aline melaet

Raku Collection

2025

Knuckles Collection

2025

Vénus Collection

2024

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Aline Melaet

Artist, ceramist
Lives and works in Brussels, BE

Artist represented by BeCraft, I am a Belgian ceramist, curator, and typographic designer based in Brussels. A graduate of ENSAV La Cambre, my practice bridges fine arts and applied arts, informed by a Bauhaus-inspired artistic education and technical training in ceramics.

My work, primarily wheel-thrown, is marked by serenity, simplicity, and spontaneity. Its references span prehistory, antiquity, and the Middle Ages, while 20th- and 21st-century abstract art informs the formal qualities of my pieces. Through studying art history and craft, I explore connections across time, cultures, and techniques, integrating this lineage into contemporary practice.

I have also served as curator of the artist-run space Rectangle (2018–2021) and collaborated with institutions and artists such as Bozar, carriage trade (New York), ENSAV La Cambre, Kanal Pompidou, Waldburger Wouters, and John Armleder. These experiences reflect my interest in cross-disciplinary dialogue and the fluid boundaries between art, design, and craft.

Situated between sculpture and painting, my work emphasizes the interplay of technical skill, imagination, and universal discourse. By focusing on form, color, and composition, I create poetic and sensitive objects. Themes of femininity, citation, and abstraction are central, and each Venus embodies personal and collective mythologies, inviting viewers to reflect on contemporary social and cultural narratives.

Studio visit by appointment

Contact
aline.melaet@gmail.com
@alinemelaet