Rhinoceros at the Middelheim Museum

Gerard Holmens is a Belgian sculptor, he was born in 1934 and died in 1995. He studied at the Municipal Academy of Ostend ( 1951-53 ) , the Academy of Antwerp ( 1955-56 ) , of Ghent ( 1957-58 ) and at the La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. In 1955 Holmens left of a stylized figuration, he started vegetal compositions and imaginary animals; his search led in 1965 to mobile stone sculptures. After traveling in Ireland he created the picture cycle Silence. Since 1981 he lived in France where there arose a completely new series of work , a kind of neo-romantic or neosymbolistische figuration around the theme of table , chair, vehicle and laden with the symbolism of life and death, meaning and meaninglessness, eroticism, fate , horror. Numerous works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Composition' sold at De Vuyst 'Old Masters, Modern & Contemporary Art' in 2014 for $8,236. (Credit; Wikipedia)This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)