Stepping Stones, a photo from Overijssel, Nord

Photographer's Note

Stepping Stones

The Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle is one of the many excellent museums in the Netherlands that attract a lot of people with attractive exhibitions.
A week after our visit to the Frisian fountains we went to Zwolle to visit the GIACOMETTI-CHADWICK - FACING FEAR exhibition.
But we could also see some remnants of the previous exhibition - SIZE DOES MATTER by Ronald Westerhuis.
Next to the entrance to the museum (of which Benny recently posted some beautiful photographs on TE) was the impressive stainless steel sculpture "Stepping Stones" by Ronald Westerhuis. Later we also discovered a scale model of this shiny sculpture inside the museum.
Ronald Westerhuis (1971) makes huge sculptures from stainless steel. He gained international fame since he was commissioned in 2003 to design the flame for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Westerhuis became fascinated as a welder in the offshore by the material stainless steel. Since then he has made impressive sculptures that are displayed and sold from Shanghai to Miami.

As you are used to from me, first two artistic impressions and the third photo the unveiling of the total images.

■ Picture 1: ◄ Outdoor Reflection ►

■ Picture 2: ◄ Indoor Reflection ►

■ Picture 3: ◄ Outdoor - Indoor ►

The best way to view the pictures is to use the links above.

Gerrit, papagolf21, COSTANTINO, ikeharel, Fis2, holmertz, pajaran, jhm, jean113 trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Gerrit (59968) 2019-12-08 16:26

Dag Rob,
mooie weerspiegeling van het markante neo-classisistische gebouw in een mooi winterlicht.
groet, Gerrit

pierrefonds (103663) 2019-12-08 16:58

Hi Rob,

The sculpture is impressive. The point of view is showing the detailswof the giant sculpture. The other photsd is allowing me to see all the details. Well done, have a nice day.

Pierre

ifege (32433) 2019-12-08 19:41

Hi Rob
You've captured the reflections in this sculpture brilliantly. I loved the warped buildings. I suppose that you are in the middle of the bottom reflection.
cheers
Ian

abmdsudi (88621) 2019-12-08 21:39

Hi Rob
A rather mind boggling composition, very well observed distorted reflections and captured. Great effect, well done.
Best regards

papagolf21 (152601) 2019-12-08 22:49

Bonjour, cher Rob,
Ces sculptures sont étonnantes et attirent les photographes et visiteurs, les reflets prennent des formes bizarres, le résultat est différent en fonction de la hauteur.
En tout cas, la réussite photographique est toujours présente.
Amitiés.
Philippe

COSTANTINO (104259) 2019-12-08 22:50

Hello dear Rob and have a nice time
and a happy new day
another impressive photo from you
without reading your name I
can understand that the photo
belongs to you bringing
your personal stamp and style
welldone
regards
Costantino

mesutilgim (0) 2019-12-08 22:54

Hello Rob,
Another topclass capture/entry in your gallery.
Perfect pov and layout, great graphical effect. Many good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

jemaflor (135520) 2019-12-08 23:11

Hi Rob,
Interesting photo, original result with these stepping stones. Nice presentation with this perfect vertical format, interesting photogenic effect with brightness and reflections, tfs.

emka (152388) 2019-12-08 23:53

Hello Rob, Such mirrors give the great opportunity of fine reflections with the distortions. The best example is the whole pile of mirror balls in Bilbao Guggenheim. Amusing views.

Have a nice week

MAlgo

Silvio1953 (205890) 2019-12-09 0:36

Ciao Rob, lovely composition with fantastic reflections, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (155762) 2019-12-09 0:50

Witaj Rob!
A very interesting fragment of culpture, view is impressive.
Amazing effect, reflections are impressive.
Excellent framing, colors and sharpness.
Very well done WS too.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

holmertz (92938) 2019-12-09 1:05

Hello Rob,
It's an attractive sculpture and it's interesting to see how the light outside and inside gives it such different appearances. In both cases it offers an unlimited number of photo opportunities, including selfies. But I have a photo from Moderna Museet which possibly sets some kind of selfie record. I never posted it, but maybe I should. Anyway, this gave me a joyful start of the week.
Best regards,
Gert

pajaran (102782) 2019-12-09 1:18

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepi refleksi.
Dobar rad sa fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Lepe skulpture u muzeju.
Zelim vam sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
Nice reflexes.
Good work with photos in the workshop, beautifully demonstrated, well captured moment.
Beautiful sculptures in the museum.
I wish you all the best in the new week that has begun.

BennyV (32570) 2019-12-09 4:29

Indrukwekkende fotoreeks, Rob. Met al die vormen en reflecties is het soms moeilijk om het precieze pov te ontdekken, wat het leuk maakt natuurlijk. Wel tof dat je ook het "gewone" buitenzicht mee gepost hebt.

In je notitie moet je Westerhuis' geboortejaar wel nog even aanpassen. Zoniet, dan is het Back to the future?

Groeten

Benny

jhm (203133) 2019-12-09 4:46

Dag Rob,

U heeft een gooed moment uitgekozen om deze foto te maken.
Echt een kunst foto en kunst werk.
Ook een mooie aanvullen met de weerspiegelingen.
Uw gallerij waardig, bedankt.

Groeten uit stormachtig Vlaanderen,
John

Tue (82360) 2019-12-09 4:52

Hallo Rob,
Ik dacht even dat dit nog een Friese fontein was, dus ik was even bang dat Maarten en al z'n BN'ers volgend jaar helemaal om moest zwemmen via Zwolle. Een mooi detail van dit kunstwerk, de WS laat duidelijk zien hoe deze enorme tol er in z'n geheel uitziet. De spiegelingen zijn prachtig, vooral van de neoklassieke museumgevel.
Lars

Royaldevon (75584) 2019-12-09 5:28

Hello Rob,

What fun!
But ... these are the sort of reflections that ladies usually avoid because they make you look squat and fat!
Still, great fun! Did you see people shimmying around in from of the sculptures, creating different effects?
I love that sort of behaviour.

The first two photographs really intrigue. They clearly show shiny surfaces and amazing reflections.
It is only really on the last w/s that we understand how the sculptures fit together.

Th sculptures remind me of those created by Anish Kapoor.
He often used shiny spheres balanced in a tall, pillar shape, creating amazing reflections.
I photographed one of his sculptures in London.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (117241) 2019-12-09 7:06

Bonjour Rob

J'aime beaucoup ces formes qui permettent de réaliser d'aussi belle compositions où on voit le devant et le derrière dans la même image avec beaucoup de distorsions.

Amicalement

Serge

jean113 (22131) 2019-12-09 8:55

Hello Rob, the artwork is an incredible display of skill.
How do you get such perfect shapes from stainless steel?
All three shots give us a complete idea of the sculpture. I particularly like the 'Outdoor-Indoor' shot.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

Nicou (193806) 2019-12-09 10:56

Hello

quel effet des soucoupes volante en eau e bleue es tons ces formes quelle vue de ce musée et composition recherchée fantastique
bravo et amitié
Nciou

GyurMaster (21397) 2019-12-09 13:06

Dear Rob,

You made an interesting result from this sculpture.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Miguel82 (47108) 2019-12-09 13:09

Hallo Rob, that aesthetic sculpture made in stainless steel reminds a giant narghile. That material reflects like a mirror what is around it. Good capture of a symmetrical reflection including columns and some visitors. Fine colors, instructive photo note, regards.

lousat (130061) 2019-12-09 14:34

Hi Rob,today a post dedicated to one of the most famous artist of our days and that sell his works worldwide as i can read in your note. And in fact it's very original and truly great,this time with these scultpures truly beautiful that are a great mine to who like reflections,i like the main pic and the WS with someone inside that give us the exact idea of big size,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

CLODO (45094) 2019-12-10 23:21

Hi Rob

The game is to find you in the images! Of course, the main post is more interrogarive.
Cheers
CLODO

kasianowak (15848) 2019-12-11 9:38

Another lovely architectural "almost abstract" with layers of different hues and surreal reflections. Well-seen.
Have a nice evening
Kasia

macjake (96157) 2019-12-14 23:33

Hi Rob
now this is a neat looking piece of art. Looking at the WS, i'm surprised how it actually looks from a distance, I guess I was expecting something a little different. I was expecting it to be wider/fatter...but its tall and skinny. The WS photos are very important. nice post
cheers
Craig

jmdias (103052) 2020-05-02 13:05

rob

I liked the three views. curious modernist sculpture with a mix of format and reflections. a nice subject for photos well explored by you.

take care

jorge