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Artist Statement:
Pigs have somehow always
played an important part in my
life. I’ve gotten to know them
at an early age. My aunt had
‘family pigs’ (not for their
meat!) when I was a young boy.
She also had a Vietnamese
potbellied pig called Porkie,
and from the beginning I was
drawn to this creature because
of its specific looks,
intelligence and character. At
a later point in my life I
started to combine my
painting, drawing and
sculpting skills with my love
for pigs and one thing led to
another. The most important
reason why I dedicate my work
to the pig is because this
animal deserves positive
attention more than any other
animal. It is too often
misunderstood, taken for
granted or just seen as pork.
I feel it is my duty to try
and purify the bad image of
the pig together with other
pig friends. With my "pig art"
I want to show how pigs truly
are. Instead of simply dirty,
lazy, dumb or fat: clean,
playful, intelligent or lean.
But also loving, colourful,
diverse, beautiful, warm,
social, wild, dangerous,
courageous and more…in short:
an animal worth to be seen and
to get to know!...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Art Exhibitions -
Tentoonstellingen - Charles
Stephan
2007/2008: “Pig Art &
Character Design” - Galerie
DeBuuT, Nieuw-Beijerland
(solo exhibition)
2006: “Geknor op Klein
Profijt” - Klein Profijt,
Oud-Beijerland
2005: “Varkenskunst in de Tuin
van Appelscha” - De Tuin van
Appelscha, Friesland
(solo exhibition)
2004: “November, Slaughter
month/The Pig Deserves
Better”- Boeken en ...
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Charles Stephan Biography:
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Watercolor
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| Your Personal Biography |
Charles Stephan – (owner & art director of CCC) - doll artist
Bio – Charles Stephan was born in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands. Both his parents were born in Jakarta, Indonesia. His mother is half Japanese. He’s been drawing and sculpting from a very young age. Charles held several solo exhibitions (pig art & character design) and is the author and illustrator of Van minivarken tot grote vriend. From September 1999 ‘til 2004 Charles was the Chief Editor of the Dutch pet pig magazine ‘t Knorrende Stopcontact. His art work includes character and conceptual design, water colour drawings and paintings and sculpting. Charles is renowned through his ‘pig art’ and he is the creator/designer of Alice Cherry Blossom (ball-jointed doll, joint project with Elf Doll Inc.). He has made little figurines and OOAK Sculpts for years and currently specializes in making his own line of artist - ball-jointed dolls and designer toys. Charles is the first ball-jointed doll maker in the Netherlands and he established the very first Netherlands based ball-jointed doll company Charles’ Creature Cabinet in Autumn 2008.
Charles and his lovely wife Tara raise their little daughter, Julia Joan Hope (2.5 yrs old), 2 foster kids Jeremy (15 yrs old) and Selena (13 yrs old) of his late sister Joan, and last but not least, the lovely Eldest daughter of Charles from his first marriage, Larissa (16 years old) who visits and stays at her second home every other weekend, in a small rural village called Nieuw-Beijerland where Charles works and lives and Studio CCC is located, 30 minutes from Rotterdam City. The family pets are two Vietnamese potbellied (sanctuary) pigs called Lola & Lotus.
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