Welcome to my world of sculpture.....
I don't sculpt because I want to leave a piece of "me" behind...
I don't sculpt because I want to create "ART" with the capital A....
I sculpt because I love it
I love the process of transforming a raw piece of stone into a sensual thing of beauty
which will give joy to the people who discover it.
Over the past 18 years, sculpture has become my world, my passion.
I am lucky to live in an old stone quarry
on the banks of the Whaiwakaiho river in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
You can always visit my piece of paradise, feel free to ring to see if I'm home.
"In the Wings" , belgian blue stone on steel base,
"After the rain has gone" , afion marble, Mersin, Turkey, 2009
My stone sculptures are created out of pure inspiration. It should be appreciated with your eyes, your hands, your heart, your soul. No intellectual analysis will speak louder than the emotions my sculptures provoke.
Stone Sculptor at work in Udine, Italy
Born in Belgium in 1964, Renate emigrated to New Zealand in September 1995.
Co-organiser of Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Symposium, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Introduced to stone sculpture by Filipe Tohi, New Zealand in 1999
Symposia :
Te kupenga Stone Sculpture symposium, New Zealand (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), Bressuire France (2004), Julienne France (2005), Oudon France (2005), Montjean sur Loire France (2006), Uzerche France (2006), Cavaion Veronese Italy (2006), Granite symposium Perros Guirec, France (2007), Vadodara India (2009), Vergnacco Italy (2009), Mersin Turkey (2009), Gwalior India (2010) , Lüleburgaz Turkey (2010) , Büyükcekmece Turkey (2010), Orzunuovi Italy (2010), Adana Turkey (2010), Seferihisar Turkey (2010), Korca Albania (2011),San Benedetto del Tronto Italy (2012), Fordongianus Italy (2012) , Hyderabad India (2012), Cairo Egypt (2012) , Udaipur India (2013) , Albiano Italy (2013), Karsiyaka Turkey (2013) , Santiago del Estero Argentina (2013)
Madh Island India (2014) , Tehran Iran (2014) , Pingtan China (2014), Gaziantep Turkey (2014), Saint Beat France (2015) , Fordongianus Sardinia (2015), Adelaide Hills Australia (2016) , Griffith Australia (2016)
Exhibitions :
Solo : Ideel Petegem Belgium (2005, 2007), Guidel France (2006),Auckland New Zealand (2009, 2011), Demedtshuis Sint Baafs Vijve Belgium (2013)
Group : Himeji Japan (2007), Wellington New Zealand (2007), Liège Belgium (2008), Fernelmont Belgium (2010), Sint Baafs Vijve, Belgium (2013) ,
Pingtan China(2014)
Sculptures held in private and public collections in New Zealand, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Slovakia, Sweden, India and Turkey
Co-organiser of Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Symposium, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Introduced to stone sculpture by Filipe Tohi, New Zealand in 1999
Symposia :
Te kupenga Stone Sculpture symposium, New Zealand (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), Bressuire France (2004), Julienne France (2005), Oudon France (2005), Montjean sur Loire France (2006), Uzerche France (2006), Cavaion Veronese Italy (2006), Granite symposium Perros Guirec, France (2007), Vadodara India (2009), Vergnacco Italy (2009), Mersin Turkey (2009), Gwalior India (2010) , Lüleburgaz Turkey (2010) , Büyükcekmece Turkey (2010), Orzunuovi Italy (2010), Adana Turkey (2010), Seferihisar Turkey (2010), Korca Albania (2011),San Benedetto del Tronto Italy (2012), Fordongianus Italy (2012) , Hyderabad India (2012), Cairo Egypt (2012) , Udaipur India (2013) , Albiano Italy (2013), Karsiyaka Turkey (2013) , Santiago del Estero Argentina (2013)
Madh Island India (2014) , Tehran Iran (2014) , Pingtan China (2014), Gaziantep Turkey (2014), Saint Beat France (2015) , Fordongianus Sardinia (2015), Adelaide Hills Australia (2016) , Griffith Australia (2016)
Exhibitions :
Solo : Ideel Petegem Belgium (2005, 2007), Guidel France (2006),Auckland New Zealand (2009, 2011), Demedtshuis Sint Baafs Vijve Belgium (2013)
Group : Himeji Japan (2007), Wellington New Zealand (2007), Liège Belgium (2008), Fernelmont Belgium (2010), Sint Baafs Vijve, Belgium (2013) ,
Pingtan China(2014)
Sculptures held in private and public collections in New Zealand, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Slovakia, Sweden, India and Turkey
 Renate Verbrugge at work in Perros Guirec granite sculpture symposium, France |
 Renate Verbrugge at work in Perros Guirec granite sculpture symposium, France |
