Category talk:Sculptures by Marcel Douwe Dekker

Listing of sculptures by Marcel Douwe Dekker

Next a listing will start with a selection of the earlier and later studies and sculptures of Marcel Douwe Dekker mostly from the 1990s. -- Mdd (talk) 01:02, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Earliest works 1985-1990, a selection

Earliest works presumably hardly worth mentioning yet always kept in mind as special expressions that kept things going. These earliest works were products of circumstances. In 1990 the desire to become an artist triggered sculptural experiments. Earlier experiments into documentary photography in the outside world were turned into exploring the inner world and direct living environment.

Nummer	Datum	Beschrijving	Locatie	Bijzonderheden	Link	Afbeelding
001	1985-12	Stuffed animals	Roland Holstlaan, Delft	Used in new year card, 1986 (see here)	flickr
002	1986-11	Curved threaded ends	Koornmarkt, Delft	Threaded ends and high hexagon must left over from construction of arch book case	flickr
003	1986-12	Patern of raindrops	Terneuzen		flickr
010	1987-01	Toilet flush	Koornmarkt Delft	Symbolic for the lightness of being	flickr
020	1988-02	Copper tube	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Copper water tube	flickr
030	1990-3	Storm, 25 jan 1990	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	In memory of the Burns' Day Storm	flickr
031	1990-03	Happy Birthday, 1990			flickr
032	1990-04	Beauty of decay	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Houses on the verge of collapse; double portrait	flickr
040	1990-06	Eggs, 1990	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Pan with boiling eggs (1)	flickr
041	1990-06	If you leave me now	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Sunlight and leaves	flickr
042	1990-06	No woman, no cry	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Silhouet in between two pairs of pumps ; trilogy	flickr
050	1990-06	Candle light	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Shape of cotton sheet on washing line. Series of 13	flickr
051	1990-06	Ghost whispering	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Shape of cotton sheet on washing line. Series of 13 (2)	flickr
060	1990-06	Mechanical engineering	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Curved threaded ends staged with earhanger on diary cover	flickr
061	1990-06	No more	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Hammered egg in egg carton	flickr
070	1990-06	Life and death	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Collage of newspaper articles on plastic window sheet	flickr
071	1990-07	Fatal attraction	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Geometrical collage with erotic photos from the French photo magazine Photo	flickr
072	1990-06	Philosophy	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Collage of bookcover fragments as goose board on hardboard	flickr
073	1990-06	Religion	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Collage of book fragments and prints as goose board on hardboard	flickr
074	1990-06	Gezelligste bakker	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Collage of picture fragments	flickr
075	1990-06	Hier vliegt mijn carrière	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Collage of airplane illustration fragments as goose board on hardboard	flickr
076	1990-07	Bread and butter	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Silhouet in between two pairs of pumps ; trilogy	flickr
077	1990-1991	The road to nowhere	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Performance with bucket of paint in hallway turned into a collage	flickr
080	1990	Spider ashtray sculpture	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Ashtray from the 1960s; bicycle spooks	flickr
081	1990-07	Transition	Grote Visserijstraat, Rotterdam	Coffee table pallet painted black with dried flowers in air duct vase	flickr
082	1990-07	Stiffness and strength covered	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam (3)	Cover of lecture note framed with curved threaded ends staged	flickr
083	1990-07	Career animal	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Readymade with carrière magazine label, bicycle saddle, stir sticks	flickr
084	1990-07	Bright career wedged in	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Vice with gold paint touch, Ingenieurskrant add, stir sticks	flickr
085	1990-07	Golden blues way shoes (1/4)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Old shoes, gold paint, plate, text	flickr
086	1990-07	Golden blues way shoes (2/4)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Old shoes, gold paint, plate, text	flickr
087	1990-07	Golden blues way shoes (3/4)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Old shoes, gold paint, plate, text	flickr
088	1990-07	Golden blues way shoes die (4/4)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Old shoes, gold paint, plate, text	flickr
089	1990-07	Coffee table sculpture	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	TV table leg, steal sticks of umbrella, chicken wire, gold paint	flickr
090	1990-07	Model	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Barret, jacket, gold paint, mixed media body, marble counter weight	flickr
091	1990-07	Trilogy	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Moped helmet parts, gold paint, shock absorber springs, pickaxe	flickr
092	1990-07	Peace of cake	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Mixed media	flickr
095	1990-07	Tour de Texel	Rotterdam, Texel, Zoetermeer	Mixed media	flickr

Remarks

• (1) First sculpture acknowledged in Mdd Flickr Album Mdd sculptures, 2008-2012. Accessed 30.08.2022.
• (2) Base for a poster in 1991 with text "Leven we niet in een wereld vol hersenschimmen."
• (3) Pictures taken in new home at Jan Kobellstraat early July 1990.

Sculptural models, 1991

A few series of sculptural models from early 1991. (sources: flickr, blogspot)

Nummer	Datum	Beschrijving	Locatie	Bijzonderheden	Link	Afbeelding
101	1990-05	Buckets 1991	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Installation with set of 12 buckets from a old abandoned flower shop in Grote Visserijstraat, text and composition in matrix on the floor in the Jan Kobellstraat	flickr
102	1990-06	Takkeding	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Willow branch, broomsticks, antique piece of wood	flickr
103	1990-06	Tulplamp	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	1970s aluminium lamp design in conical shape recreated	flickr
104	1990-06	Sunflower light	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Copper tubes, copper bowls, aluminum strips, antique wooden base, electricity. light bulb	flickr
105	1990-07	Leaves (1)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Tree stump from Kralingse Bos,	flickr
106	1990-07	Model Boomkast, 1991	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Wood boards and curved threaded ends	flickr
107	1990-07	Grote Boomkast, 1991	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Laminated wooden boards, curved threaded ends, steel tube of clothes rack	flickr
108	1990-07	Tulip on a stand	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Black plastic electricity cover caps, rubber, wood, tube, old biscuit box	flickr
109	1990-07	Love	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Iron band with closure, cube shaped flower pot	flickr
110	1990-07	Obelix	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Raw wood shelf, narrow plastic strip	flickr
111	1990-07	Obelix (2)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Raw wood shelf, aluminium blinds sheet	flickr
112	1990-07	Sculptural sculpture	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Triangular multiplex wooden shelf, plastic rectangular, rectangular shallow plastic tray	flickr
113	1990-07	Sculptural sculpture	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Triangular multiplex wooden shelf, small tube, aluminium blinds sheet	flickr
114	1990-07	Whale and birds	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Triangular multiplex wooden shelf, small tube, aluminium blinds sheet	flickr
115	1990-07	Spider	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Fragment of antique turned table pot, twisted metal strip	flickr
116	1990-07	Dollar sign	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Plywood board, threaded end, curved mahogany shelf	flickr
117	1990-07	Dollar sign table	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Plywood board, threaded end, chrome-plated heating tube	flickr
118	1990-07	KAST kast (prototype)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Plywood board, threaded ends, round wooden base white	flickr

Academy works, 1991-1992

A few series of sculptures created in the lessons at the Art Academy in Rotterdam in the year 1991-1992. (sources: flickr ; flickr)

Nummer	Datum	Beschrijving	Locatie	Bijzonderheden	Link	Afbeelding
151	1992	Crossed legs	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Plate of aluminium	flickr
152	1992	Stairs : some samples	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Paper cuts	flickr
153	1992	Composition studies (2)	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Design sketch on paper	flickr
175	1992	Preliminary study for sign in environment	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Series of design sketches on paper	flickr
176	1992	Signs in environment (Teken in de ruimte)	Rotterdam	Iron staff bent with three right angles sunk in a pavement tile. In the picture on the right in the front, only partial.	flickr
177	1992 03	Do not throw	Rotterdam	Natural air-dry clay, 10lbs ; performance

Post-academy works 1992-1993, a selection

Completion of four light sculptures for exhibition in Gallery K.I.S. Photo works and creating of own magazine. Development of interior sculptures from letters. New sculptures created from scrap materials at own studio in Passerelstraat Rotterdam in the year 1992-1993. New series of Sunflower sculptures in 1993 created from scrap materials in 1993-1994 after studies of grow and decay. (sources: )

Nummer	Datum	Beschrijving	Locatie	Bijzonderheden	Link	Afbeelding
103	1990-'92	Tulplamp completed	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	1970s aluminium lamp design in conical shape recreated.	flickr
104	1990-'92	Sunflower light completed	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Copper tubes, copper bowls, aluminum strips, antique wooden base, electricity, light bulb	flickr
201	1991-'92	Tree lamp	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Old wooden roof truss from Grote Visserijstraat. Ikea rice paper spherical lampshade held on wooden broomsticks
202	1991-'92	Lamppost light standing	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Chrome-plated heating pipe. Outdoor lighting fixture. Triangular foot.
203	1992	Lamppost light standing	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Chrome-plated heating pipe. Outdoor lighting fixture (in the picture hanging from the ceiling)
204	1991-'92	Lamppost light growing	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam	Design for lamppost light standing on set of twisted copper roots
210	1992-'93	Bird (1)	Passerelstraat, Rotterdam	Isolation wire; wooden beam. (in the picture the two birds, the floating earth and the birds installation are shown in the 1993 exhibition)	flickr
211	1992-'93	Bird (2)	Passerelstraat, Rotterdam	Rolled stainless steel beam	flickr
212	1992-'93	Earth	Passerelstraat, Rotterdam	Floating steel sphere	flickr
220	1993	Sunflower	Jan Kobellstraat, Rotterdam ; Galerie KIS, Amsterdam	Copper tubes, copper bowls, aluminum strips, antique wooden base, electricity, light bulb (in the picture set of four in the back)	flickr

Under construction -- Mdd (talk) 02:03, 30 August 2022 (UTC) | last update 10:15, 1 September 2022 (UTC)