Pheasant (Fazant)
Klaas Lageweg
About this artwork.
On the side wall of the house at Polderstraat 23, you will see a painting of a giant pheasant. His eyes are surrounded by a striking bright red skin underlined with a white neck ring and a brown body.
The wall decoration was created following inspiration that hit the artist Klaas Lageweg, who happens to live in Polderstraat. He found this place – a basketball court – the perfect location for a mural. With the cooperation of the Nijestee Housing Association, he was able to bring his idea to life. He conducted a mini neighbourhood survey and decided on the image of a local polder animal, the pheasant. His work is characterised by the use of large pixels combined with a realistic image. Lageweg (the artist) calls this combination of realism and pixels 'real-pixelism', a reference to the current digital age.
Location.
Polderstraat 23 (zijgevel)
Facts & Figures.
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Design
Klaas Lageweg -
District
Oosterpoort & Europapark -
Year of creation
2015 -
Art type
Painting, Art in / on a building -
Material
Wood, Paint -
Dimensions
h 5,20 x b 4,70 m