Lucien den Arend has been working as a sculptor since the
end of the sixties. In that period he also received his
first commission to make an
environmental art project.
This was an enclosed garden for the
DSW plant in Dordrecht,
Holland. Since then he has carried out various site
specific works. He works with various techniques and materials,
not being bound to one area. Most of the work of the
sculptor up to now has been
made in steel, as it is readily available and versatile.
Some works complement their surroundings, others create
a new environment in themselves. In some instances, as is
the case with his own studio, the evident functional requirements
are a new challenge for him.
sculptures
| environmental |
architectural |
proposals
drawings
| water color
paintings |
photographs
| ceramics
His public sculpture and site specific
works can be seen in fifty-five
CITIES. The
scale models which he has made for many of his site specific
art projects are now on this site.
Models and maquettes of the sculptor's site specific sculptures
can be seen in the new section on models as were used in
the original proposals.
Next to doing regular sculpture Lucien
den Arend has participated in
symposiums
which resulted in permanent, as well as temporary works.
There are also a few examples of
monuments and
gravestones by him.
Whenever possible, he likes to
paint, draw, sketch and
photograph from nature. The last years this has been
less frequent compared to the beginning of his career. He
still makes many sketches and drawings for his proposals.
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