Achtergrond informatie
De autonome werken van Van de Ven verbeelden zijn gevoelens omtrent de samenleving en zijn deels beïnvloed door zijn projecten voor de openbare ruimte.Zijn beeldtaal is in de loop van de tijd veranderd. Karakteriseren zijn eerdere beelden zich door hun volumineuze en massieve karakter, in een nieuw werkproces snijdt hij de volumes open en probeert hij het innerlijk van zijn beelden te belichten. Op deze manier zoekt hij naar de juiste verhouding tussen licht en zwaarte, twee voelbare elementen in het leven van alledag.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The works of Ron van de Ven represent his feelings about the society and are partly influenced by his projects in the public space.
His imagery has changed over time. Although his previous works have a voluminous and massive nature, in the current working process he cuts the volumes and tries to expose the interior of his sculptures. In this way he searches for a balance between ligthness and heaviness, two elements which embody daily life.
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Exhibition
Gallery Ververs, Amsterdam
WOW! for the combined exhibition of Guus Koenraads and Ron van de Ven. The latter artist works in bronze, steel, copper and a new technique called 3d Prototyping/Rapid Prototyping. This is a method of creating a three dimensional design on a computer than using the resulting program to operate a machine that creates the imagery into a real object. What results are forms that have been all but impossible for someone to create using normal procedure for metals. There are three pieces on display that incorporate this new method. The rest of his work is with traditional casting methods. You can see the influence of Henry Moore in some pieces with their clean and simple lines which seem to flow effortless into the form. But his imagery is unique and no one piece fits into any one style. Sometimes he polishes the metal and at other times he leaves it raw and rough. Many pieces have a truly monumental feel to the design and could easily be translated into an object 10 meters or more high. (280 to 15,000 euro; most with a mean of 1,400 to 7,500 euro.)
Copyright: Daniel R. Gould, Amsterdam, 2010
