Gust Romijn was one of the best known, also internationally renowned artists of post-war Rotterdam. Since the 1950 years, he has made an impressive series of free-standing images for the city. His images were a criticism of the geometric dullness and predictability of the business architecture of Rotterdam. In 1965 he made the bronze plastic for the Daniel den Hoed clinic Clouds. An abstract image on four poles, which overlap each other above the head, creating an organic form. The sculpture is spatially designed with a different view from each side. It is somewhat similar to The infinite house (1965) by Romijn, but this sculpture is somewhat smaller in size. Clouds Originally stood in front of the clinic's main entrance, but in 1990 it was moved to the adjacent park, the Valkeniersweide, in consultation with the artist due to the extension of the entrance. In the summer of 2016, the work was temporarily uprooted for the project Uproot Rotterdam. November 2019 the image has been moved to the Dr. Molewaterplein, this time due to the relocation of the Daniel den Hoed clinic to the Erasmus MC. On the occasion of the unveiling on November 27, art historian and journalist Sandra Smets wrote dit essay.
Gust Romijn (Noordwijkerhout, 1922 - Dreischor, 2010) worked as a sculptor, graphic artist and painter. Together with Louis van Roode and Piet Rovers, he belonged to the Window group, consisting of young Rotterdam graphic artists. In that period he also joined the Liga Nieuw Beelden. He took part in the World Fair in Brussels (1958). Romijn was awarded the National 5 May Graphics Prize (1955) and the Prix Suisse (1957). The artist lived and worked in Rotterdam for most of his career, until he moved to Dreischor on Schouwen-Duiveland in 1982.
On the square in front of the Erasmiaans Gymnasium
Description
Abstract plastic on legs
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
4.50 x 2.50 x 3.50 m
Year
1965
Client
Meneba
Recruitment
This was a gift from Meneba
Money source
Gift from the Rotterdam Meneba (NV Flour factories of the Dutch Bakery)
Owner
Erasmus MC
About the artwork
Gust Romijn was one of the best known, also internationally renowned artists of post-war Rotterdam. Since the 1950 years, he has made an impressive series of free-standing images for the city. His images were a criticism of the geometric dullness and predictability of the business architecture of Rotterdam. In 1965 he made the bronze plastic for the Daniel den Hoed clinic Clouds. An abstract image on four poles, which overlap each other above the head, creating an organic form. The sculpture is spatially designed with a different view from each side. It is somewhat similar to The infinite house (1965) by Romijn, but this sculpture is somewhat smaller in size. Clouds Originally stood in front of the clinic's main entrance, but in 1990 it was moved to the adjacent park, the Valkeniersweide, in consultation with the artist due to the extension of the entrance. In the summer of 2016, the work was temporarily uprooted for the project Uproot Rotterdam. November 2019 the image has been moved to the Dr. Molewaterplein, this time due to the relocation of the Daniel den Hoed clinic to the Erasmus MC. On the occasion of the unveiling on November 27, art historian and journalist Sandra Smets wrote dit essay.
Gust Romijn (Noordwijkerhout, 1922 - Dreischor, 2010) worked as a sculptor, graphic artist and painter. Together with Louis van Roode and Piet Rovers, he belonged to the Window group, consisting of young Rotterdam graphic artists. In that period he also joined the Liga Nieuw Beelden. He took part in the World Fair in Brussels (1958). Romijn was awarded the National 5 May Graphics Prize (1955) and the Prix Suisse (1957). The artist lived and worked in Rotterdam for most of his career, until he moved to Dreischor on Schouwen-Duiveland in 1982.
