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Houten figuur

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Houten figuur

Inspired by Buddhism, Jacob Bendien sees humans and nature as part of a higher reality. He is convinced that this ‘holistic’ idea becomes visible and tangible in art. This wooden sculpture seems to be a metaphor for his view: an earthly, realistic human figure literally melts into a supernatural, and therefore more abstract, being. [text 2025]

Maker: Jacob Bendien
Title: Houten figuur
Object type: sculptuur
Object number: 35912
Collection: beeldende kunst, beeldhouwkunst

Jacob Bendien

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Materials: eikenhout
Technique: eikenhout
Dimensions: hoogte 20.5 cm
diepte 11.5 cm
breedte 3.5 cm
Acquisition: aankoop (2024)
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Durable URL: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.8ab5bc44-f75c-4c57-b3f2-b8447b173a1d
Rights: Public domain

Since 16 Dec 2023

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