Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Globe
2000
Salvaged wood, 90 cm diameter plus pedestal.
Private collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Globe
Category: Early Work
Kadett
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Kadett
1999
Salvaged wood, 90 x 40 x 20 cm.
Private collection Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States.
Formerly part of the collection of Johan de Bliek, Antwerp, Belgium.
Mimic Diagram
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Mimic Diagram
1999
A design of 240 m colored neon lines placed over a milled drawing in light blue Trespa sheets installed in the ceiling of the central reception hall of the Doelen in Rotterdam. (part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL. Mimic Diagram was taken down in 2009).
photo Bob Goedewaagen 1999.
De dirigenten (The Conductors)
1999
8 archive photos from the history of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Doelen institute printed on transparencies and applied to large sheets of safety glass. The images merge with the ‘brutalist’ rough concrete pillars of the reception hall of the Doelen aided by specially installed lights (part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Kamerschermen (Room Dividers)
2000
100 metres of folding room dividers for the Doelen. Honeycomb panels, wood, Formica, aluminium.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Doelen Receptie Meubels
1999
2 Wardrobe units of 27,5 meters each. Granite, Plywood, Formica, Flightcase materials.
18 Rolling Reception Desks. Plywood, Formica, Flightcase materials.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands).
Winkel meubels.
2000
Rolling shopping units for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Doelen.
Glass, stainless steel, wood, formica, lighting, etc. 2 x 1 x 1m.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands).
Vuurtoren
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Vuurtoren (Lighthouse)
1997/98. With Expo HenK Artists Collective.
Concrete, bricks, mortar, steel, glass, revolving light, polyester boat. Total height: 9 meters.
Built on assignment for the municipality of Zoetermeer for a new pool complex. Demolished in 2015 when the pool was repurposed. The photo above was taken just before demolition.
Vuurtoren was the last large Expo HenK Artists Collective project.
Ron van der Ende, Arjo Rozendaal, Peter Breevoort and Don van Basten during construction of Vuurtoren.
Spits
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Spits 1
1998
Salvaged wood, length 230 cm.
Collection of Barney Agerbeek, Leerdam, Netherlands.
Spits 2
1998
Salvaged wood, length 230 cm.
Location unknown.
Spits 3
1998
Salvaged wood, length 175 cm
Caldic Collection/Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Spits 4
1998
Salvaged wood, length 185 cm.
Location unknown.
Gespiegeld Schip
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Gespiegeld Schip
1998
Collage of magazine clipping and color copy on a4 size paper.
Collection of the artist.
Duikboot
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Duikboot 1
1997
Submarine 1 Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Caldic Collection/Museum Voorlinden Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Duikboot 2
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Caldic Collection/Museum Voorlinden Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Duikboot 3
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Caldic Collection/Museum Voorlinden Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Duikboot 4
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Caldic Collection/Museum Voorlinden Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Duikboot 5
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Bouwfonds Collection, Hoevelaken, Netherlands.
Duikboot 6
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Location unknown.
Duikboot 7
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Location unknown.
Duikboot 8
1997
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Private collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Duikboot 9
2002
Salvaged wood, length 170 cm.
Private collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Duikboot prototype
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Duikboot /MAMA (prototype)
1997
Salvaged wood, length 210 cm.
Collection of Anna van der Ende, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Loodsjes
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Loodsjes (Warehouses)
1993-1997. Part of Industrieel Landschap project with Freek Drent.
Salvaged wood, steel planning boards. 90 x90 x150cm.
Collection of CBK Rotterdam.
Flatjes
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Flatjes (Apartment Blocks)
1993-1997. Part of Industrieel Landschap project with Freek Drent.
Steel. Size variable.
Collection of the artist.
Kas
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Kas (Glass House)
1993-1997. Part of Industrieel Landschap project with Freek Drent.
Wood and glass. 160 x 60 x 60cm.
Collection of the artist.
Fabriek
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Fabriek (Factory)
1993-1997. Part of Industrieel Landschap project Freek Drent.
Wood, steel and electrical parts. 170 x 60 x 80cm.
Industrieel Landschap at CBK, Rotterdam.
Details
Watertoren
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Watertoren (Water Tower)
1993-1997. Part of Industrieel Landschap project with Freek Drent.
Wood, steel and brooms. 150 x 40 x 40cm.
Collection of the artist.
After working together on collages for the Expo HenK paper invitations, in 1993 Freek Drent and Ron van der Ende decided to start a large collaborative project. An idea to design chess pieces grew into a collection of ultimately 16 sculptures. The project called Industrial Landscape ran from 1993 to 1997. It focussed on industrial and utilitarian architecture. The artists visited many industrial sites, most notably in Romania during a three week trip.
The project was exhibited in its entirety on two occasions, once at CBK in Rotterdam, and once at Gothaer Kunstforum in Köln, Germany.
Industrial Landscape was also the title of a publication dedicated to the project.
Industrieel Landschap at Gothaer Kunstforum in Köln, Germany.
E
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
E
1996
Wood, glass, light. Dimensions 120 x 140 x 60cm.
Part of Sign (Large), a collaboration for an ExpoHenK logo.
Mixed media,Total size ca 900 x 140 x 50cm.
Collection of the artist.
Sign (Small)
1996. A collaboration for an ExpoHenK logo.
Mixed media, ca 230 x 230 x 20cm.
Boot
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Boot (Boat)
1996 With Expo Henk Artists Collective.
PVC inflatable. Length: 17,5m
Boot was a semi permanent installation in the Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Preliminary sketch of Boot by Ron van der Ende).
Sleepboot
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Sleepboot 1
1996
Salvaged wood, length 120 cm.
Bouwfonds Collection, Hoevelaken, Netherlands.
Sleepboot 2
1996
Salvaged wood, length 120 cm
Private collection Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Formerly in the collection of Johan de Bliek, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sleepboot 3
1996
Salvaged wood, length 120 cm
Concordia Collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Formerly in the collection of cafe Melief Bender, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Sleepschip
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Sleepschip 1
1996
Towed Barge 1 Salvaged wood, length 135 cm.
Private collection, Delft, Netherlands.
Sleepschip 2
1996
Towed Barge 2 Salvaged wood, length 135 cm.
Private collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Sloep
1996
Longboat Salvaged wood, length 60 cm.
Private collection, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Interieur
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Interieur
1994. with Expo HenK Artists Collective.
Salvaged wood and other materials. Live bird and fish. dim: 8 x 8 x 4.4m. Temporary project.
Vliegtuigmotor
index of sculptures 1988 to 2024
Vliegtuigmotor (Aircraft Engine)
1995
Wood, salvaged materials. Height ca 1,60 m.
Temporary project.
Collages
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Collages
1993/84
Paper collage studies.
Collection of the artist.
Platform 2
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Platform 2
1995
Copper, wood, Meccano, Bakelite boards, fluorescent candle bulb, blinking red leds. Height ca. 100cm.
Collection of the artist.
Platform 1
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Platform 1
1995
Stainless steel, industrial construction material, wood, fluorescent light. Height. ca 100cm
Collection of Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Tunnel
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Tunnel
1996. with Freek Drent.
For The Happy Room group exhibition in the Expo HenK exhibition space.
Salvaged wood, wallpaper, used geographic maps, miniature train set, dim: 4 x 5 x 3m. For the exhibition we rented rented a ‘kiddy-ride’ train track that ran through the exhibition and the tunnel.
Temporary project.
Ron van der Ende testing Jan Neggers airplane for safety.
Installation of the Happy Room exhibition at Expo HenK.
Left: Freek Drent. Front: Jos van der Meulen testing the train ride.
Bar
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Bar
1995. with Expo HenK.
Large collaborative installation by Expo HenK Collective. Salvaged materials, shelving units, fridge, toilet, a cabinet made of beeswax, a large mirror, lights, moving parts and sound, etc. dim: 7 x 4 x 3m.
Collection of Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands.
Photo: Hans Wilschut.
This was possibly the largest, most complicated and most absorbing of the ExpoHenK collaborative projects. It took three months to construct. Through the mediation of Wim van Krimpen, the installation was acquired for The Groninger Museum by Frans Haks, its director. The Groninger Museum had only recently opened its striking new pavilions, whose construction Haks had championed.
The backbone of Bar was an industrial pallet rack that allowed the eight artists to add parts and respond to each other’s work.
Note, in the upper left corner, Van der Ende added a model of a wooden boat. This was a rough prototype for the subsequent wooden boat series.
Huis
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Huis
1993. with Expo HenK Artists Collective.
Salvaged wood and window panes, old steel shelving units, etc. Height: 7m.
Caldic Art Collection / Museum Voorlinde, Wassenaar, Netherlands.
A large sculpture made for Kunstrai 1994. The ExpoHenK group at the time of construction consisted of Don van Basten, Peter Breevoort, Freek Drent, Hans Eijkenboom, Ron van der Ende, Roel Meelkop, Arjo Roosendaal and
Joop Witteveen. During the Kunstrai art fair, the sculpture was accessible to the public. It provided a platform overlooking the exposition thereby divulging the art fair’s resemblance to a cube farm.
Huis was purchased by Joop van Caldenborgh / Caldic Collectie. The work was adapted for outdoor placement in the woods at Van Caldenborgh’s estate near Wassenaar, Netherlands. The sculpture exhibition on the estate includes many important works and is open to the public by appointment. The photo was taken in 2006, 12 years after construction, when we were about to do some renovation work. In 2023 the construction is still standing and open for the public to enter.
The mitered fish ExpoHenk logo designed by Freek Drent.
The design was used on publications and applied on t-shirts.
Uitnodigingen
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
UItnodigingen (Invitations/Flyers)
1993-97. with Freek Drent.
Collaborative designs for invitations. Printed matter.
Stellingkast
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Stellingkast (Filing Cabinet)
1993
Proposal for a collaborative project. Not realized. Computer sketch. A4 C-print.
Collection of the artist.
Vrachtwagen
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Vrachtwagen
1993. with Expo HenK.
Modified truck, integrated flight simulator, aquarium integrated in front windscreen containing live fish, working industrial ventilator and soundhorn, etc. Temporary project.
Exhibited at Galerie ’93 Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Expo HenK started out in 1988 as an artist run space housed in De Fabriek in Delfshaven. From 1993 the Expo HenK group (Don van Basten, Peter Breevoort, Freek Drent, Ron van der Ende, Hans Eijkenboom, Roel Meelkop, Arjo Rozendaal and Joop Witteveen) produced a number of large installation type artworks in collaboration.
The name Expo HenK is an abbreviation of Expositieruimte Hakken en Kwasten (Exhibition Space Hacking and Dobbing)
Seinpaal
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Seinpaal (Semaphore)
1993
Steel, concrete, lights, electronics. 1m9 in height.
Fabriek
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Fabriek
1993
Steel, zinc, wood, glass, lights and a sound system playing a whale sounds loop. ca 2 x 2 x 2m.
Brug
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Brug
1993
wood, steel, concrete and paint. 2m40.
Photo: Jean Marc Spaans.
Hans Sonnenberg at Art Cologne. Painting in the background by Freek Drent.
RIV 3
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Rapid Intervention Vehicle 3 (Dynatrac Low Profile Tractor)
1992
Wood, HPL, rubber, steel and light, 95 x 45 x 20cm.
Originally in the collection of Hans Sonnenberg, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Current location unknown.
Photo: Mark Weemen.
The Rapid Intervention Vehicle series was based on Jane’s Airport Equipment 1985-86. A catalog for specialized products.
RIV 2
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Rapid Intervention Vehicle 2 (Fresia Tow Tractor)
1992
Wood, HPL, active synthesizer components, light, moving parts, 100 x 45 x 50cm.
Collection of the artist.
Photo: Marc Weemen.
RIV 1
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Rapid Intervention Vehicle 1
1992
Wood, steel, HPL, aluminum and rubber, 140 x 60 x 80cm.
Photo: Mark Weemen.
Knikkerbaan
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Knikkerbaan (Marble Track)
1990
Functioning marble track made from steel, aluminum, rubber, electric motors and lights placed in a wooden box.
Made for the Hotel Fantasia project. 44 boxes boxes were fitted into an architectural cabinet that was shown at the Dionysus Gallery artists collective.
Bulldozers
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Shovel-Ripper
1992
Large Shovel-Ripper, Shovel-Ripper and Shovel, Lacquer paint on MDF board.Size ca. 2 meters wide each. Temporary project.
Aircraft Engines of the World
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Aircraft Engines of the World
1991
9 paintings, oil on canvas, unframed, in different sizes.
The images were derived from the library book Aircraft Engines of the World.
Bouwfonds Kunstcollectie, Hoevelaken, NL, Artoteek Rotterdam, NL, private collection, Aalst, BE.
Photos: Mark Weemen
Ruimteschip 4
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Ruimteschip 4 (Spaceship 4)
1990
wood, plastic, neon, lights and radio. 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.8 m. plus yellow transport case.
Ruimteschip 3
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Ruimteschip 3 (Spaceship 3)
1990
wood , steel, light, sound installation and two sound loops, 1,6 x 1,8 , 0,8 m. plus aluminium flight case.
Ruimteschip 2
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Ruimteschip 2 (Spaceship 2)
1990
wood, steel, lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes, hair dryers, organ pipe whistles 1.6 x 1.7 x 0.9 m. plus wooden case.
Private collection, Oosterhout, Netherlands.
Publicity photo for Poliset, Gallery Givichi d’Arte Moderna, Ferrara, Italy.
Ruimteschip 1
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Ruimteschip 1 (Spaceship 1)
1989
perspex, wood, aluminium, fans, lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes, 1.4 x 1.5 x 0.5m plus black flight case.
Collection of the artist.
Constructie Schets
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Constructie Schets (Construction Sketch)
1989
Fineliner pen on paper, 40x30cm.
Collection of the artist.
This was the last of three proposals for a large improvisation with scaffolding materials. The structure was supposed to contain a suspended theatre space, shaped like a spaceship hull. It was not realized.
These were the first proposals that would require execution by a team of builders rather than by a single artist.
Walvis
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Walvis (Miyamoto Musashi slaying the Whale)
1989
2.3 x 1.4m, permanent marker on canvas, denim, rope, steel and tape.
Collection of Guus Vreeburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Auto
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Auto (Constructie 1 / Hispano Suiza)
1988
Canadian Ceder and Limewood structure on a steel frame, 4.8 m x 1.7 m x 1 m.
Formerly in the collection of Hans Sonnenberg, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Collection of Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Photo: Hans Wilschut, 1988. Taken during the ‘It’s Boring But It’s True’ Exhibition at Dionysus Gallery in Rotterdam.
Portrait with Auto in the ExpoHenK exhibition space in Delfshaven Rotterdam.
photo by Mark Weemen, 1988.
Hispano Suiza
The Hispano-Suiza h6c Targa Florio speedster with tulipwood bodywork
was designed by Marc Birkigt for André Dubonnet, an accomplished aviator and racing driver, in 1924. A wooden frame and veneers fastened with brass rivets resulted in a lightweight body suitable for racing and touring.
(source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_H6)
Auto was the first project after art school and the first occurence of the Car theme. This object marked the start of a fruitful, decades-long cooperation with Hans Sonnenberg of Delta Gallery, Rotterdam.
First solo show of Ron van der Ende at galerie Delta, Oude Binnenweg 111.
Body and wheel-wells of Auto/Hispano Suiza under construction.
Renault 5
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
s.t. (Renault 5)
1988
Ink drawing on paper, 24x20cm.
Collection of the artist.
Wand
Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000
Wand (Wall/Installatie II)
1988
Mixed media (wood, steel, neon etc.), 6 parts, total dimensions 10 x 2,1 x 1,5m.
Temporary project.
Wall / Installation 2 : a 10 m long by 2.1 m tall row of six evenly spaced objects: a letter E, a section of a wooden lifeboat, a billboard with neon lettering, an ‘abstract piece of art’, a window (glassless but with a working ventilation fan), and a cupboard with wire-suspended shelves. They were all made from scavenged materials except the window, which was ordered from Hofman Maasdijk carpentry factory (where father Van der Ende works). The aim in this project was to probe the idea of ‘typologies’ within sculpture.
The installation was based on an extensive series of sketches which addressed the question: what could be 1m20 wide and 2m10 high and stand up by itself? From the hundreds of resulting options, six were selected on the criteria of visual quality, presence, diversity, appeal and challenge. The selected objects were placed close together in a row to form a wall-like obstruction which effectively cut the room in half.
The WdKA Maaskant Prize jury report states that this project was a decisive factor in awarding Ron van der Ende the prize in 1990.
Graduation exhibition at the art academy in 1998.
