André Van Der Linden

André van der Linden (1945 Amsterdam).
André studied for some time at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam, but is self-taught as a sculptor. He has been working as a sculptor since 1967 and settled as such in Friesland in 1972.

Until 1978 André mainly worked in wood, which was sometimes painted in primary colours.
Subsequently, a combination of materials was often used. At first wood was combined with stone, until the wood faded into the background and stone sculptures appeared, sometimes in combination with ferrocement.

Working with ferrocement, the core of which is an iron construction, eventually led to the fact that the cement was omitted and the stone statue was combined with stainless steel. The white of the steel did not always combine with the idea to be executed, so that the dark bronze was added as a new option.
Gradually, the stones disappeared from the statues and there are now combinations of steel and bronze, where glass is often a colorful addition.

Over the course of 55 years, there has also been a change in starting points. Initially, images appeared with a mainly inner strength, later a transition was made to a much more sober visual language and in the following period we now see greater expressiveness again, in ...

Painting and drawing at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam

In the Netherlands, sculpture gardens, galleries and museums.
In Belgium, Germany, USA.