Gust Romijn painted in the style of the Cobra movement in the 1940s and 1950s and was closely involved in the founding of the artist collective Liga Nieuw Beelden. A work like The infinite house is a rendition of the Cobra-like style, which is almost organic in character. This style is at odds with his later work in public space, of which these two red columns are also an example. Romijn designed businesslike smooth abstract shapes with bright colors. This change of style reveals an interest from object to space. This image Two columns was commissioned in 1977 for the reconstruction of the Energy Hall through the percentage scheme. In 2003, the artwork was moved from its original location at the Energy Hall to the Roel Langerakweg, where it served as a monumental marking of the entrance to the sports park. In 2016, the artwork was removed from this location and stored in the depot for restoration. In the autumn of 2024, the artwork will be replaced at the red Gust Romijn Bridge (2016), a pedestrian bridge over the shunting yard on the Waalhaven East side. This location is close to Romijn's former home and studio.
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.
Percentage regulation, concerned assignment for construction Energiehal
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
About the artwork
Gust Romijn painted in the style of the Cobra movement in the 1940s and 1950s and was closely involved in the founding of the artist collective Liga Nieuw Beelden. A work like The infinite house is a rendition of the Cobra-like style, which is almost organic in character. This style is at odds with his later work in public space, of which these two red columns are also an example. Romijn designed businesslike smooth abstract shapes with bright colors. This change of style reveals an interest from object to space. This image Two columns was commissioned in 1977 for the reconstruction of the Energy Hall through the percentage scheme. In 2003, the artwork was moved from its original location at the Energy Hall to the Roel Langerakweg, where it served as a monumental marking of the entrance to the sports park. In 2016, the artwork was removed from this location and stored in the depot for restoration. In the autumn of 2024, the artwork will be replaced at the red Gust Romijn Bridge (2016), a pedestrian bridge over the shunting yard on the Waalhaven East side. This location is close to Romijn's former home and studio.
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.
Percentage regulation, concerned assignment for construction Energiehal
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
Gust Romijn -
Two columns (1977)
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