly fueled by positive thought, tenderness and love. These precious engines of life, which so often lack the call, in the reality that we live. Nourish from these good and beautiful moments so simple, so pure, without fear of some rupture, this form of abundance being inexhaustible here! In pictorial creation, capture the looks of these big eyes, borrowed as much as reverie, see as their human owners are endearing, like their slender face perched on their long neck, is in perfect alignment with the passes and colleagues of the outfits And costumes of a thin elegance! These beings evolve in space towards an infinite elsewhere. Their gracile fingers animate objects and animals, which under their domination, seem to move as if by magic. The outdoor sets as well as unusual deliciously nourished by abundant details give back warmth, comfort and serenity. All this bathes in a harmony of shimmering colors with contrasts and values ​​skillfully studied. | However, within this idyllic atmosphere, from time to time, warrior accessories: sword, bomb, cannon ... or mechanics: movement devices, Cranks, casters, pedals ... evoking more or less glorious events or periods. Through these, Willy Charps tells us that while creating for his pleasure, he is aware of the ills of our world that are war, pollution and progress sometimes difficult to control. About the latter, it is even likely that a point of nostalgia discreetly flies over this quiet universe. | Since 2016, the 3D universe of "Characters sculptures" has been failed, animating the surrounding volumes. Living subjects come out of paintings to experiment with other existence, other stories in the great bubble of space. They are no longer contained in the frame and expose themselves, even more accessible. In this other cosmos, they can be worn, touched, caressed. Their immense eyes increase the expressions, actions and attitudes. In plaster, resin or bronze, patinated in blue, red, gray, brown, white, whatever, they send us back to our moods: melancholy, anger, reverie, empathy, astonishment, compassion, but also that we are, could or would like to become: swimmer, Miss, clown, aviator… | Among them, the names "faithful companions": the dog and the cat, indulge in speeches without words with an amazing reality. The snail tries to Save from a dangerous situation, like escaping the lady's foot, just above her shell. The horse, the bird, the hen and other creatures of the animal kingdom have currently remained in their pictorial page. Maybe they will one day come out too? The world of Willy Charps evolves in a perpetual movement. It is very pleasant to let yourself be transported to other eras, other skies, while taking the breaths of memories as pleasant as surprising in our hearts. | Anita Decaesteker