085. Railway bridge near Culemborg by Ruud van den Berg

About "085. Railway bridge near Culemborg"

by Ruud van den Berg

About the artwork

The digital artwork "Spoorbrug bij Culemborg" shows a stylised still life of a typical Dutch landscape, bathed in summer sunlight but with a strikingly dark colour palette. In front stretches a deep dark green lawn, rendered sleek and flat without individual details. Behind it is a shiny pool of water, which forms a reflective, almost black surface despite the bright light. These dark tones push the surroundings into a certain stillness and enhance the contrast with the lighter elements of the composition.
Behind the water, the railway embankment rises as a heavy, horizontal mass, against which the rhythmic repetition of the overhead line support structures stands out sharply. These structures - thin, geometric and regular - lead the eye in a cadence to the railway bridge over the Lek. The bridge marks the horizon as a powerful architectural silhouette, with an elegant arch and robust metal lines.
The composition plays emphatically with contrasts: dark tones of water and grass emphasise the brightness of the railway embankment and bridge, creating a graphic tension between nature and technology. Despite the summer sun, a subdued, almost contemplative atmosphere rather than light airiness prevails. The work suggests a balance between calm and movement, naturalness and construction. Symbolically, the bridge can be read as a connection - between banks, between nature and industry, or even between past and future - in a landscape that feels at once familiar and abstract.

Address: Railway bridge near Culemborg

Digital artwork after own photo

Finished on: 18-04-2022