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Thursday 21 August, 2008
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MYSTERIOUS STATUES IN AMSTERDAM


A mysterious artist is busy beautifying the city of Amsterdam.
The artist makes statues and then leaves them by night in public places.
All these are for the tourist as well as the local people.

The statues are made or bronze or even iron. These sculpted pieces are a joy to behold in the eyes of the viewers. This has been happening for the past fifteen years.
Though the name of the artist is still not known, it has been found that the artist is a local doctor.

This doctor in his spare time is an artist and makes statues.
The welcome this artist has been given is a huge success though on the condition that his identity is not disclosed.

De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Anonieme%20beelden/basis_bestanden/image003.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.

Amongst his work is a bronze women’s bust. Caressed by a hand......
This bust is very strategically located in the pavement in front of the Oude Kerk ( Old Church) on Oudekerksplein ( Old Church square).
It has been gracefully present and has been linked with the boldly displayed female bodies near the Oude Kerk, which is situated right in the heart of the well-known "Red Light District". ( where the prostitutes are working)

De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Amsterdam_W/Zagertje_bestanden/image001.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.

" The little wood worker"

At "Leidsebosje" ( another place) a small man is working up a tree.
He is sawing through the very branch on which he is standing.
The statue has been kept on a branch of a tree which is a very unique creation. This statue was put up by whom and when was it put is still a mystery which has not been solved. This mystery gives fascination to the artist and his work which have become a landmark.

Almost no one knows the artist, but every Amsterdammer likes the mystery he has created.

De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Amsterdam_C/Man%20met%20vioolkist_bestanden/image010.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.

Another remarkable statue is the headless statue. In "Marnix Park" one will find a man with a violin case is rushing in the direction of Marnix Street. This gives sense of wonder where is this man trying to rush to, that too, without his head.
This statue can be found at the corner of the Marnixstraat and the Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat, opposite a police station.

Just imagine the violin player having had a head, what will be the direction of his face, well then he would have been facing a shop that sells newspapers and magazines. It has been rumored that the owner of the shop knows the anonymous artist.

De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Amsterdam_C/de%20Violist_bestanden/image018.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.

Yet another statue of the mysterious artist is in the entrance of the City Hall/Music Theater. Here a violinist bursts through the tiled floor.
All these statues are related to some city landmark and have some significance. The bronze women’s bust gracing the pavement in front of the Oude Kerk on Oudekerksplein square has been linked to the famous Red Light District of Amsterdam. In the same manner at Leidsebosje a small man is working up a tree. He is sawing through the very branch on which he is standing. What is the connection- it is sawing through a tree. In Amsterdam all the trees were cut down during the World War II.
In the same manner in Marnix Park a man with a violin case is rushing in the direction of Marnix Street. The busy after office hour is the message of this statue.

Ten Kate Markt boasts a bronze statue of three talking little gentlemen and in the Anjelierstraat you will see a musician, an accordion player, coming out of the front wall of a house, which has been related to the statue in the entrance of the City Hall/Music Theater where a violinist bursts through the tiled floor.
The unique and simple messages are to be cherished by the people of Amsterdam.

De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Anonieme%20beelden/Amsterda_bestanden/image004.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.                            De afbeelding “http://www.buitenbeeldinbeeld.nl/Amsterdam_C/Harmonicaspeler_bestanden/image003.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.  
The most recent one (2007) is a skeeler running after his little dog, placed on Madelievenplein.
They are movable because placed on big springs.
The art work has got the name "His masters Skeelers" with which - with
wink - is referred to the painting "His masters Voice" van Francis Barraud. On that painting you see a little dog listening to the voice of its boss,coming from an ancient record player.


De afbeelding “http://www.centrum.amsterdam.nl/Pics/madelievenplein11.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat.




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