Posts by Gijs van Kuik
The sea
2011, ocean blue (granite), 30*30*30 cm Artibus Jury Award I wanted to model water, waves and surf, looked for a stone and came across ocean blue. With such a name and color that had to be the material. Unfortunately ocean blue is a type of granite, which can hardly be worked with hand tools. I…
Read MoreNo room without borders
2010, euville, 2 times 35*25*18 cm
Read MoreTriptych: shape, title, myth
2010, Portugese marble, 3 times 50*30*15 cm Artibus Public Award The witch of Agnesi : Agnesi is the first female mathematician of which the works have been kept. She has described this curve. During the translation from Italian to English, l’avversiera (the curve) has been read as la versiera (the witch) making the curve famous…
Read MoreChaos and Rhythm
2009, euville, 50*35*35 cm
Read MorePangolin
2009, red travertin, 30*20*16 cm
Read MoreTwo of us
2008, diabase, 30*25*20 cm In Het Depot in Wageningen are several abstract, beautiful, torsos by Benoît Luyckx. I was inspired by his work to connect two backs in one sculpture. Two people close together, dancing, caressing, arguing?
Read MoreRhythm
2008, Carrara marble, 33*25*15 cm This work was made during a sculpture week in Pietrasanta, the centre of the sculpture and marble industry in Tuscany, Italy. The old masters’ marble quarries are nearby, and some of the mountainous streams are full of marble fragments. This rhythmic sculpture was made from one of these fragments.
Read MoreMenhir
2007, Belgian bluestone, 72*25*25 cm
Read MoreThe Wall
2007, diabase, 100*35*35 cm The hollow side of the wall gives shelter to everyone in there, but adventure is on the other side. Sooner or later everyone will go through the gate, I hope.
Read More22 Triangles
2006, euville, 75*16*16 cm
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