Category: Street art

Still standing The bronze Ongebroken Verzet statue (1965) in Rotterdam is a war monument by Hubert van Lith. Its title means Unbroken Resistance. The 2.80 meters tall monument symbolizes the Rotterdam resistance and the fallen ones during World War 2 (1940-1945). It shows a man still standing strong and fierce. With his eyes raised to…

Mellow Yellow The Yellow Free Zone (2018) artistic creation in Rotterdam is by Adrien Lucca. It is a light installation at the Maashaven subway station. The special white light comes from lamps invented by Adrien Lucca. As result this white light filters away the color yellow. Moreover it transforms the yellow into something else. Therefore…

Four seasons The artwork with the Zonder Titel (Untitled) sign at the Eendrachtsweg in Rotterdam is without an actual name. It is by Richard Artschwager and since 1998 in Rotterdam. Instead the name depends on the season. During summers it’s Flame and by fall it becomes Gate. While Ice at wintertime and Flower during the…

Human tower This second Rotterdam Make It Happen street art work is by Daan Botlek. As part of the Rotterdam Make It Happen series the one by Daan Botlek is a human tower. It has several steel steps and handle bars which turn it into an interactive artwork. Together with the one that actually climbs…

Happy colors The Breathe Walk Die rainbow artwork in Rotterdam is by the artist Ugo Rondinone. The artwork is on top of the Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam since 2016. Together and in a colorful, happy but also sad way the words show the volatility of life. The Walk Breathe Die artwork in Rotterdam…

Hard workers The De Dijkwerkers sculpture in Rotterdam is by the artist Ek van Zanten. It’s a sculpture of two humans while lifting a basalt rock together. The symbolic value is about the many port workers. Moreover a way that shows that South Rotterdam is what it is through hard work. An other interesting artworks…

Plenty much The artwork Hoorn des Overvloeds (2014) in the famous Markthal in Rotterdam is by Iris Roskam and Arno Coenen. It is the Horn of Plenty and refers to the Cornucopia from the ancient Greek mythology. Hence the many enlarged pieces of fruit, vegetables, grains, sweets, fish, flowers and insects. This immense artwork inside the…

Colors Altogether 18 pilars form since 2018 the extra colorful Rotterdam Art Ride (ROAR) street art in Rotterdam South. Before the concrete pillars were just grey and surely no eye-catchers. Now they show a collection of paintings realised by different artists. The Rotterdam Art Ride surely brings more colors, live and joy into the area.…

Humans While the De Verwoeste Stad by Ossip Zadkine since 1953 stands in Rotterdam in the meanwhile an entire city is built around the scultpure. When in 1946 on the train through destroyed Rotterdam the artist Ossip Zadkine was devastated by all the destruction. With nearly 3 years later during one of the artist’s exhibitions…

Fikkie Fikkie is a bronze dog in Rotterdam by the artist Joeki Simák. It’s close to the Guard figure by Hans van Bentem. This sculpture is a gift from the Rotterdam Student Corps. Due to their 50th anniversary in 1963. The turd in front of Fikkie in Rotterdam is an addition later by the artist Hans…