Olivier Strebelle
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![]() Belgian sculptor Olivier Strebelle talks with a group of American writers in his home/studio outside Brussels in January 2009. | |
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Died | 29 July 2017 | (aged 90)
Style | bronze sculptures |
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Relatives | Claude Strebelle (brother) |
Website | www |
Olivier Strebelle (20 January 1927 – 29 July 2017[1]) was a Belgian sculptor.
Strebelle was born in Brussels, Belgium on 20 January 1927. His monumental (usually bronze) sculptures adorn many public places in Brussels as well as in Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.
Strebelle was a prolific artist for more than 65 years, and his works are found in private collections and public settings around the world. His style has evolved from robust, organic abstract forms to the sinuous lines seen in Athletes Alley, on the site of the Beijing Olympic Games.
His sculpture The Abduction of Europa (French: L'Enlèvement d'Europe) has been on display in the Square of Europe, Moscow since September 2002.
Athletes Alley
40°0′49″N 116°22′22″E / 40.01361°N 116.37278°E Athletes Alley is a sculpture meant as a gift from Belgium to the city of Beijing, but was not completed in time. It opened shortly after the games ended,[citation needed] having cost over 5 million euros.
The abstract installation is composed of five tubular polished stainless steel modules that reach up to 20m height and 100m length (weighing 120T), and is meant to evoke the Olympic rings.
The production of Athletes Alley involved a technological collaboration between the image laboratory of Université Libre de Bruxelles, Tsinghua University, a French engineering consultancy specialising in metallic frame-works (C&E Ingénierie) and a German software company (Sofistik).
Gallery
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2008 Beijing Olympics closing ceremony
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Public sculpture in Antwerp
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Anthropomotion lll, beside the Belgium Pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Sculpture (de Golf=the Wave) at square Schouwburgplein in Kortrijk
References
- ^ "Le sculpteur belge Olivier Strebelle est décédé à l'âge de 90 ans". RTBF Info. 30 July 2017.
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