At this school on the Argonautenweg 55 you can find various works of art made in the percentage scheme. This arrangement meant that a percentage of the total building sum had to be spent on art when building the school. Various artists were commissioned to create a work, including sculptor Huib Noorlander. He made this small abstract sculpture with the title Birds. The work is made of limestone and placed on a column of natural stone. The image is quite low above the ground. In 1962 it is placed in the garden of the school, just like it Sitting girl. In the same period - 1963 - Noorlander made the same sculpture for the former Port and Transport School, namely Flying seagulls. This statue is now at the Shipping and Transport College (STC) in the Waalhaven. The sculpture is due to the school's relocation to a new building Birds placed in 2019 by the school in the depot. The plastic will be replaced at the new construction of the school.
Huib Noorlander (Schiebroek, 1928 – Nijmegen, 2004) was a figurative sculptor. He founded the artist group in 1951 together with artists Louis van Roode, Jan Burgerhout, Kees Franse, Jan Goedhart, Charles Kemper and Ed van Zanden Argus on. On the occasion of the 100 anniversary of the Holland America Line, he made a picture of it Cauldron Twinkle (1973). A well-known image in Rotterdam, a replica of which is in the Maritime Museum and a reduced version is awarded annually as Ketelbinkie Prize. More than ten statues of Noorlander can be found in Rotterdam. In the 1960s, Noorlander and artist Joeki Simak formed the most famous artist couple in Rotterdam.
Percentage regulation, involved construction assignment
Owner
School board
About the artwork
At this school on the Argonautenweg 55 you can find various works of art made in the percentage scheme. This arrangement meant that a percentage of the total building sum had to be spent on art when building the school. Various artists were commissioned to create a work, including sculptor Huib Noorlander. He made this small abstract sculpture with the title Birds. The work is made of limestone and placed on a column of natural stone. The image is quite low above the ground. In 1962 it is placed in the garden of the school, just like it Sitting girl. In the same period - 1963 - Noorlander made the same sculpture for the former Port and Transport School, namely Flying seagulls. This statue is now at the Shipping and Transport College (STC) in the Waalhaven. The sculpture is due to the school's relocation to a new building Birds placed in 2019 by the school in the depot. The plastic will be replaced at the new construction of the school.
Huib Noorlander (Schiebroek, 1928 – Nijmegen, 2004) was a figurative sculptor. He founded the artist group in 1951 together with artists Louis van Roode, Jan Burgerhout, Kees Franse, Jan Goedhart, Charles Kemper and Ed van Zanden Argus on. On the occasion of the 100 anniversary of the Holland America Line, he made a picture of it Cauldron Twinkle (1973). A well-known image in Rotterdam, a replica of which is in the Maritime Museum and a reduced version is awarded annually as Ketelbinkie Prize. More than ten statues of Noorlander can be found in Rotterdam. In the 1960s, Noorlander and artist Joeki Simak formed the most famous artist couple in Rotterdam.
Percentage regulation, involved construction assignment
Owner
School board
Huib Noorlander -
Birds (1962)
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