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carel visser

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ID P0170d A00-VI
dutch sculptor and wood-engraver, born in papendrecht, near rotterdam. made his first sculpture in 1947. after studying architecture at delft 1948-9, studied at the academy in the hague 1949-51. settled in amsterdam 1952. made drawings from plants and insects in 1952, followed by very stylised sculptures of birds in galvanised iron 1953-4. first one-man exhibition at the kunsthandel martinet, amsterdam, 1954. afterwards turned to making abstract sculptures constructed out of simple rectangular slab-like elements, usually either with a symmetrical structure or based on systematic logical divisions. visited the usa as visiting professor at washington university, st louis in 1962, sardinia and mexico on italian and dutch government scholarships in 1957 and 1965. awarded a david e. bright prize at the 1968 venice biennale. in 1969 began to use sheet metal instead of solid iron blocks; created more open sculptures, sometimes with stacked and folded forms. in the later years visser was very much inspired by nature (plants as well as animals) using natural materials, such as wood, wool, sand, feathers, bones, rope and leather. carel visser passed away in france 2015.

 
     
 
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