donderdag 4 juni 2015

ArtZuid 2015 (3)

A bronze work by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino (1948).

He makes drawings, sculptures and paintings in which figures, animals, objects and symbols appear connected to myths, stories and representations from different cultures.

A cast iron work by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa (1955) called Duna showes a head of a young girl with her eyes closed. 

The head is vertically elongated. The girl is deep in thought with a meditative expression on her face. From some distance she reflects on the hustle and bustle of our modern existence and the world around her.

Something colourful, a pin-up model

and a ballerina by German artist Georg Herold (1947). The construction of the sculptures is rather unusual. They are made from wooden contaptions similar to stretcher frames with thin canvas streched across. Then the entire structure is painted and given a soft-coloured coating.

14 opmerkingen:

  1. These are nice and interesting. I like sculpture that makes you look at it for a long time, contemplating.

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  2. Great sculptures, and thanks for the explanations on the face of the girl. Very different, Marianne.

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  3. I think we had the same Plensa statue in New York a few years ago, but in white?
    These are great! I love sculptures in the landscape. They make you think a bit.

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  4. I like the bottom two. Are these recent in Amsterdam?

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  5. I wonder if some of these sculptures have been inspired by Giacometti?

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  6. The imagination of some artists are something to think about.

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  7. Oh I just LOVE the artistic mind Marianne, they make life so much more fun. These are all fun and delightful.

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  8. Unusual sculptures. The first one appeals to me the most.

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  9. I love Plensa's work. This is a beauty!

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  10. You are very fortunate to have all kinds of art to look at. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  11. Wat een mooie beelden. Er is zoveel moois te zien overal.

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  12. Duna is so beautiful! Also love the birds on the previous sculpture.

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  13. Love these art. They are a litlle bit funny but still lovely.

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