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December 26, 2021
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In a violent spring storm in 1990, a 190-year-old oak was blown over. A young artist, David Fernandez, was asked in 2003 to make a sculpture out of the stump that had remained standing.
Using ax and wood chisels, he made a sculpture of a seated person: the Eikenman.
Source: visit-geel.be/content/detail/465/houten-kunstwerk
Using ax and wood chisels, he made a sculpture of a seated person: the Eikenman.
Source: visit-geel.be/content/detail/465/houten-kunstwerk
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
October 3, 2022
Hiking
The Oakman
A 190-year-old oak tree was blown over in a violent spring storm in 1990. A young artist, David Fernandez, was asked in 2003 to make a sculpture out of the stump that had remained standing.
Using ax and wood chisels, he made a sculpture of a seated person: the Eikenman.
Source: visit-geel.be/content/detail/465/houten-kunstwerk
A 190-year-old oak tree was blown over in a violent spring storm in 1990. A young artist, David Fernandez, was asked in 2003 to make a sculpture out of the stump that had remained standing.
Using ax and wood chisels, he made a sculpture of a seated person: the Eikenman.
Source: visit-geel.be/content/detail/465/houten-kunstwerk
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