{"id":1227,"date":"2025-02-19T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/oeuvre-monumentale\/the-work-of-eric-croes-an-invitation-to-the-imagination\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:39:53","slug":"the-work-of-eric-croes-an-invitation-to-the-imagination","status":"publish","type":"oeuvre","link":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/monumental-work\/the-work-of-eric-croes-an-invitation-to-the-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"The work of Eric Croes: an invitation to the imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-espace-60-px is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><div class=\"lazyblock-partager-la-page-Z1SDHFv wp-block-lazyblock-partager-la-page\"> <div class=\"partage-single\">\r\n                        <p>share this page<\/p>\r\n                        <div class=\"liens\">\r\n                            <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmonumental-valois.com%2Fen%2Fmonumental-work%2Fthe-work-of-eric-croes-an-invitation-to-the-imagination%2F\" class=\"share-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on X\"><\/a>\r\n                            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmonumental-valois.com%2Fen%2Fmonumental-work%2Fthe-work-of-eric-croes-an-invitation-to-the-imagination%2F&#038;t=The+work+of+Eric+Croes%3A+an+invitation+to+the+imagination&#038;src=sp\" class=\"share-facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\">\r\n\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"has-28-px-font-size\">The whimsical world of Belgian sculptor Eric Croes comes into its own at the Donjon de Vez, where one of his ceramic creations is on display in the chapel&#8217;s oratory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-fond-blanc-gris\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-style-espace-60-px is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-sur-titre-page\">The work of Eric Croes: an invitation to the imagination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-36-px-font-size\"><strong>A work between the imaginary and the everyday<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A specialist in ceramics, Eric Croes blends anthropomorphic elements and everyday objects in his work, giving rise to unexpected hybrid forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-36-px-font-size\">Tradition and modernity in dialogue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the chapel, his work boldly blends in with this place steeped in history. The contrast between the exuberance of the ceramics and the sobriety of the heritage reinforces the visual and emotional impact of the piece, inviting us to reflect on the links between tradition and modernity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-art-contemporain.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Croes: an invitation to the imagination\" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-art-contemporain.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-art-contemporain-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-art-contemporain-337x450.jpg 337w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-art-contemporain-449x600.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-noir-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"848\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-463\" alt=\"Eric Croes : un sculpteur \u00e0 l\u2019univers singulier\" src=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes.jpg\" style=\"object-position:48% 14%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 14%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-594x400.jpg 594w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Eric-Croes-892x600.jpg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-64-px-font-size\">Discover the<br\/>page dedicated to the artist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/artist\/eric-croes\/\">See the artist<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The whimsical world of Belgian sculptor Eric Croes comes into its own at the Donjon de Vez, where one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":564,"template":"","class_list":["post-1227","oeuvre","type-oeuvre","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oeuvre\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oeuvre"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oeuvre"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}