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Evert den Hartog

Evert den Hartog's favourite subjects are people and animals in a wide variety. Birds and bulls are a consant theme in his bronze sculptures. In the case of his birds the bronze seems to be weightless. The birds are balancing on one leg or are gliding freely in the air, connected only by the tip of their wings.

Den Hartog is constantly looking for an image which freezes the moment of tension, so that the observer becomes aware of that particular moment.

The adventures of the Greek god Zeus, who went out courting disguised as a bull or a swan, are also grateful subjects for Evert den Hartog. He also likes to use other themes from Greek mythology. Humor is an element he likes to add to his sculptures; it gives them an airy and natural look.