Portfolio Category: cycle route

OLYMPISCHE RINGEN

OLYMPIC RINGS (HUGO VAN DER WILT) At the Sports Hall 'De Klavers' the symbol of the Olympic idea is really in place. The artist has made a large three-dimensional sculpture of it. The rings, made of stainless steel, are loosely stacked on top of each other and seem to float. In a world where many…
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DE KLOKKENLAPPER

HE CLOCKTER (KOEN ROSSAERT) This folkloric figure refers to a mockery of the fooled inhabitants of Belsele. A tinker claimed he could repair the cracked church bell with gold and silver. The gullible villagers provided him with the precious metal but the man hastily disappeared. The sculptor succeeded in raising the popular and anecdotal nature…
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DE WASSENDE VROUWEN

WASHING WOMEN (DORA DE CONINCK) With nostalgia, the artist looks back to a rural world where the village community was still a close-knit unit. Two women stand near the pump and water tank, their eyes fixed on the laundry they are wringing out. Their headscarves are still traditional but their clothes are stylized. The little…
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JOHANNA EN MARGARETHA VAN CONSTANTINOPEL 1217

JOHANNA AND MARGARETHA OF CONSTANTINOPLE 1217 ( FRANS) HEIRBAUT On the same promenade of the Grand Place, our attention is caught by a sculpture group with two skeletons. They evoke mixed feelings in the viewer. On closer inspection, this is a complex, daring work of art. On the occasion of the celebration of 800 years…
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