A slight departure from the usual fodder. We give our personal spin on the annual sculpture exhibition on the Lange Voorhout which houses among others the British embassy. It contains some adult imagery so those who are easily offended hit the Back button now. It's art so it's fine for open plan offices.
This year's theme is Model Vrouwen or female role models. On the inscriptions the titles are in French, Dutch , German and English but for consistency I will translate to English please accept my apologies in advance for mistranslations and misinterpretations.
Space Station 2 by Cuban artist Julio Larraz announces the exhibition at the head of the famous avenue.
Paula in Dressing Gown Maité Duval.
And now for a spot of feminist art from mother of three Maja van Hali. And yes the subject is doing the vacuuming. I put a gradient in the background as the leafy avenue was too much of a distraction.
A slightly off-white background for this one La Savonette by Robert Couturier. The black line appeared by accident but I left it in as it looked good. I've just broken my own rules die to only an intermediate knowledge of French.
Pregnant Woman in wood by Axel and Helena van der Kraan.
Pommone by Marino Marini.
The Young Girl.
Portrait of a Woman by Charlotte van Pallant.
The classic image of the Venus de Milo but wait ...
On closer inspection there are five drawers placed strategically along her torso. Why - well you'll have to work out your own theory but it is by Salvador Dali.
Some men now.
Woman with falling arms.by Catalonian artist Artisde Mailol.
Bit of a moody one but the shade meant that the details didn't come out as well as we would have liked.
And now for something a little lighthearted. Catwoman put a one Euro coin in the slot and see what happens. Six of the best is EUR 5.
Another view with some lighting effects added.
Zoom in and perhaps some anti-American humour though on reflection it's probably asking them to come back.
Red Woman by Anne Benrais.
Battle Dressed by Carla Rutgers
Two views of Mir Raucht der Kopf Damiel Spoerri. Roughly this means something about smoking and heads.
The darker side of femininity is explored in Day and Night. If you look at the faces they are sisters not the same person.
The two in profile.
By way of contrast we've included a goddess type figure.
Somehow a horse has made it into a set of sculptures on women presumably because they are elegant graceful and intelligent.
"It ain't over 'till the fat lady sings" and variations can be heard in English football grounds near the end of the season when relegation dramas are being played out. Interestingly the expression comes from the world of opera as do some of the songs. Our cover girl is from Columbian artist Fernando Botero who has an exhibition across town in the Gementeemuseum.
