The Screwbow by Claes Oldenburg
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Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg is of Swedish origin and studied art and literature at Yale University and subsequently at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Everyday objects are important subjects in Oldenburg’s work. He made, for example, plaster food, rubber sinks and over-sized tools. Later in his career, the artist frequently worked with his wife, the Dutch artist Coosje van Bruggen. Together they make monumental sculptures that are often found in public areas. The screw arch in the museum garden of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an example of this.
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The Screwbow by Claes Oldenburg
A gigantic screw that curls up on the ground like a caterpillar and then clears a way for itself in the earth. The unusual sculpture by the artist Claes Oldenburg provided the inspiration for the stop-motion film by Emile Steginga. The film is the result of the ArtTube video pitch, which was announced in the spring of 2010. Emile Steginga was the winner and was given the opportunity of turning his idea into reality.
