In 1966 this was Shooting disc noticed in Gust Romijn's studio by some representatives of the Municipality of Rotterdam. The statue was purchased on site and placed in a small park near Weena, which was then called 'the Worstbos'. Due to new construction at that location, the statue was removed and stored in the depot for some time. At the artist's insistence, the Shooting disc restored and relocated in 1998 within the Katendrecht arts plan on the Linker Veerdam in the Buizenpark. The image has been described by Hein van Haren as “a technical construction: a painting in space, manifesting itself as a large toy that one cannot ignore.”
Gust Romijn (Noordwijkerhout, 1922 – Dreischor, 2010) worked as a sculptor, graphic artist and painter. Together with Louis van Roode and Piet Roovers, he belonged to the Window group, consisting of young Rotterdam graphic artists. During that period he also joined the Liga Nieuw Beelden. He took part in the World Exhibition in Brussels (1958). Romijn was awarded, among other things, the National 5 May Graphics Prize (1955) and the Prix Susse (1957), which was awarded by the Parisian bronze founders the Gebroeders Susse. The artist lived and worked in Rotterdam for most of his career, until he moved to Dreischor on Schouwen-Duiveland in 1982.
Large red and yellow sculpture that looks like a target
Materials
Steel
Dimensions
∅ 1.70 m
Year
1966
Client
Municipality of Rotterdam
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
About the artwork
In 1966 this was Shooting disc noticed in Gust Romijn's studio by some representatives of the Municipality of Rotterdam. The statue was purchased on site and placed in a small park near Weena, which was then called 'the Worstbos'. Due to new construction at that location, the statue was removed and stored in the depot for some time. At the artist's insistence, the Shooting disc restored and relocated in 1998 within the Katendrecht arts plan on the Linker Veerdam in the Buizenpark. The image has been described by Hein van Haren as “a technical construction: a painting in space, manifesting itself as a large toy that one cannot ignore.”
Gust Romijn (Noordwijkerhout, 1922 – Dreischor, 2010) worked as a sculptor, graphic artist and painter. Together with Louis van Roode and Piet Roovers, he belonged to the Window group, consisting of young Rotterdam graphic artists. During that period he also joined the Liga Nieuw Beelden. He took part in the World Exhibition in Brussels (1958). Romijn was awarded, among other things, the National 5 May Graphics Prize (1955) and the Prix Susse (1957), which was awarded by the Parisian bronze founders the Gebroeders Susse. The artist lived and worked in Rotterdam for most of his career, until he moved to Dreischor on Schouwen-Duiveland in 1982.
Large red and yellow sculpture that looks like a target
Materials
Steel
Dimensions
∅ 1.70 m
Year
1966
Client
Municipality of Rotterdam
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
Gust Romijn -
Shooting disc (1966)
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