This blog is a publication of 2 works of Art by Ton de Korte. (please click link to blog archive in top right corner for further blog publications with photographs!)
The graphic designs by Ootje Oxenaar for several Dutch banknotes made this paper money one of the most beautiful and colourful currency in the world. Unfortunately (according to some) the introduction of the Euro as an European currency on January 1st 2002 in the Netherlands and most of Europe changed all that.
Before the end of 2001 the Dutch artist / photographer Ton de Korte created 2 sizeable paintings which are inspired by Oxenaar's design for the 50 guilder banknote and the 250 guilder banknote. By doing so, de Korte meant to honour Oxenaar for his graphic design on the Dutch currency which was about to become history. Simultaneously these paintings are a response to the sentiment of many Dutch people at the time about wanting to retain their Dutch currency. A nationalistic sentiment shared by many people in other european nations who saw 'their' currency replaced by an unappealling Euro.
Ton de Korte was ahead of his time with this tribute to Oxenaar's graphic design for the Dutch currency in 2001. Just recently Oxenaar's design for the 50 and 250 Guilder banknotes were voted by the Dutch people as one of the most beautiful product designs in the history of the Netherlands. The 50 Guilder banknote design came in second place just after the design for Fokker Friendship aeroplane.
For a filmclip in English language about Ootje Oxenaar and his banknotes please see youtube video gadget on righthand side
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