Fabulous original sculptures by Belgian artist Daisy Boman – just in time for Christmas
<div>After a Sunday night aboard the Hull-to-Rotterdam P&O ferry Pride of Rotterdam (where the pair got into continental mood in the à la carte brasserie, with a meal of baked camembert, moules et frites, and squash, brie, beetroot and truffle-infused tart, all enhanced by a delicious bottle of Chablis), they made an early start, disembarking in Holland at 8am.</div><div><br></div><div>A couple of hours later, after a drive through Holland into Belgium, they were at the Geel studio of the woman whose fantastic creations, the Bo-men, are firm favourites with Artmarket clients. </div><div><br></div><div>Robert and Michelle were in Geel to collect four new pieces of art for the gallery, all stunning original wall sculptures: Great Moments (60cm x 60cm); Meet The Bo-men (60cm x 60cm); People Come And Go (90cm x 90cm), and We Invite You To Join Us (90cm x 90cm).</div><div><br></div><div>Daisy is known worldwide for her ‘Bo-men’ – sturdy, square-headed people symbolising man’s essential oneness with each other and determination to overcome life’s struggles. They range from tiny ceramic figures hanging from a necklace to the monumental public artwork known as The Antwerp Whisperer.</div><div><br><div class='blog-image-wrapper'><img loading='lazy' src='https://images.artmarket.co.uk/images/news/fabulous-original-sculptures-by-belgian-artist-daisy-boman-just-in-time-for-christmas-ZWP4WQ.jpg?w=1000' alt='Daisy Boman wall sculptures in Geel' style='width:100%; height:auto;' /></div><br><br></div><div>Each of the four pieces now on show at the Artmarket Gallery – all at the smaller end of the scale! – is signed and stamped by Daisy.</div><div><br></div><div>We Invite You To Join Us strays from her usual all-white colour palette in that one of the Bo-men is gold – hand-finished with 21-carat gold leaf. </div><div><br></div><div>“The Bo-men in this piece represent the passing of time; they are all moving in the same life direction,” explains Daisy. “The gold figure could be rich, but essentially, everybody is equal and we all move towards the same end regardless of what we have or what we don’t.”</div><div><br></div><div>Daisy and her charming architect husband Ludo took the Powers to lunch at the exquisite fish restaurant Brasserie Flore in Geel, while Daisy’s assistant Joseph painstakingly packed up the artwork for its return trip to the UK.</div><div><br></div><div>Back to the ferry, another overnight, and the pair were back at work at the Artmarket gallery by 9am on Tuesday – just 36 hours after they left home.</div><div><br></div><div>You can see<a href="https://www.artmarket.co.uk/art/daisy-boman-great-moments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Great Moments</a>, <a href="https://www.artmarket.co.uk/art/daisy-boman-meet-the-bomen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Meet The Bo-men</a>, <a href="https://www.artmarket.co.uk/art/daisy-boman-people-come-and-go" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">People Come And Go</a> and <a href="https://www.artmarket.co.uk/art/daisy-boman-we-invite-you-to-join-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">We Invite You To Join Us</a> on the walls of the Artmarket Gallery now – but hurry, Daisy’s work doesn’t tend to hang around on our walls for long!</div>