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pg = polyester glasfibre
eg = epoxy glasfibre


 
 
Artworks


Polyhedral Net Structure #3 1973 Steelwire, cardboard, linen, paint 200x200x90cm ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 
 
             


 


























 




































































                                               

                                               
                                                       Polyhedral Net Structure #1 1971
                                                       steelwire, cardboard, linen, paper acrylic paint
                                                       160x95x95cm 













































































                                                        





                                                       Monumental Polyhedral Net Structure 1977
                                                       steel, aluminium, paint
                                                       600x800x400cm




































                                                       

                                                       Dodecahedron Column, 1975
                                                       stainless steel, p, pg
                                                       404x145x135


















 
















                                                 



                                                       

                                                         Exhibition Installation Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 6-10 25/11/2001




























































































































                                                       Reliefstructure 1E-1 1985                                                                                   Coll. Centraal Museum Utrecht
                                                       p, pg, paint
                                                       92x101.5x101.5x12cm































                                                      


                                                      Reliefstructure 1E-4 1996
                                                      p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                                      135x156x18.5cm








































                          

                                                   Reliefstructure 1D-3 1985                                                                  Coll. Stedelijk Vanabbemuseum, Eindhoven
                                                   p, pg, aluminium, paint
                                                   101x115x9,5cm

































                                                    Reliefstructure 1D-5Z 1986
                                                    p, pg, aluminium
                                                    101x115x12,5 cm








































                                                  
                                                    Reliefstructure 1I-2 1986
                                                    p, pg, aluminium, paint
                                                    159x120x11cm








































                                                   Reliefstructure 1I-1 1986                        Coll. Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht Netherlands
                                                   p, pg, aluminium, paint
                                                   153x113x8 cm









































                                                 Reliefstructure 1L-1 1988
                                                 p, pg, aluminium, paint
                                                 109x109x8cm










































                                                 Reliefstructure 1L-1Z 1988
                                                 p, pg, aluminium, paint
                                                 109x109x8cm











































                                                Reliefstructure 1U-2 2002
                                                p, eg, steel, multiplex, paint
                                               111x61x21cm










































                                                Reliefstructure 1O-2 2002
                                                p, eg, steel, multiplex, paint
                                                102x65,5x17cm










































                                                 Reliefstructure 1P-1 1991               Coll. Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht, Netherlands
                                                 p, eg, pg, steel, multiplex, paint
                                                175x130x32cm








































                                                Reliefstructure 2P-1 1993
                                                p, pg, eg, multiplex, steel frame, paint
                                                175x130x32cm








































                                               Reliefstructure 1M-1 1989
                                               p, eg, aluminium, multiplex, paint
                                              176x71x13,5cm








































                                               Reliefstructure 2M-1 1989
                                               p, eg, aluminium, multiplex, paint
                                              176x71x13,5cm







































                                                Reliefstructure 1I-3 1990
                                                p, eg, pg, steel, multiplex, paint
                                               125x98x16,5cm










































                                                Reliefstructure 1R-1 1993 
                                                p, eg, multiplex, aluminium, paint 
                                                146,5x98,5x13cm








































       
                                                 Reliefstructure 1O-1 1990
                                                 p, eg, pg, steel, multiplex, paint 
                                                 114x65x16,5cm








































                                                
                                                 Reliefstructure  1J2-Open 1990
                                                 p, eg, pg, steel, multiplex, paint 
                                                 108x138x17,5cm









































                                                Reliefstructure  1J-1 1987
                                                p, pg, multiplex, paint
                                                115x150x11cm


































                                               Reliefstructure  1J-2 1987
                                               p, pg, multiplex, paint 
                                              136x180x11cm


































                                             Reliefstructure  1K-1 1988
                                             p, pg, aluminium. paint
                                             107x107x17cm







































                                             Reliefstructure  1K-1  detail










































                                              Reliefstructure  2J-1 1987
                                              p, pg, paint 
                                              144x133x11cm









































                                             Reliefstructure  1C3-4 1985
                                             p, pg, paint, multiplex
                                             98,5x81x8cm







































                                           Reliefstructure 2C2-4 1985
                                           p, pg, multiplex, paint
                                          98,5x81x8cm










































                                             Reliefstructure 1G-1                                     Coll. Stedelijk Vanabbemuseum, Eindhoven
                                             p, pg, paint, multiplex
                                             104x82,5x8cm











































                                             Reliefstructure 2S-1  1994
                                             p, eg, multiplex, paint
                                             66,3x68,8x26,5cm








































                                            Reliefstructure 2C2-1-Open 1979                                                  Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                                            p, pg, multiplex, paint 
                                            71,5x68x14,5cm









































                                            Reliefstructure 1N-1 1989                        Coll. Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
                                            p, eg, multiplex, paint
                                           68x60,5x11cm









































                                          Reliefstructure 1T-1 1993
                                          p, eg, multiplex, paint
                                          60x60x11cm








































                                          Open packing 1986
                                          p, multiplex, paint
                                          54x53,5x8,5cm










































                                          Reliefstructure  2C2-2,1979 aluminium cast, 68,5x54x4cm (left) Coll. AZM Maastricht; Museum für konkrete kunst Ingolstadt
                                          Reliefstructure 1C3-3 1979 aluminium cast 69x52,2x4,2cm  (right) Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; AZM Maastricht; Museum für konkrete kunst Ingolstadt; Collectie Nederland                                                                                                 Ingolstadt; Collectie Nederland

































                                         Casting of  reliefstructures  2C2-2 and 1C3-3









































































                                         Installation view museum fur konkrete kunst Ingolstadt Germany 2000
































                                        




















































                                        Sculpture 4X-1 1997                                                                                              Sculpture 5X1
                                        p,eg, steel, paint                                                                                                      97x56x20cm
                                        101x43x20cm








 

































                                       Sculpture 2X-1 1996
                                       p,eg, steel, paint
                                       96,5x62x20cm
                       









































                                      Monumental Polyhedral Sculpture, 1977
                                      stainless steel
                                      332x364x364cm







































           


                                     Polyhedral Plane Structure 1976
                                     p, multiplex, paint 
                                     26x34x18,5cm






































                                      Helix 1 1991
                                      p, eg, pg, multiplex, paint 
                                     115,5x165x143cm









































                                      assembly of Helix 1









































                                    
                                      Helix 2-2 branching 2002                                   Coll. Peter C Ruppert Berlin
                                      stainless steel
                                      64,5x34x28cm







































            

                                     Helix 2-2, 2001
                                     stainless steel
                                     55x28x27,5cm












































                                       Helix 3, 1993
                                       p, wood, paint 
                                      41,5x18x18cm










































                               


                                      Helix 4 1993
                                      p,wood,paint
                                      43x18x18cm







































                           


                                     Primary Construction and Dodecahedron Column, sculpture park Middelheim Belgium 1982




































                                       rhombohedra sculptures 1996










































































































































                                   
                                   Division of light and shadow, of relief and space     Rhombohedra Sculptures
 
























                                                         

                                                            Rhombohedra reliefs



                                    Reliefstructure 1V-1, 2000
                                    p, eg, paint
                                    68x73x10cm































 









                                   Reliefstructure 2V-1, 2000
                                   p, eg, steel aluminium, paint
                                   86,5x77x5,5cm










































                                   Reliefstructure 3V-1, 2000                                                                                                              Coll. DSM
                                   p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                  98,5x90x5,5cm









































                                   Reliefstructure 4V-1, 2000 
                                   p, eg, paint
                                   60,5x60,5x5,5cm











































                                 Reliefstructure 5V-1, 2001
                                 p, eg, steel, wood, paint
                                 99,5x75x16cm










































                                 Reliefstructure 6V-1, 2001
                                 p, eg, aluminium, wood, paint
                                 97,5x71,5 x5,5cm










































                                 Reliefstructure 7V-1, 2002
                                 p, multiplex, eg, aluminium, paint
                                 60x49x5,7cm
































                                Reliefstructure 8V-1, 2002
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                59x54x5,7cm































                                Reliefstructure 9V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                66,5x57,5x6cm
































                                Reliefstructure 10V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                66x70x9cm

































                                Reliefstructure 11V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, steel, paint
                                66x84x7,5cm



































                                Reliefstructure 12V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                73x72,5x10cm













































                                Reliefstructure 13V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                93x73x7,5cm












































                                Reliefstructure 14V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint, multiplex
                                57x63x6cm


































                                Reliefstructure 15V-1, 2003
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                118x86x60cm











































                                Reliefstructure 16V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint, multiplex
                                62x59x5,5cm































                                Reliefstructure 17V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                59,5x58,5x6cm




































                                Reliefstructure 18V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                55x49,5x5cm





























                                Reliefstructure 19V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, multiplex, aluminium, paint
                                55,5x53,5x5,5cm









































                                Reliefstructure 20V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint, multiplex
                                59x51x5,5cm



































                                Reliefstructure 21V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint, multiplex
                                57x52x5,5cm





































                                Reliefstructure 22V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                55x49,5x5cm













































                                Reliefstructure 23V-1, 2005
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                67x68x5,5cm













































                                Reliefstructure 25V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint, steel
                                96x77,5x10,5cm













































                                Reliefstructure 26V-1, 2004
                                p, eg, aluminium, paint
                                96,5x77,5x10,5cm





































                         


                               reliefstructure 26V-1 study














































                               Rhombohedra star
                               p, eg, steel, paint
                               25,5x48,5x49cm view a



































                               Rhombohedra star
                               p, eg, steel, paint
                               25,5x48,5x49cm  view b






 




























                               Polyhedra Star Stèle-1 1999
                               p, eg, steel, paint
                               143x37,5x37,5cm











































                                                            Paintings


                               A story of creation




                               Birth of forms, 1968
                               acrylic on linen
                               75x115cm






























                               Creation of the Pentagon, 1969
                               acrylic on linen
                               228x192cm










































                               View of the Universe, 1969
                               264x329cm




































                                View of the Universe study


































                                Nucleation Series #3, 1970                  Coll. ZKM| Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe Germany
                                acrylic on linen
                                92x92cm









































                                Cosmos Series #6 1996                                                                                                     Coll. AZM Maastricht
                                acryl canvas
                                 91x104,5











































                                Installation view Cosmos series                                                                                         Coll. AZM Maastricht





























                               Cosmic Motion series 1-6 1997                                              Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                               etchings                                                                                  Coll. AZM Maastricht
                               67x59cm























                              Cosmic Motion series









































                              Exhibition installation Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1971
























                             
                             Exhibition installation Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1971























                         Cosmos series  1972
                         screenprints
                         85x60cm
























                        Cosmos series installation view






























                       Structure 1 C 1974 zeefdruk /screenprint 76x56 cm             Structure 2 C 1974 zeefdruk /screenprint 76x56 cm Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (1C & 2C)
                       Structure 4 C 1974 zeefdruk /screenprint 76x56 cm             Structure 6 C 1974 zeefdruk /screenprint 76x56 cm Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (6C)   
  









































                        Structure 6 C 2 1975 zeefdruk/screenprint 76x56cm                  Coll Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam













































                           Substructure #2C-1, 2007 
                           pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, acrylic on paper
                          101x150cm





























                       
                       PC 2, 3 and 4 1994 pencil & graphite on paper 84x73cm
                       PC 5, 6 and 7 1994 pencil & graphite on paper 84x73cm




































                       Structure study 5, 1973
                       pencil, coloured pencil on paper 
                       89,5x74,5cm















































                       PC 10,  1994 
                       pencil & graphite on paper 
                       84x73cm













































                       PC 18,  1994 
                       coloured pencil on paper 
                       24x23cm








































                       PC 22,  1995
                       pencil on paper 
                       88x73cm









































                       PC 23,  1995
                       pencil on paper 
                       88x73cm










































                       PC 24,  1995
                       India ink, Siberian briquette on paper 
                       102x73cm















































                       PC 25,  1995
                       India ink, Siberian briquette on paper 
                       102x73cm











































                        Installation view Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 2001





































                       PC-27 1995                                                                               Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                       india ink, coloured pencil on paper
                       88x73cm













































                        Installation view Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1997





































                        Installation view Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam 1997





































                        Pentagrid










































                        ETX 2 1995
                        coloured pencil on paper
                        88x73cm













































                        ETX 9 1994
                        india ink, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm










































                        ETX 10 1994
                        india ink, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm













































                        ETX 13 1997
                        india ink, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 16 1997
                        india ink, coloured pencil, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm













































                        ETX 17 1997
                        india ink, coloured pencil, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 23 1998
                        india ink, coloured pencil, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 24 1998                                        Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                        india ink, coloured pencil,  crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 25 1998                                           Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                        india ink, coloured pencil, charcoal, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm










































                        ETX 26 1998
                        india ink, charcoal on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 27 1998
                        india ink, charcoal  on paper
                        73x51cm










































                        ETX 30 1999
                        india ink, crayon, charcoal  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 31 1999
                        india ink, charcoal, crayon  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 33 1999                                           Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                        coloured ink, charcoal, siberian briquette  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 34 1999                                          Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
                        coloured ink, charcoal, siberian briquette  on paper
                        73x51cm










































                        ETX 37 1999
                        coloured pencil, charcoal  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 40 2000
                        acrylic, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 41 2000
                        acrylic, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm










































                        ETX 42 2000
                        acrylic, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 44 2000
                        acrylic, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 51 2000
                        india ink, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm











































                        ETX 52 2000
                        india ink, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm









































                        ETX 60 2001
                        Acrylic, pencil,  coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm





































                        ETX 61 2001
                        Ink, pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm






































                        ETX 62 2001
                        Pencil, acrylic, coloured pencil  on paper
                        73x51cm



































                         Structure F series 1985                                                  Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam;
                         Embossed prints                                                             Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht, 
                         27x25cm                                                                       Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Germany




































                         Structure F series 1985                                                         Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; 
                         Embossed prints                                                                    Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht,  
                         27x25cm                                                                               Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Germany




























































































                         Structure F series 1985                Coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam;
                         Embossed prints                           Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht,
                         27x25cm                                     Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Germany




                  
   





























































                         ETX 63 - 2007
                         pencil graphite, paper
                         84x73cm







































                         ETX 64 - 2007
                         pencil graphite, paper
                         84x73cm









































                         ETX 65 - 2007
                         pencil, oilstick
                         84x73cm







































                         ETX 66 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil on paper
                         84x73cm








































                         ETX 67 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil on paper
                         84x73cm








































                         ETX 68 - 2007
                         pencil, coloured pencil, oil paint on  paper
                         84x73cm








































                         ETX 69 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil on paper
                         84x73cm









































                         ETX 70 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil oil paint on paper
                         84x73cm








































                         ETX 71 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil on paper
                         84x73cm








































                         ETX 72 - 2007
                         pencil graphite, paper
                         84x73cm







































                         ETX 73 - 2007
                         pencil coloured pencil on paper
                         84x73cm







































                         ETX 74 - 2007
                         pencil graphite on paper
                         84x73cm





































                         Dodecaeder 1997
                          p, pl, paint
                         24x16.5x16.5 cm




































                         Polyhedralsculpture 1973
                         p, wood, paint
                        10,5x21,5x19 cm



































                         Polyhedralsculpture 2004
                         p, wood, steel 
                        25,5x20x19 cm






































                         Polyhedral sculpture 1973
                         p, wood, paint 
                        25x14,5x13 cm




































                          Monumental Polyhedral Sculpture, 1977
                          stainless steel
                          332x364x364cm

































                         Polyhedra sculpture 1973
                         p, eg , steel, muliplex,  paint
                        10,5x21,5x19 cm






























































































































































































































                                   Maquette E-Dwelling 1980
                                   p, plexiglas
                                  19x68x49cm





































                                Model E House 1983
                                P, plexiglas, wood, paint
                                31x43x37,5cm

 

 














 



































































































































































































                           


        

                                   Small scale prototype model E House















































                                     Double Reliefstructure 1D2-1979
                                     p, alluminium, paint
                                     60,5x70x8,2






























                                     Housing Project based on Reliefstructure 1D2-1979 view A

































                                    Housing Project based on Reliefstructure 1D2-1979 view B































                                   Working drawings
















































































 



 
















                                     Reliefstructure 2S-1 Right                                                       Reliefstructure 2S-1 left                                      
                                     p, eg paint                                                                              p, eg paint

























                                  Model S structure 1993
                                  p, paint
                                 14,5x11x3,7cm
                                 placed in fornt of Reliefstructure 1S1






















                                 Housing Project based on reliefstructure 1I


 
































                                 The twelve sided dodecahedron truncated results in a fourteen sided tetrakaidecahedron, see exploration drawings #1 and 2
                                 
























































                                 These forms are the principal  building elements of Reliefstructure 1M-1 and the tetrakaidecahedron sculptures #1,2,3 and 4
                







































































                                 Reliefstructure 1M1







































                               Wash-basin 1979










































































                                  Bedroom maquette, 2000
                                  p, foam, linnen, paint
                                 40x38x44cm















































                                 Wooden chair lacquered















































                                  Table and chairs assembly
                                  Russian birch

































                                  Design for theapot
                                  cardboard























                                  Fruitdish inspired by the petulia flowers
                                  stainless steel
































































 

 




                                   Doorknob assembly























 





                                   Buckle design



























                                   Polyhedral netstructure 1977
                                   installed in the turbine hall electric power plant, Rotterdam
                                   alluminium, steel, paint
                                   600x1000x400cm

 




































































 









                                  Reliefstructure  1C3 1985
                                  p, pg, paint
                                  98,5x81x8csm


























































                                 



                                  Drawing Structuurplan Prins Bernard viaduct  1977
                                  100x75cm



























                                   Underpassageview viaduct
























































                                   Maquette art application for the City utility building Rotterdam 1981
                                   p, wood, paint
                                   15x40x30





























                                    Bubblemachine 1976
                                    installationview Wilhelem Hack museum 1991
                                   









































                                    Bubblemachine detail


































                                    Salsuflen 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                              Broken symmetry 1991
                             Collage
                             29,5x21cm

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            Monumental polyhedral net structure 2009
                            steel, alluminium, paint
                            708x800x400cm
                            Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
                           

                             

                           

                              

                           

                           

                           

                           

                                              

                          

                           Salzuflen #2 2010 
                           acrylic painting
                           100*150cm

                          

 

                             Salzuflen #3-2010
                             Acrylic on linen
                             102*150cm

                            

 

                             Salzuflen #4 2010
                             Acrylic on linnen
                             102x150cm
                            


                              ETX 107 2013
                              pencil, coloured pencil,
                              crayon, frottage, on paper
                              73 x 51 cm
                             



                            ETX 108 2013
                            pencil, coloured pencil,
                            crayon, frottage, on paper
                           73 x 51 cm

                          

                            ETX 109 2013
                            pencil, coloured pencil,
                            crayon, frottage, on paper
                            73 x 51 cm

                           


                            ETX 110 2013
                            pencil, oil paint stick,
                            crayon, frottage, on paper
                            73 x 51 cm

                           


                            ETX 111 2013
                            pencil, graphite stick, frottage ,on paper
                            73 x 51 cm

                           


                            ETX 112 2013
                            pencil, ink, on paper
                            73 x 51 cm

                          


                          ETX 113 2013
                          pencil, ink, graphite,
                          frottage, on paper
                          73 x 51 cm

                        



                        ETX 114 2013
                        pencil, ink, on paper
                        73 x 51 cm

                        



                        ETX 115 2013
                        pencil, on paper
                        73 x 51 cm

                        


                        ETX 116 2013
                        pencil, coloured pencil, crayon, frottage, on paper
                        73 x 51 cm

                        


                        ETX 117 2013
                        pencil, coloured pencil, crayon, frottage on paper
                        73 x 51 cm

                        


                        ETX 118 2013
                        pencil, acrylic, coloured
                        pencil, on paper
                        73 x 51 cm

                        


                        ETX 119 2013
                        pencil, graphite, crayon, frottage, on paper
                        73 x 51 cm