COR VAN DIJK, PERNIS, THE NETHERLANDS, 1952. lives and works IN ACQUOI, THE NETHERLANDS.

artists website: www.corvandijk.com

VAN DIJK IS REPRESENTED BY GALERIE RAMAKERS, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, GALERIE VAN DEN BERGE, GOES, THE NETHERLANDS.

Cor van Dijk creates sleek, geometric steel sculptures. From the design phase onwards, steel is inextricably linked to the realisation of the work. The sculptures are constructed from precisely fitting parts of solid steel. These parts are cut from sheets of steel of varying thicknesses, depending on the concept to be realised. Using the thickness of the steel plate as a dimension in the sculpture ensures that the mill skin, which is already present on the steel, remains intact. From the front, the sculptures have an unambiguous character. However, when viewed more closely from multiple angles, this clarity disappears to reveal a complexity that cannot be immediately grasped. The seams, resulting from the precise fitting of the loose parts, create two- and three-dimensional drawings on and through the sculpture.