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New Sculptures by Diederick Kraaijeveld

25 July 2011

Diederick Kraaijeveld and I have stayed in touch ever since I first interviewed him back in 2009. "Oud Hout" (or "Old Wood," as he calls himself) makes pilgrimage to countries all over the world to collect the recycled wood seen in his works, adding layers of history and culture to iconographic images of Americana.

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Lifeguard Tower Venice Beach CA
This piece fills me with pride for the Southern California beaches I grew up with.  Diederick loves US pop icons, and what's more American than Endless Summer? This piece is 51 inches wide created from salvaged wood in its original colors. Diederick collected the wood himself in the Mojave Desert and in New Delhi, India.

 

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Stars & Stripes All Stars 

After years of approriating All Stars in his sculptures, Diederick was commissioned by Converse to make these custom sneakers. The wood came from basketball floors that he salvaged himself from Detroit, MI in October of last year. Stars & Stripes All Stars will make its home in the Brooklyn recording studio for Converse.

A mini video interview with Diederick, by Converse:

 

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Diederick Kraaijeveld hopes to be back in the US soon to show more old wood. In the meantime check out his website, retweet, reblog and re-FB to show some love!

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