Olivier Strebelle
Olivier Strebelle (20 January 1927 – 29 July 2017) was a Belgian sculptor. Strebelle was a prolific artist for more than 65 years, and his works are found in private collections and public settings around the world. His monumental (usually bronze) sculptures adorn many public places in Brussels as well as in Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.
Olivier Strebelle
Mark Moran · This is a photograph I took of Olivier Strebelle in his studio, January 2009. · Public domain
- Born
- 20 January 1927
- Birthplace
- Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 29 July 2017
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- sculptor · university teacher
- Fields
- design
- Honours
- Pushkin Medal
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Olivier Strebelle (20 January 1927 – 29 July 2017) was a Belgian sculptor. Strebelle was a prolific artist for more than 65 years, and his works are found in private collections and public settings around the world. His monumental (usually bronze) sculptures adorn many public places in Brussels as well as in Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.
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Biography
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His style evolved from robust, organic abstract forms to the sinuous lines seen in Athletes Alley, on the site of the Beijing Olympic Games. His sculpture The Abduction of Europa (L'Enlèvement d'Europe) has been on display in the Square of Europe, Moscow, since September 2002.
The field of work recorded is design. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brussels and Venice. Employment is recorded with University of Colorado. Work by Olivier Strebelle is recorded in the collections of Middelheim Museum, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Open air museum of Sart-Tilman. Distinctions recorded are Pushkin Medal.
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Key facts
• Born — 20 January 1927 • Birthplace — Uccle, Brussels, Belgium • Died — 29 July 2017 • Style — bronze sculptures • Father — Rodolphe Strebelle • Relatives — Claude Strebelle (brother)
Biography
Biography
Strebelle was born in Brussels on 20 January 1927. He died on 29 July 2017.
Athletes Alley
Athletes Alley
Athletes Alley is a sculpture meant as a gift from Belgium to the city of Beijing, but was not completed in time. It opened shortly after the games ended, having cost over €5 million. The abstract installation is composed of five tubular polished stainless steel modules that reach up to 20 m height and 100 m length (weighing 120 t), and is meant to evoke the Olympic rings. The production of Athletes Alley involved a technological collaboration between the image laboratory of Université libre de Bruxelles, Tsinghua University, a French engineering consultancy specialising in metallic frame-works (C&E Ingénierie) and a German software company (Sofistik).
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — 2008 Beijing Olympics closing ceremony • Illustration — Public sculpture in Antwerp • Illustration — Anthropomotion lll, beside the Belgium Pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Illustration — De Golf (The Wave), on Schouwburgplein in Kortrijk
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