William Sweetlove

(Belgian, born 1949)

William Sweetlove is a contemporary Belgian sculptor and a member of the Cracking Art Group, a collective based in Italy. Sweetlove’s work marries the cultural commentary of Dadaism with Pop Art, in a similar vein to the artist Julien Marinetti. “Art is not a message, art is art,” he has said. “But if you have a message, why not?” Sweetlove creates plastic sculptures or “clones” of animals, painted in different colors, carrying water bottles, and wearing rain boots. In adorning the animals, the artist asks viewers to consider a potential future of climate change, without drinking water or coastal cities. Born in 1949 in Ostend, Belgium, he currently resides in Koksijde, Belgium.

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Contemporary Art, Sculpture

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David Drebin, Jan Fabre, Julien Marinetti, Michel Mouffe, Christopher Schulz

William Sweetlove Artworks

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William Sweetlove (245 results)
Cloned hippos, 2008

William Sweetlove

Cloned hippos, 2008

Sale Date: December 5, 2020

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Three cloned giraffes, 2006

William Sweetlove

Three cloned giraffes, 2006

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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Cloned red horse

William Sweetlove

Cloned red horse

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Doggy

William Sweetlove

Doggy

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle (coral), 2011

William Sweetlove

Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle (coral), 2011

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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Cloned Black Goat, 2003

William Sweetlove

Cloned Black Goat, 2003

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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Cloned Green Goat, 2003

William Sweetlove

Cloned Green Goat, 2003

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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Cloned White Goat, 2003

William Sweetlove

Cloned White Goat, 2003

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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Cloned French Bulldog

William Sweetlove

Cloned French Bulldog

Sale Date: July 7, 2019

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“Cloned Penquins”, 2005

William Sweetlove

“Cloned Penquins”, 2005

Sale Date: May 21, 2019

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“Cloned Red Elephant With Water Reservoirs”, 2009

William Sweetlove

“Cloned Red Elephant With Water Reservoirs”, 2009

Sale Date: May 21, 2019

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Cloned red horse

William Sweetlove

Cloned red horse

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Still Life, 1996

William Sweetlove

Still Life, 1996

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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La chèvre

William Sweetlove

La chèvre

Sale Date: April 25, 2019

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Elefanti

William Sweetlove

Elefanti

Sale Date: April 14, 2019

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Chihuahua, 2009

William Sweetlove

Chihuahua, 2009

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Sculpture

William Sweetlove

Sculpture

Sale Date: April 16, 2019

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Cloned Bouly with Shoes

William Sweetlove

Cloned Bouly with Shoes

Sale Date: March 26, 2019

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Chihuahua, 2008

William Sweetlove

Chihuahua, 2008

Sale Date: March 18, 2019

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Seven Cloned blu camels., 2006

William Sweetlove

Seven Cloned blu camels., 2006

Sale Date: February 19, 2019

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Cloned chihuahua with shoes, 2008

William Sweetlove

Cloned chihuahua with shoes, 2008

Sale Date: October 20, 2018

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Hippo with PET bottle

William Sweetlove

Hippo with PET bottle

Sale Date: March 10, 2018

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Clone Shnautze

William Sweetlove

Clone Shnautze

Sale Date: June 11, 2018

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Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with pet bottle, 2001

William Sweetlove

Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with pet bottle, 2001

Sale Date: March 28, 2018

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