Jaap Deelder

Barn Owl- 21st Century Dutch limestone sculpture of an owl

2019

Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination ...

This sculpture is made of aluminium, painted in a thick rough layer of red laquer. Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. ...

Dutch artist Jan Wils makes his sculptures of steel, Aluminium, bras, PVC and others. This sculpture is made of aluminium, painted in a thick layer of black a...

Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. He now still lives and works in Eindhoven. Jan Wils about his sculptures: “The obj...

Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. We would almost call his sculptures ‘outdoor sculptures’, spatial objects that show m...

Frans van Straaten Wilde Horse VII Bronze on bluestone pedestal H 65 cm W 65 cm D 35 cm Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. Because of the wide range in his art-education he has mastered the art of drawing, painting and sculpting technology. However, the classical plastic art of sculpture and modelling opens up the possibility for him to create his own language of sculpture in answer to his urge for art. Due to this style of sculpting, the preference for bronze is natural. After his study of sculpture at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam (1988), Frans van Straaten creates bronze sculptures in which he unites force and movement. Feeling and Emotion converted into Matter Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. The tension of space and movement are the themes, which Frans expresses in his sculptures. Summary it can be said that the power of life and being, the feeling and emotion by force and movement will be converted into matter. The experience of space is being expressed in the shapes and characters in each of Frans’ sculptures. His sculptures of bulls express explosive power while the horses find their strength in being elegant. Each sculpture recalls this way their own association and serves as a metaphor for a certain emotion. Feelings, which has inspired the artist for each sculpture. Powerful and Elegant Looking at the works of this artist, it becomes very clear that one of his most important sources is his background in art history. The Renaissance period as well as several Italian artists served as inspiration to Frans as a sculpture. For instance the expressions in Leonardo da Vinci’s artworks, and also Giovanni...

Houben R.T is an Avant-garde painter and draftsman with his own unmistakable voice. Houben was born in Bulgaria and graduated with a degree in painting from the Conservative Art Acad...

Listening, bronze sculpture, childs portrait, limestone base, contemporary limited edition bronze

By Bob Ragan 49" x 17" x 17" Texas Limestone 600 lbs About the Artist: Bob Ragan is a nationally recognized master stone carver who has spent a lifetime studying art and architectur...

Houben R.T is an Avant-garde painter and draftsman with his own unmistakable voice. Houben was born in Bulgaria and graduated with a degree in painting from the Conservative Art Acad...

Abstract sculpture titled "Night at the Opera" by Bob Ragan 24 x 12 x 12 Texas Limestone 240

This listing is just for the sculpture. (the picture of the ad is for reference and is not included.) Marie Zoe Greene-Mercier was an artist, writer and arts activist who worked in t...