This plastic is called Waterdiabolo, like the well-known toys, but looks a lot more serious than that. It is a large and robust water sculpture, but it also has some very stylized basic forms of old architecture, with its plinth and facade crowning. Water flows inside the sculpture. The image creates a water-rich 'home' for moss and algae growth. More than ten years after this work, Hans van Lunteren would design another underground fountain for Kralingen, namely the artwork Sunken fountain.
Hans van Lunteren (Alkmaar, 1945) lives and works in Utrecht and attended the art academy in Den Bosch. As a sculptor and conceptual artist, his concepts mainly focus on the substantive relationship that the work has with the environment in which it is situated. He taught at the art academy in Kampen and is a much sought-after artist for designs in public space. Since a gardening education from 2005-2009, he has expanded his assignments with greenery and environmental design.
Rectangular diabolo consisting of four plates with a rough interior
Materials
Belgian freestone
Dimensions
235 x 285 x 120 cm
Year
1990
Recruitment
Cie Assignments
Money source
St. Our Residential Community (OWG)
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
About the artwork
This plastic is called Waterdiabolo, like the well-known toys, but looks a lot more serious than that. It is a large and robust water sculpture, but it also has some very stylized basic forms of old architecture, with its plinth and facade crowning. Water flows inside the sculpture. The image creates a water-rich 'home' for moss and algae growth. More than ten years after this work, Hans van Lunteren would design another underground fountain for Kralingen, namely the artwork Sunken fountain.
Hans van Lunteren (Alkmaar, 1945) lives and works in Utrecht and attended the art academy in Den Bosch. As a sculptor and conceptual artist, his concepts mainly focus on the substantive relationship that the work has with the environment in which it is situated. He taught at the art academy in Kampen and is a much sought-after artist for designs in public space. Since a gardening education from 2005-2009, he has expanded his assignments with greenery and environmental design.
Rectangular diabolo consisting of four plates with a rough interior
Materials
Belgian freestone
Dimensions
235 x 285 x 120 cm
Year
1990
Recruitment
Cie Assignments
Money source
St. Our Residential Community (OWG)
Owner
Municipality of Rotterdam
Hans van Lunteren -
Water diabolo (1990)
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