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Jacob Bos The biography of this versatile artist (1963) covers the whole northern Netherlands, for he was born in Friesland and lives in Drenthe, has its headquarters in the city Hoogeveen. 

Movement can be seen as a key language in the form of Bos. Using very simple strips of glass, he convincingly brings motion in display. "Glass is a wonderful material that many people often do not know the fantastic qualities. It is a very hard material, but also vulnerable. It seems stiff and yet you can create any form you want. Glass offers many possibilities. For the sculptures that I make, I use the glass bonding technique: all my images are composed of tiny particles construction, glass strips, pieces, sometimes even smaller than one square centimeter. By welding it with polyester resin or a special UV glue they form a whole. This basic technique is very simple, but the execution requires a lot: each strip must be cut and polished. Only then I can weld them together. Each weld must dry for thirty seconds .... "
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