Walk this TOP Scenic Route past works of art by Andreas Schotel. Amazing art in the countryside.
Andreas Schotel was a graphic artist from Rotterdam, who loved the Kempen region. This love inspired him to make many etchings in which he depicted Brabant farm life.
The thing that makes this walk so special is that Schotel’s work takes you through the development of agriculture in the 20th century. Gradually, manual labour disappeared from the fields and more and more machines were introduced. Andreas Schotel's work in turn inspired other artists who reimagined his etchings and created new works.
This is how a giant cow ended up in an Esbeek meadow. De Melkfabriek (The Dairy Factory) by artist Hannes Verhoeven is so big that you can even climb up into it.
The route is a real outdoor museum. Your walk will take you past a number of life-size works of art and sculptures inspired by the work of the Rotterdam graphic artist. You will be walking through a varied landscape of forests and farmland, but you will also discover the village.
After your walk, you can view the artist’s original works in the Andreas Schotel Museum in Esbeek, which is where the route begins and ends.
You can park your car at cafe Schuttershof:
Address:
Cafe Schuttershof
Dorpsstraat 2
5085 EC Esbeek
Walk from one intersection to the next.
Just follow the intersection numbers and arrows.
This walking route was developed in cooperation with Infopunt Hilvarenbeek. Artist Hannes Verhoeven about this route:
"I'd like to bring Schotel’s ideas of the area back into the beautiful and varied Esbeek countryside."
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