Flawless. 2007
Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers (private collection den Haag, NL)

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KO Valkyrie. 2010
bas-relief in salvaged wood 212 x 130 x 15cm

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Peekskill. 2008
Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, 150×125×14 + 20×15×15 for the “meteorite”

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On Re-Entry (Burning Log). 2010
bas-relief in salvaged wood 262 x 87 x 12 cm

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xonometric Array. 2008
Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, size variable ca. 7m50 x 3m50 x 25cm
Built on assignment for WORM alternative music and film venue in Rotterdam (on permanent display)

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Silver Machine (Lotus Turbo Esprit 1983). 2007
Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, 185 x 106 x 14cm (private collection Schiedam NL)

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Rotterdam based artist RON VAN DER ENDE creates nothing short of spectacular wall mounted bas-reliefs. Each sculpture is assembled using hundreds of small pieces of found wood that are cut and nailed together to give the illusion of a three-dimensional object.

I collect old doors and stuff. Old painted wood that I find in the street. I take it apart and skin it to obtain a 3mm thick veneer with the old paint layers still intact. I construct bas-reliefs that I cover with these veneers much like a constructed mosaic. I do not paint them!

For my subjects I draw from everyday life and popular culture. I’m always on the lookout for interesting subjects. Things that have something important to say or that talk to what I call my “basic boyish enthusiasm”. – RON VAN DER ENDE for DiskursDisko.de

Personally I could die for one of those diamonds! Till then make sure to take a look at his blog and his website.