Lon Pennock Explained
Leonardus Petrus Paulus "Lon" Pennock (22 May 1945, The Hague, – 9 March 2020, The Hague)[1] was a Dutch sculptor, environmental artist, monumental artist and photographer.[2]
Life and work
Pennock studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague from 1962 to 1967. He then continued his studies with a French scholarship to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris until 1968.
In 1969 he received both the Buys van Hulten price as the Jacob Maris incentive price. Twice he was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work in 1973 and in 1979. Pennock was trained as a traditional sculptor, but quickly turned into an abstract, even minimalist artist. Pennock lived and worked in The Hague, where he was born. In 1983-84 together with Kees Verschuren he developed a structure plan for art in a recreation area in the town of Spaarnwoude.[3]
Pennock was director of the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam from 1979 to 1990.[4] The 1984 sculpture in Rotterdam, working title The River (see image), was placed at the West Blaak not far from the front of the academy building.
Works
- 1969 Fish in Zoetermeer
- 1970 Waves in Košice, Slovakia
- 1970 Untitled, Stormink Street in Deventer
- 1972 Property, Mors Avenue in The Hague
- 1973 L'homme in The Hague
- 1973 Tree, High Prins Willem in Den Haag
- 1974 Rhythm of three (Pilonen) in Bleiswijk
- 1975 Sluis in Amsterdam
- 1976 Wind Sound and surroundings, North Sea Canal at IJmuiden
- 1980 Balance of Sheets, Johan de Witt Laan / Stadhouderslaan in The Hague
- 1981 Landmark in Maarssen
- 1981 Intersection, Ockenburg in Den Haag
- 1984 untitled in Rotterdam
- 1984 untitled, hose tower fire department in Almere
- 1987 The Arch in Amsterdam
- 1987 Sheet with Frame, Sinjeur Semeynsweg in The Hague
- 1989 Untitled in Rotterdam
- 1993 Black Waves in Amsterdam
- 1996 Intersection in The Hague image route Picture Gallery P. Struycken
- 2000 Balance, Rathausvorplatz in Kaiserslautern
- 2007 Antipode, Plantation in Schiedam
- 2009 Agneta van Marken-Matthes [1], Agnetapark, Zocherweg, Delft
Gallery
1990s and later on
See also
Further reading
- Jean Leering: Vier constructies voor een plek (1994, Heemstede) Finale
- Jean Leering e.a.: Skulptuur 1968-2003 (2003, Lannoo Tielt B.)
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.bkor.nl/en/documentatie/in-memoriam-lon-pennock-1945-2020/ In Memoriam Lon Pennock (1945-2020)
- https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/62568 Lon Pennock; beeldhouwer, omgevingskunstenaar, monumentaal kunstenaar, fotograaf
- Han Lörzing (1986) Landschapskunst: kunstlandschap. p.84
- Richard Ouwerkerk, Jetteke Bolten, Cees Rijnboutt & Carolien v.d. Akker-Jean, Lon Pennock: skulptuur 1968-2003, Lannoo Uitgeverij, 2004. p. 14
