{"id":9524,"date":"2020-12-22T17:49:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlartz-yuquankou.savviihq.com\/artzuid-artists\/tom-claassen\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:49:34","slug":"tom-claassen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/artzuid-artists\/tom-claassen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Claassen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605181241482{margin-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607948264291{margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2>Tom Claassen<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d17c924dde8b629f9f5488dcb47689dd.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d17c924dde8b629f9f5488dcb47689dd.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d17c924dde8b629f9f5488dcb47689dd .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-d17c924dde8b629f9f5488dcb47689dd .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}\n<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-d17c924dde8b629f9f5488dcb47689dd alignleft  vc_custom_1607948923268 enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" ><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap\" style=\"\"><a href=\"#art\" class=\" layzr-bg rollover\" style=\"box-shadow:5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); -webkit-box-shadow:5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\" aria-label=\"Image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20399%20399&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ARTZUID-kunstenaar-Tom-Claassen.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ARTZUID-kunstenaar-Tom-Claassen.jpg 399w\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"--ratio: 399 \/ 399\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/kunstenaars\/sandro-chia\/artzuid-kunstenaar-tom-claassen\/\" alt=\"ARTZUID Kunstenaar Tom Claassen\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4>\u2018The environment is very important and I can\u2019t help but make it fun.\u2019<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607948858488{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]Name: Tom Claassen<br \/>\nBorn: Netherlands, 1964<br \/>\nARTZUID editions: <a href=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/archive-artzuid\/artzuid-2009\/\">ARTZUID 2009<\/a> &amp;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/artzuid.nl\/en\/archive-artzuid\/artzuid-2019\/\">ARTZUID 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social Media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/claassen_tom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tom.claassen.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Inquire&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#e00b0b&#8221; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#e00b0b&#8221; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23popmake-7790|title:Inquire|&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603969738085{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607948982344{margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>About Tom Claassen<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1603969585754{margin-top: -1px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607948998547{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]Tom Claassen is a sculptor. He studied at the Academy of Visual Arts Sint-Joost in Breda, from 1984 to 1989. He is best known for his human and animal figures, which are depicted in a highly simplified form. He works with a variety of materials: rubber, wood, jute, bronze, iron, stainless steel, plaster, aluminium, concrete, ceramic and polystyrene.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992 Claassen was selected for the <em>Prix de Rome<\/em> for sculpture, visual arts and publicity. He also received the <em>Encouragement Prize<\/em> from the City of Amsterdam (1993) and the <em>Charlotte K\u00f6hler Prize<\/em> (1994).<\/p>\n<p>Claassen&#8217;s work is situated on the border between nature and culture. It is firmly anchored in a sculptural tradition, but at the same time has an original, playful and personal touch. Despite their enormous size, the animals have an endearing character. The extreme magnification provides an interruption in the landscape or cityscape. The often soft and round shapes, in combination with the animal&#8217;s clumsiness with its weight, invite you to stroke. But this is deceptive; the material is not soft and inviting, but cold bronze. Juxtapositionally, the sculptures that seem hard and unattractive are made of a softer material; rubber.<\/p>\n<p>The Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00fcller Museum in Otterlo has included several sculptures by Claassen. Other works are located at Castle Nijenhuis (Heino), in Utrecht, Apeldoorn, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Tilburg and Vlaardingen. For example, many people know the group of five elephants at the intersection of the A6 and A27 at Almere or the two sitting figures at Schiphol.<\/p>\n<p>Less directly visible is the sculpture Rhino (2004) in the recess of a lock near IJburg (Amsterdam). 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