Intersections
A Public Art Exhibition
Anton Bakker
Anton Bakker is a contemporary artist specializing in sculpture and its digital possibilities. He has been influenced by the people and experiences of his life in the Netherlands, France, and in the United States, where his artistic practice has been based for more than 30 years.
As a sculptor creating digital and physical forms, he strives to take the viewer on a journey of truth-discovery by asking them to engage with various perspectives. Using custom-built technology, Anton creates curved and polyline paths by connecting points in space, resulting in patterns derived from nature’s archetypes.
The human attraction to symmetry extends deep into the unconscious realms of our minds.
Natural patterns and symmetries also play a key role in present-day technology. For 40 years, Anton used technology both in his artistic explorations with his mentor, Dr. Jacobus “Koos” Verhoeff, and in his business to analyze patterns.
The viewer’s relationship changes whether they walk around a sculpture in a home, as part of an outdoor installation, or in a virtual landscape. Anton’s sculptures reveal dynamic symmetries that ask the viewer to reflect on the beauty and multiplicity of perspectives inherent in all things.
Artwork
Two Squares
Bronze
10” x 10” x 10”
Koos Knoopje
Mirror polished stainless steel
15” x 7” x 7”
The Two Squares sculpture challenges you to explore perspective. Can you find the Two Squares View, where the form appears as two separate, nested squares? This illusion arises because reality is flattened when seen from a particular plane—connections that exist in three dimensions seem to disappear. Most of what we see today comes from two-dimensional screens—our phones, computers, and TVs—where depth is lost, and we accept a projection as the full truth.
Now shift your perspective to reveal Endless Knot View, where the full interwoven structure becomes clear. What seemed separate is actually one continuous form. Just as a screen flattens reality, a fixed viewpoint can obscure deeper connections.
Koos Knoopje (Koos’ Small Knot), challenges you to explore how perspective shapes perception. From one angle, it appears to be standing firmly on its feet, grounded and stable. But shift your viewpoint, and suddenly, the sculpture is on its head, flipping your understanding of its structure.
This transformation is a reminder that perspectives matter. Reality doesn’t change, but our perception of it does. Like most of what we see today—flattened on a screen—our minds often accept a single viewpoint as truth. However, this figure-eight knot, embedded in the FCC lattice, invites you to question assumptions and discover hidden connections.
Can you find both views on each piece? What does this reveal about how we perceive the world?
(Note: Visit www.antonbakker.com/arsetmathesis for more information on Anton Bakker’s works.)