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Sculpture 10 days… Day 6 ..Per Kirkeby (1938)
Ever since Rudi Fuchs for the first time presented his friend and artist Per Kirkeby in the Gemeentemuseum , i have been an admirer. First and foremost an admirer of his paintings. But when in the early nineties a brick sculpture was realized in the inner garden of the Gemeentemuseum i became an instant fan of his sculptures too. His brick sculptures are typical Kirkeby and the use of bricks make these sculptures stand out from the others of his time. There is another sculpture specially made for the Caldic collection which i admire too.
The trick is …it looks closed…but it is open…A must see when you visit Wassenaar. To prepare your visit look at the books on Kirkeby at www.ftn-books.com
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Sculpture 10 days… Day 5 ..Carel Visser ( 1928-2015)
One sculptor you must mention in these sculpture 10 days is Carel Visser. 2 years ago Visser died, but his works remain and are present in every important dutch museum collection. His works are in many cases ” assemblages of found material, but during the last 3 decade of his life he made statues from Corten steel and these are the works that can be found frequently in many places in the Netherlands . His sculptures from window screens are less suitable to be presented in the streets ,
but these are in the museums and can be seen there. It is time for a large retrospective on his works, because beside his sculpture there is also his print making in which he excelled. For many publications on Carel Visser please visit www.ftn-books.com
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Sculpture 10 days… Day 4 ..Tony Cragg ( 1949)
Tony Cragg, british and famous in the Nineties, but nowadays he almost looks forgotten. No more great shows , nor great assignments…..but his works are still there. Present in great collections like the Boymans van Beuningen, Tate and Caldic collection. Maybe it is time to rediscover Cragg, because his works are highly original and well worth seeing. In many cases the scale is large and because these large sculptures can not be dismissed they often impress. Take a look at the books available at www.ftn-books.com and if interested visit the Caldic collection for this and other great sculptures by contemporary artists.
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Sculpture 10 days… Day 3 ..Bruno Bruni ( 1935)
A few months ago i wrote a blog on Bruno Bruni, being one of the foremost graphic artists from Italy in the last 50 years, but what people forget is that he also is a very gifted sculptor, who had his sculptures made in limited editions ( and still does). His female sculptures have a sensuous quality. They seduce and fascinate and are mostly executed in a handy size. Sometimes these are still offered at auction, but because these are rare you must expect to pay more than the usual amount for a statue. But still Bruni is affordable and very much worth collecting. Start with buying a book at www.ftn-books.com and when you are convinced too of the excellence of these sculptures , end with buying your first statue at auction in the next few years and start collecting Bruni Bruni.
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Sculpture 10 days… Day 2 ..Eja Siepman van den Berg
Two reasons to write a new blog on Eja Siepman van den Berg. The first and most important reason is that Eja won the pertigious price for sculpture : the WILHELMINA RING Sculpture prize
Eja Siepman van den Berg is laureate of the 2017 Wilhelmina Ring Sculpture Prize
The Wilhelmina Ring is a biennial oeuvre award, awarded to leading Dutch sculptors; it is one of the most important art prizes in the Netherlands.
Eja Siepman van den Berg is the 2017 laureate of the Wilhelmina Ring, consisting of a ring designed for the occasion, of a commissioned sculpture for the municipal park and an accompanying exhibition at Museum CODA, both in the city of Apeldoorn.
With this award, Eja Siepman van den Berg finds herself in the company of esteemed winners such as Joost Beljon, Joep van Lieshout, Jan van Munster, Carel Visser, Hans van Houwelingen, and Auke de Vries, among others
The second is that she recently launched a completely new which you can visit over here: http://www.ejasiepmanvandenberg.com
Of course her publications are available at : www.ftn-books.com
