Marijke Abels
Marijke Abels | |
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| Born | July 30, 1948 Deventer, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
| Known for | Sculpture, photographic works |
Marijke Abels (born July 30, 1948) is a visual artist and educator from the Netherlands.
Life and work
Originating from Deventer, Abels produces sculptures using materials such as bronze and paper, alongside photographic works. Her art explores the intricate connections between humans and animals.
She pursued sculpture studies at the Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten located in Nunspeet. Abels received an invitation to participate in an exhibition in Heerde commemorating the find of the Roman figurine known as the Venus of Heerde, discovered locally in 1985 and exhibited at Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen. Nonetheless, the event was canceled following objections from the ChristenUnie/SGP, who expressed worries regarding potential bronze theft.
In 2009, Abels introduced her work titled Carousel at a roundabout near the A50 junction in Heerde. The installation includes four horses symbolizing the villages within the municipality, each horse bearing names chosen from local secondary school pupils and residents of nursing homes.