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Jan Goossen
Jan Goossen (9 October 1937 – 1 January 2005) was a Dutch sculptor. Life and work Goossen was born in Maracaibo to Dutch parents. He studied at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam (1956–1961), and earned a bachelor's degree in architecture at Heald College in San Francisco, USA (1965–1967). He also received several stipends to travel abroad for his craft (i.e, Maison Descartes Paris 1961–1962, finalist Zellerbach competition San Francisco 1965, Stipendium C.R.M. 1973, and a travel grant in 1978). In his training period, he specialized as a sculptor, designer and draftsman. Goossen's work can be defined as non-figurative, geometric and abstract, with a focus on people and their relationships with the industrial world. His pieces display intricate horizontal and vertical lines which create gaps where the light penetrates. All these angularities emphasized Goossen's use of vibrant colors, like bright red.Van der Burgt, Anna. "Goossen en het monument bij de Maasbrug", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracaibo
Maracaibo ( , ; ) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the largest city in Venezuela and is List of cities in Venezuela by population, the second-largest city proper in Venezuela, after the national capital, Caracas, and the capital of the state of Zulia. The population of the city is approximately 2,658,355 with the metropolitan area estimated at 5,278,448 . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
