Art on Wageningen Campus

The symbolic meaning of The Sower is evident to all who pass it. The work, based on a design by Wageningen artist Auguste Falise (Wageningen, 1875-1936), was unveiled in 1926 on the square outside the main building of the former Agricultural College in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Falise described his design as a ‘…symbol […]

This sculpture was purchased at the 1993 art festival ‘Beelden op de Berg’ in Wageningen. The sculpture was originally located on the lawn across from the Boeslaan until March 1998, after which it was relocated to the entrance of Wageningen Plant Sciences Experimental Station at Voorburglaan 5. This steel sculpture has angular horizontal and vertical

Iris le Rütte (1960- ) is part of a group of artists who play with recognisable forms in a figurative but not altogether realistic way. Her work is more fairytale-like and combines human and animal forms. It can be found throughout the Netherlands. This sculpture reveals a split image: a deer with human legs. The

Erzsike Mari (Csongrád, Hungary, 1945 – ) is a Hungarian native who has lived in the Netherlands since 1971. She studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Arnhem. Her work is characterised by primary shapes and the strength of the material used. This statue features three folded steel zigzag shapes in blue, yellow and

Sculptor and painter Hans Ittmann (Waalwijk, 1914 – Amsterdam, 1972) was a member of several artists’ associations and his work can be found throughout the Netherlands. After studying art in Paris, he spent a year working with the artist Ossip Zadkine. His style developed from figurative to abstract, as can be seen with this black

Mirjam Oskam (Arnhem, 1944- ) studied at the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague in the 1960s. She draws, paints, sculpts and develops projects. Having lived and worked in Bennekom for many years, she has participated in several editions of the Bennekom initiative ‘regional Kunstroute 14 Karaats’. For the Wageningen Eng art route in

The seven spherical cauldrons that once stood near the Administration Building at Costerweg now rest, slightly tilted, on the lawn behind Atlas. With black mouths agape, some of the cauldrons seem to have a quizzical look about them. The bronze patina on these cast aluminium shapes have weathered nicely over the years. Sculptor Bas Maters

The internationally renowned artist herman de vries (1931-) represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale in 2015. In the Rietveld Pavilion, he presented multiple works as part of the exhibition ‘to be all ways to be’. One particular work, this stone from a quarry near Venice with the text veritas existentiae engraved in gilded letters,

An enormous water beetle, the Dytiscus marginalis, takes flight over the pond between Orion and the Forum, his wings illuminated at night. The water beetle symbolises the diversity of the campus community. The idea behind the sculpture: societies are just like ponds. Sooner or later, problems force people to migrate. That’s why the water beetle

In front of the colossal Forum building, centred underneath the large ‘Forum’ sign at the entrance, a tree-like statue with a realistic bark pattern and three tapering branches stands atop a cylindrical concrete plinth. In 2008, Wageningen University celebrated its 90th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the Wageningen University Fund gifted this piece to the