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Rotterdam
sculpture
The sculpture
The sculpture perpendicular planes, homage to Oud and van Doesburg -
architect J.J.P. Oud and artist Theo van Doesburg. This sculpture is one of the
site specific sculptures and environmental sculpture in cities and public art by
the Finnish / Dutch sculptor Lucien den Arend. It is installed on the Rotterdam
Marconiplein, which is one of the busiest squares - actually intersections - of
the city.
Nearby, the housing project 'Spangen' inspired the sculptor to dedicate it to
the archtitect J.J.P. Oud and the artist Theo van Doesburg, who designed the
integrated art. He did not make sculptures but used the steel, stone and glass,
which was used as building materials, to give new meaning to old conventions.
With the sculpture near this site, the sculptor used his geometric language
to evoke the sense of the 'new building' (het nieuwe bouwen) theories to create
a monumental public sculpture which was specific to the site and integrated into
urban life.
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MARCONIPLEIN |
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1983-87 - Homage to Oud and van
Doesburg - perpendicular planes, constructed
concrete sculpture, Marconiplein, Rotterdam NL |
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the MARCONI SQUARE |
sculpture |
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Lucien den Arend sculptor |
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Rotterdam
THE NETHERLANDS |
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"perpendicular planes,
homage to Oud and van Doesburg" architedt J.J.P. Oud and artist Theo van
Doesburg
see the construction photographs and pages
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The construction
workers spent all day erecting the sculpture. This man looked like a bronco buster when fastening fifteen bolts which were to keep the
construction together.
Setting up the first two slabs took only a few
hours. The third gave much more difficulty, as it was to be fit under
the second and onto the first, and simultaneously lock into one of the
three stainless steel notches in the triangular foundation. A third
crane came into action to lift the whole construction in order to
succeed.
"If this would not have been successful, there would have been no alternative
but to let it collapse. Even when done as slowly as possible they would
have broken as they would come to lie unpredictably on top of each
other. Some luck was needed, and we had it"
Lucien den Arend
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Théo van Doesburg
designed the stained glass windows above the doors of the Spangen housing
project - blocks I and V - designed by Architect J.J.P. Oud.
The geometric abstract qualities of
these windows inspired Lucien den Arend to dedicate perpendicular planes
to Oud and van Doesburg. At the time perpendicular planes was being
installed these windows were still in place in Spangen which is below the dike
on which the Marconiplein is located.
one of the windows with a more primary color
scheme (Théo van Doesburg - 1918-1919)
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