De kunstenaar

	Jan Goossen (July 21, 1935 - October 16, 2003)



	Education and training:	first education in a Dutch school for cabinet-makers from 1962, specializing in boarding up highsea sailing yachts later on : Art School, in Eeklo (Belgium)

It is without any doubt WOOD that is my favourite material to work with. As a matter of fact, the structure of the wood itselfs gives an extra dimension of warmth to the sculpture. Making use of the often twisting or swinging growth of the tree, I can entirely realize my beloved hollow and convex shapes, which are based on swinging lines. It happens very often that the sculpture’s shape is extremely open, just to create this special effect of space. Finally, all those swinging shapes are asking for a very sleeky finishing film and in this way the grain of the wood is very well seen and really honoured.