Bamboo artist Antoon Versteegde
Antoon Versteegde (1953) is a Dutch artist who seeks to express his creative vision outside the established institutes and exhibition spaces of the art world. His work can typically be seen in public locations with free access for everyone. He conceives of, and brings into being, larger than life structures - transient outdoor installations that are constructed with lightweight materials such as bamboo, flags, rope and rubber bands.
Bamboo artist Antoon Versteegde mainly seeks his artistic freedom outside established institutes and exhibition spaces, in public locations with free access for everyone. He conceives life-sized constructions, which he designs as transient outdoor installations that he constructs with lightweight materials such as bamboo, flags, rope and rubber bands.
Versteegde gained ample experience with large-scale interactive projects. They have proven to be highly successful for realizing huge sculptures in a short time, working with groups of artists and volunteers. His self-developed construction technique is easily passed on to people who want to co-operate spontaneously. For this end he designs spatial experiences that he wishes to share with others. In order to give shape to his thoughts he uses descriptive constructions. Because the public takes on an active role of participation, the necessary energy is released.
The images created as a result, appear only to disappear. What remains is the afterimage. The bamboo installation leaves an impression behind in the spectator's memory. Versteegde's dream image becomes the image of a collective memory. The majority of his works is made for temporary display and not intended to be long term or permanent, and consequently has vanished. Only memories and photographs remain after the artwork has been taken down. The pictures at this web site act as a recollection.
Best of Bamboo by Antoon Versteegde
Versteegde has throughout his career gained extensive experience with large-scale interactive projects. His working process involves the bringing together of groups of artists or volunteers in order to create huge community sculptures in a short time period. His construction technique has been developed over many years in a way that makes it easy to be learned quickly by people who want to co-operate spontaneously. In order to achieve this coming together of people, Versteegde designs spatial experiences as descriptive constructions that he wishes to share with others. Because the public take on an active role by the action of the project, the necessary creative energy is released during the collaborative process. The structures created as a result, appear only to disappear. They are by definition ephemeral. What remains is the afterimage: the echo of the shared experience as well as the memory of the object itself. The bamboo installation leaves its strongest impression behind in the participant’s memory. Versteegde’s imagined vision becomes the afterglow of a collective memory.
His works are characterized by their transience: they are made for temporary display and are not intended to be long term or permanent. However, today there is renewed interest in his ephemeral works, thanks to blockchain technology and reappraisal of his documented legacy. Art lovers, collectors and investors can acquire one of his best projects by making a serious offer to acquire unique ownership of their beloved art-event.
Every NFT includes unlockable content. This content contains additional background information, pictures or press releases that can only be unlocked, obtained or disclosed by the owner of this item. As the rightful owner of one or more of the NFTs of the work of Antoon Versteegde, you are also curator of the project(s) in question. You obtain and manage all available digital data on this part of his oeuvre. You may be able to collaborate with other curators to keep the collection alive for posterity.
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