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In
May 1997 a big article about 'De Essentie' was written
in Kristallen (Crystal), the personalmagazine of the
Sugar Union. (text below)
Office
Puttershoek involved in realising artwork
Quality
through co-operation man and technology
Arround June
the canteen of the Puttershoek office will possess a
work of art. The sculpture is made for and by the people
of this office. 'De Essentie' does not only speak of
co-operation between man and technology but it is also
a great representation of it.
Artist Isidoor
W. Wens is looking at his work from a distance. It is
almost done. "Three more days to go", he says,
"then it has to be ready. I hope they won't take
it away immediately because I alway's get attached to
my artpieces. When my studio is empty all of a sudden,
it feels like my navelstring has been cut.
Symbol
Nobody will wonder about the sculpture. The hand, with
thumb en forefinger touching and making the oké-sign,
is a well known qualitysymbol. But for the artist it
is more then just a hand. "The shape is the startingpoint.
That's why the anatomy differs from real life. In comparison
to the palm the fingers are too long. Little iron faces
replace the nails. To me the fingers are necks. The
faces symbolize three generations of women: the past,
the present and the future. Printed circuits are placed
forming nails on the forefinger and thumb. I think in
the long rum the title 'De Essentie' will transform
in 'The Hand', but that's no problem to me".
Art and
work
René Bruns of the Puttershoek office oversees
the making of 'De Essentie'. "Last year December
we asked two artists to present their idea for a sculpture
about co-operation between man and technology. We chose
Isidoors proposal. I suggested to make some pieces in
our workshop. Together with Piet Stooker and Rinus van
der Meijden of the metalworkshop Isidoor started working
on the iron framework, each with a different view on
eachothers work. The iron base and iron faces were also
made at the workshop".
Isidoor: "We worked three days in a row. I made
a lifesize wire netting model after which we started
bending and twining the iron. The co-operation was exellent".
He laughs thinking about the coffee breaks. "I
never keep track of time whenever I am working. I only
stop if the art piece asks me to, for example to look
at it from a distance. I really had to get used to the
regular working hours and coffee breaks.
Masterpiece
In his own studio Isidoor finished the artwork by sculpting
and covering the iron framework with a thick layer of
cardboard soaked in joiner's glue. "The start and
finish are always the hardest parts. In between are
the craftsmanship combined with technology. But it will
be a masterpiece." That is also René's meaning.
"It's a powerfull artwork. I think it's important
our people made a big contribution.Therefore to us it's
no anonymous object."
by Anne van
Brussel
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