Sculpture by Samuel Dejong
2016
Victory
The statue series Victory originated from a wooden sculpture. The sculpture has been made from a massive trunk of more than a hundred years old olive tree, in which the shape of the wood has been leading.
The shape of the statue eventually became a winged figure. Whether the figure ascends or falls to the ground is not clear, it depends on the viewer’s interpretation.
The shape of the statue eventually became a winged figure. Whether the figure ascends or falls to the ground is not clear, it depends on the viewer’s interpretation.
Molds have been made of the original olive wood statue, of which casts in bronze and synthetic resin have been made. As an ode to one of the most beautiful statues of classical antiquity, the Nike of Samothrace, the series of statues has been called Victory.
Inspired by the work of Yves Klein, some sculptures are executed in blue by Yves Klein.
Samuel Dejong: “The different designs and colors of the same flowing form each time evoke a different emotion in me and depicts the illusionary nature of reality for me”.
PHOTO BY PAUL VAN DER LINDE
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