Atelier Van Lieshout

Face

2016

Wood, steel
76 cm x 55 cm x 210 cm

Face expresses Joep van Lieshout’s affinity with both primitive African sculpture and modern constructivist art. The artworks consists of abstract volumes, arranged in spatial constellations which suggest a certain figurativeness

The sculptures have been created by using recycled mooring posts that are made of hardwood, resistant to lasting contact with water. It evokes associations with ships and harbours, with transport and the economy, but also with travel and escapism.

More important than the volumes themselves are the rods that connect them. Although the placing of the rods may have a random appearance, together they make up the essential values of Sculpture: mass, volumes, proportions and connections.

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