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Teun Jacob
Born
Teunis Jacob

(1927-06-11)11 June 1927
Rheden,Netherlands
Died12 October 2009(2009-10-12)(aged 82)
NationalityDutch
EducationWillem de Kooning Academy
Known forSculpture,painting
Notable workTwiggy,Tilburg 1967
Websitehttps://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/41315

Teunis (Teun) Jacob(Rheden, 11 June 1927 - 12 October 2009) was a Dutch wall painter and sculptor, who lived and worked in Rotterdam since the early 1950s. He made both figure and nonrepresentational art.[1]

Live and work[edit]

Born inRheden,Jacob studied fine art at theWillem de Kooning Academyin Rotterdam in the department of drawing and painting. As sculptor he was autodidact.[2]

Since the 1950s Jacob worked as independent artist in Rotterdam. In 1957 Jacob andRu van Rossem[3]had a major exhibition of his work in theLijnbaancentrumin Rotterdam.[4][5]In the next decade he made sculptures for public places in Rotterdam, Spijkernisse[6]and Tilburg.[7]

In 1970 he designed the summer exhibition for the theater museum in Amsterdam.[8][9]In 1971 he was exhibition architect of the Brussels Pavilion and Downhill Palace in the Park of Culture and Rest Julius Fucik inPrague.[10]In Rotterdam in 1974 he made a sketch design for the district buildings in the boroughs Zuidwijk andIJsselmondein Rotterdam.[11][12]

Later in the 1970s, in cooperation with Dutch sculptorKees Verschuren,he created a massiveland artproject at the firstMaasvlakte,entitledSteen in water(Rock in Water).[13]This industrial area in thePort of Rotterdamwas built on the land, reclaiming from theNorth Seain the 1960s. In 1974 an initial project team was installed with Jacob,Wout Maters,Leen Droppertand Geert Lebbing,[14]who granted the project to Jacobs and Verschuren. In a period of over five years, adjacent to apower plant,the artists developed an area into the largest work of art in the Netherlands in those days. Other artists participated in the project, such asMarinus BoezemandCarel Visser.[15]

In 1977 Jacob with Dries Wiecherink andBouke Ylstrawere appointed as visual artists at the national Government Buildings Agency underWim Quist.[16][17]In 1985 Jacob designed a triangular court with fountain, which was part of a new office building byAbe Bonnemain the center ofLeeuwarden.[18][19]

Over the year Jacob was also lecturer at theWillem de Kooning Academy.[16][20]With Hans Abelman,Lucien den ArendandLon Pennockhe was an active member of the Bond voor Beeldende Kunst Arbeiders BBK A (Association for Visual Arts Workers).[21]Together with Annet Chavannes he had been one of the driving forces of the trade journal for visual artists theBK-informatie.[22]

Work[edit]

In the 1950s Jacob had started as sculptor and came into prominence with an exhibition in theLijnbaancentrumin 1957. In the next decade he created multiple sculptures in public places. In the 1970s he started working together with more applied work.

Gallery[edit]

  • Relief children, Rotterdam 1960[23]
    Relief children, Rotterdam 1960[23]
  • Twiggy, Tilburg 1967
    Twiggy,Tilburg 1967
  • "Rock in Water," land art project on Maasvlakte in 1970s
    "Rock in Water," land art project on Maasvlakte in 1970s

Exhibitions a selection[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • Sandra Smets and Han Lörzing.Steen in Water – een onbekend aardwerk voor de 1e Maasvlakte.ISBN978-90-819835-1-8

References[edit]

  1. ^Teun Jacob; wall painter, sculptorat rkd.nl, 2015.
  2. ^Scheen, Pieter A.Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750-1950.'s-Gravenhage: Scheen, 1969
  3. ^Leven en werk van Ru van Rossem (1924-2007)at ruvanrossemwerken.nl, 2015.
  4. ^abRotterdams jaarboekje 1957,1958. p. 54
  5. ^Peter Buisman.Kunst in Ommoord in Kleur.2010. p. 57
  6. ^Drie mannen en zeven kinderen; Spijkernisse,atvanderkrogt.net.Accessed 30.11.2019.
  7. ^Tilburg - Twiggy - Mens & Dier in Steen & Brons,atvanderkrogt.net.Accessed 30.11.2019.
  8. ^Ed. "Toneelmuseum: collectie in nieuw licht,"Trouw.Meppel, 1970/06/23, p. 11.
  9. ^Ed. "IN OPDRACHT,"Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,Rotterdam, 1970/11/23, p. 4.
  10. ^Vladimír Jindara.PQ 71: Pražské Quadriennale jevištniho výtvarnictví a divadelní architektury, Bruselský pavilión a Sjezdový palác v Parku kultury a oddechu Julia Fučíka v Praze.Divadelńi ustav, 1971.
  11. ^Ruud Wever. "EIGEN WIJKS: Procedure kunstwerk stap verder,"Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,Rotterdam, 1973/06/19, p. 11.
  12. ^Annemiek van Oosten, "Ommoord wil wijkgebouw mooi maken."Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,Rotterdam, 1974/09/23, p. 7.
  13. ^Documentary "Steen in water",by Fello Films at vimeo, 2014.
  14. ^Ed. "Kunstenaars bij vier projecten ingeschakeld,"NRC Handelsblad,Rotterdam, 1974/09/07, p. 16.
  15. ^"Steen in Water, exhibition,"at TENT, Rotterdam, 2014
  16. ^abEd. "Kunstenaars aangesteld bij Rijksgebouwendienst,"Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant,24 November 1977, p. 23.
  17. ^Michiel Morel. "Bonies 1975-1986 (7): een ondeelbaar kunstenaarschap,atmichielmorel.nl,27 juli 2017.
  18. ^Symen Kingsma, "Opvallende gevels"."Leeuwarder courant: hoofdblad van Friesland ". Leeuwarden, 1985/05/10, p. 4.
  19. ^Avero passageat abebonnema.nl. Accessed 30-11-2019.
  20. ^Teunis Jacob,at artindex.nl, 2015.
  21. ^Ed. "'Vuil spelletje' met percentageregeling,"Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,Rotterdam, 1975/10/14, p. 17.
  22. ^Ed. "Steen in water," book review inBeelden,Nr. 3, 2019:onlineat beeldenmagazine.nl, 2019.
  23. ^Kinderen met vissen (1960), Teun Jacobat bkor.nl. 30.11.2019.
  24. ^Ed. "Tentoonstellingen,"Algemeen Handelsblad,Amsterdam, 1957/02/09, p. 11.
  25. ^Piet Begeer, "Ru van Rossem en Teun Jacob: Waardige opvatting taak kunstenaar,.Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad,Rotterdam, 1957/02/21, p. 11.
  26. ^28.11.2014 – 25.01.2015: Steen in Waterat tentrotterdam.nl. Accessed 30-11-2019.

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