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| Voiture Balai 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 225 x 112 x 10cm (private collection Rotterdam NL) |
"Cars evoke our individuality but at the same time they are the symbol of environmental catastrophe, of unsustainability." (Ron van der Ende interviewed by Diskursdisko)
The sculptures of Ron van der Ende convey a whole series of illusions. His pieces appear to be floating in space despite their heavy weight, producing an the illusion of three dimensionality that is uncanny.
With perfectly studied perspectives, the pieces jump into space, emerging like complete and independent bodies in spite of being bas-relief sculptures hanging from the walls.
In a long and deft process, Van der Ende creates the sculptures out of salvaged wood. He begins by stripping the painted first layers, to use as his colour palette. Using small pieces and nailing or gluing them into a wood structure, as a painter would use brush strokes, the process of creating an incredibly detailed collage begins. Cars, rings, minerals, even a steak – no matter the subject – each piece is presented to us in a new, autonomous and surprisingly ethereal light. (Ana Ibarra, December, 2012)
With perfectly studied perspectives, the pieces jump into space, emerging like complete and independent bodies in spite of being bas-relief sculptures hanging from the walls.
In a long and deft process, Van der Ende creates the sculptures out of salvaged wood. He begins by stripping the painted first layers, to use as his colour palette. Using small pieces and nailing or gluing them into a wood structure, as a painter would use brush strokes, the process of creating an incredibly detailed collage begins. Cars, rings, minerals, even a steak – no matter the subject – each piece is presented to us in a new, autonomous and surprisingly ethereal light. (Ana Ibarra, December, 2012)
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| Peekskill 2008 Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, 150x125x14 + 20x15x15 for the ‘meteorite’ |
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| On Re-Entry (Burning Log) 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 262 x 87 x 12 cm (private collection, Seattle, WA) |
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| Still Life 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 180 x 102 x 12cm (private collection NY NY) |
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| Cross-Section I 2012 bas-relief in salvaged wood 189 x 113 x 12cm (Part of the Mirror Lake project, a large site specific installation on commission for The State of the Netherlands) |
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| Cross-Section I 2012 bas-relief in salvaged wood 189 x 113 x 12cm (Part of the Mirror Lake project, a large site specific installation on commission for The State of the Netherlands) - detail |
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| Bathyscaphe Trieste 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 110 x 84 x 12 cm (private collection Rotterdam, NL) |
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| NASCAR Charger 2009 bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, three parts, total dim. 305 x 96 x 10cm. |
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| Wrangler (Compound of Five Octahedra) 2011 bas-relief in salvaged wood ca. 200 x 200 x 16cm |
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| Roll (from the Svabhāva subset: Pitch/Roll/Yaw) 2012 bas-relief in salvaged wood 127 x 174 x 10cm |
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| Shipsection 2003 bas-relief in used wood, 185x195x16cm, (corporate collection Rotterdam) |
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