Alistair Aynscombe-Danhieux – Ann Van Hoey

24 février – 21 mars 2024

Ann Van Hoey, Dark-brown Object n°371, 2024, stoneware and engobe, h.23 x 17 x 17 cm.-Alistair Danhieux, Untitled n°36, 2024, handbuilt stoneware vessel, h. 32cm, d. 16 cm.

For its reopening after the annual February closure, the Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste in Toucy presents its traditional exhibition of duo works by the gallery's permanent artists, this year featuring the abstract vase shapes of the Puisaye-based British artist. Alistair Danhieux, exhibition 2016, Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste. and the clean, contemporary monochrome works by Belgian ceramist Ann Van Hoey. Les deux artistes ont tenu à présenter des œuvres inédites spécialement créées pour cette exposition. Ainsi, Ann Van Hoey est revenue à des formats plus petits et à la pratique de ses débuts en laissant dans ses pièces bicolores l’argile nue – laquelle contraste ici agréablement avec un orange chaud et un bleu tonique. Tandis que la palette du brun couleur cuir au brun foncé s’accorde avec les tonalités des paysages graphiques qui parcourent les formes hautes d’Alistair Danhieux.

Born in Belgium in 1956, Ann Van Hoey first trained as a sales engineer, then developed a passion for ceramics and switched professions. Recently exhibited at the prestigious Brafa in Brussels, her work is world-renowned and has won numerous awards. She was recently appointed Commander of the Order of the Belgian Crown. Her work can be found at MAD in New York and in public collections in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Hungary, China and Japan..

After many trips to Europe, India and Africa. Alistair Danhieux, exhibition 2016, Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste. (b. 1975) moved to Puisaye in 2003. His first exhibition at the Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste in Toucy in 2009 featured works in bare raku, followed in 2014 by vases closed by wooden collars and decorated in black on a white background with motifs inspired by his travels. He joins the gallery's permanent artists and joins the board of directors in 2012. His work can be found in the collections of the Musée National de Céramique de Sèvres.