High-relief in copper (1982)
The copper used for the high-relief allows the artist to shape his fantastical ideas more easily as there is less time between what he feels and what he does. “Stop the run” represents the dynamics of a group of metro passengers in a hurry, who collide with each other, intertwine in a tangle and create a jostling in which each passenger is determined not to be pushed about. All this has associations with the wrestling and jostling of rugby players. The identity of the passengers, their personal physiognomy and typical attitude are not shown here. However, we don’t pay attention to the artist’s warning: “Stop the Run!” the agitation brings about an irresistible effect for people.
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REINHOUD (D’HAESE) (1928 – 2007)
He studied with Olivier Strebelle at the Ecole Nationale Supérieur de la Cambre, on the insistence of his brother Roel, who is seven years his senior. Through Olivier Strebelle he got in touch with Pierre Alechinsky, another artist from the Cobra movement. This artistic group had such an influence on him that he decided to join it. His unusual sculptures are polymorphic or metamorphic beings: vegetable animals, animallike plants, anthropoid flora, insects with tall, spindly legs,… Since 1961 human figures have completed this bestiary with a whole spectrum of grotesque attitudes. These strange beings are arranged in groups and perform human activities. The artist works with brass and red copper, lead, with a preference for copper and tin, because these materials are easier to shape and enable him to complete his fantastical creations more quickly.
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