Sculpture Now! is a temporary exhibition with sculpture as its theme. This exhibition is updated every quarter. Now on display at the Zandvoorts Museum: three contemporary sculptors – Noor Brandt (bronze), Charlotte Groutars (stone), and Paulien Ploeger (ceramics) – demonstrate how tradition and innovation reinforce each other.
Three artists, three materials – bronze, ceramics, and stone – come together in one inspiring exhibition. Sculpture Now! shows how versatile spatial art can be: from monumental sculptures that impress to subdued forms that invite contemplation. Classic materials are given a contemporary meaning, with tradition and innovation going hand in hand. The artists show their craftsmanship and their own vision of the power of three-dimensional art. This reveals how sculpture continues to surprise, challenge, and inspire. Sculpture Now! offers a unique opportunity to experience the actuality of sculpture up close.
What you see is what you get, and then just a little more
As a visual artist, I create figurative sculptures in bronze. From clay sketches, I create human and animal figures that capture the essence of the subject. I cast the final form in bronze. My work is sincere and directly recognizable, with an extra layer in which movement, size, shape, and balance together tell the story.
All my sculptures are an expression of emotion and reflection
My sculptures are a search for balance and emotion. With bronze, steel, and especially stone, I give my images a powerful and at the same time vulnerable appearance through abstract forms. Clean lines, softness, and depth characterize my work. I investigate tension between opposites and challenge the viewer to reflection and inner experience.
In clay, I seek the balance between strength and vulnerability
My ceramic work explores the tension between simplicity and layering. My objects balance between sculptural and functional, with an emphasis on skin, texture, and volume. In the forms, I seek both strength and vulnerability. I want to invite the viewer to a quiet, attentive gaze, in which material and space come together and new meanings slowly unfold.