André Volten
André Theo Aart Volten (born March 19, 1925 in Andijk ; † September 5, 2002 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch sculptor of the post-war generation. He made a significant contribution to the integration of art into public spaces in the Netherlands.
Life
André Volten was born in Andijk, West Frisia. He briefly attended the handicraft school in Amsterdam in 1945, but moved to Brussels for four years in 1946 . Inspired by his circle of friends, his interest in abstract art quickly arose there . After his return to the Netherlands in 1950, Volten developed from an abstract expressionist painter to an abstract sculptor , also influenced by his work as a welder at the NDSM shipyard in the north of Amsterdam .
From 1953 and especially after 1954, when he co-founded the artist group Liga Nieuw Beelden (League New Sculptures), Volten dealt intensively with the role of art in public space . He created numerous constructivist sculptures for many cities in the Netherlands and abroad. Since the late 1960s, he has been using stainless steel to an increasing extent , but he has also often resorted to the materials COR-TEN steel and granite . In 1996, Volten received the award of the Dutch Foundation for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture (Fund BKVB) for his life's work. Volten was no longer able to carry out an order from Queen Beatrix on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander .
From 1950 until his death in 2002, Volten had his studio in the gatehouse of the former Asterdorp settlement , which was used by the German occupiers from 1942 to hold over 300 Jewish people before they were transported to the Westerbork transit camp . Since 2016, the building has been used as Villa Volten by the André Volten Foundation for exhibitions and events.
His works can be found in the collections of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo , the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg , the Kunsthalle Mannheim and the Glaskasten Sculpture Museum in Marl .
Exhibitions
- 1951 Palace of Fine Arts , Brussels
- 1954 group exhibition Vrij Beelden , Museum Fodor, Amsterdam
- 1955 Group exhibition Architectuur en Beeldende kunst (Liga Nieuw Beelden) , Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
- 1966 Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
- 1976 Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg
- 1985 Kröller-Müller Museum , Otterlo (retrospective)
- 1996 Construction and structure 1965-1995 , Lehmbruck-Museum , Duisburg
Works
Netherlands
- Amsterdam : Monument to Anthony Winkler Prins , 1970, 13 m high. Commissioned by the NV Elsevier publishing house , which published the Dutch Winkler Prins encyclopedia from the second edition, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Frederik Hendrikplein
- Amsterdam : Four pillars at an angle of 45 ° , 1972, Rivierstaete office building on Trompenburgstraat
- Amsterdam : Untitled , 1986, City Hall / Opera House (Muziektheater)
- The Hague : Sculpture , 1988, Huis ten Bosch Royal Palace
- Drachten : 3 pillars , 1968
- Enschede : Din 20 , 1963, city center
- Gouda : Untitled , 1966, steel object, school in the Groen van Prinstererlaan
- Groningen : Pillar , 1970, police building
- Rotterdam : 8 steel hooks made of Cor-Ten steel , 1976–1977, Kralingen drinking water supply
- Uithuizen : Untitled , 1955
- Utrecht : No. 45 , 1982, several objects made of bronze, basalt lava, stainless steel; Entrance area of the Jaarbeurs exhibition center
- Utrecht : 8 elements , 1970, at the Nieuw Clarenburg skyscraper
- further plants in Tilburg , Lelystad , Hilversum , Hoogezand-Sappemeer , Helmond and Vlissingen
Germany
- Duisburg : Brunnen , 1983 (part of the Duisburg fountain mile )
- Mannheim : Air fountain at the Rosengarten Congress Center , 1973/1974 (part of the Mannheim Sculpture Mile )
- Marl : Column , 1969; Ball and bowl , 1970, in the collection of the Glaskasten Sculpture Museum
- Munich : Object at the European Patent Office , 1978, 15 spheres and spherical segments, partially sunk into the ground
gallery
Pillar , 1968, Kröller-Müller Museum
detail
Pillar , 1971, Groningen
detail
3 pillars , 1968, Drachten
Column , 1970, Amsterdam
Memorial to Anthony Winkler Prins , 1970, Amsterdam
Sculpture for one level , 1977, Lehmbruck-Museum , Duisburg
Untitled , 1980, European Patent Office , Munich
Part (column) of the property at the Jaarbeurs exhibition center, 1980/1982, Utrecht
literature
- Christoph Brockhaus: André Volten. Construction and structure. Brass sculptures 1965-1995 . Catalog. Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 1996, ISBN 3-89279-527-4
- Rudi Oxenaar and others: André Volten. Beelden voor de Eigen ruimte. Beelden voor de openbare ruimte . NAi Uitgevers, Rotterdam 2002, ISBN 90-5662-151-3
- Rudi Fuchs: Ten slotte. Addendum André Volten . NAi Uitgevers, Rotterdam 2008, ISBN 978-90-5662-151-3
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Asterdorp, een ghetto in Amsterdam. In: dedokwerker.nl. Retrieved November 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Nieuwsbrief stichting André voltes No. 1. June 2016 Retrieved on November 18, 2017 . (pdf)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volten, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volten, André Theo Aart (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andijk |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2002 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |