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Belgian street artist Bisser has taken his ceramic art to the streets in Belgium and the USA, creating a unique form of street art that blends creativity and playfulness. The story began in Brussels, where Bisser experimented with leaving some of his ceramic characters on the streets. Later, he took his creativity to New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and New Orleans, leaving his signature imaginative and playful characters in various cities.
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“It started in Brussels, and this was kind of an experiment. We had already booked a flight to New York, so I thought it was a good chance for me to spread them during our trip. We did NY, Philly, Richmond and then drove all the way down to New Orleans. I left some ceramics on the way, but most of them were in the big cities.” Bisser
Bisser’s ceramic sculptures are crafted with great care from clay, which is then fired in electric kilns or open fires before being painted and glazed to add the finishing touches. The glaze allows Bisser to put his ceramics outside by glueing them to walls and other surfaces, creating a new approach to street art for him that is both creative and unexpected.
“The idea of glueing them on the streets came naturally. I had already been working with ceramics for one year but didn’t use glaze on any of them. It was when I bought the microwave kiln that I started glazing my ceramics. With the glaze comes the possibility of putting them outside, so I came up with the idea of glueing them on the walls. They are still small because of the size of the microwave kiln. I want to go bigger, but then I need to fire them in my gas kiln, and that takes more effort,” Bisser
Bisser’s idea of glueing his characters to the streets came naturally, as he wanted to explore the city on foot and leave his characters behind. By placing them in context, they become something more than when they are lying in the studio, interacting with their surroundings in unexpected ways.
“I like to explore the city by foot and leave them behind. By putting them in context, they become something more than when they are lying here in the studio. They interact with the surroundings, something that they don’t do in the studio”. Bisser
Although most of Bisser’s ceramic characters are left in the USA, he also created some Palestine-themed ceramics and placed them on the streets of Ghent during a recent trip. After his trip to the USA, he received a mural proposal in Leuven, with an added opportunity to add some ceramics in the same neighbourhood.
Bisser’s small ceramic characters have received positive feedback from people who enjoy discovering them in unexpected locations.
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For Bisser, his ceramic characters are a follow-up on mosaics, using the same material but allowing him to shape them in new and innovative ways. He enjoys creating a context for his characters and allowing them to interact with their surroundings, bringing a playful vibe to the streets of Belgium and the USA.
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