Amusing and humourous

The art in Amsterdam is above all amusing and humourous (it makes together 88% of the art). This is almost like San Francisco (with the difference that in SF there is little less humourous art).

Space

The context of most of the artwork (68%) is placious (on a square, in a park, in een pool etc.) and thereby motivates reflexion on it. This is even more than in Berlin (59% of the artwork).
Many pieces have a filosofical message or expresses ethnical, historical of social themes (together 45%). The art stimulates reflection about issues like streetviolance, sickness, housing policy, immigration etc.

Local and internationally famed

A reasonable number of artists are local, besides the national and internationally famed artists. Interessing is the phenomenon of the unkown artist who places artwork without letting know or a trace.
A lot of information is available about the intentions of the artists and purpose of the art.

Projects

Look for proposals for new art (check this link) based on this analysis.

If you like to sort more then one column in the folowing table: shift-klick the next ones.

Name Title Expr. Conc. Ser. Per. Cont. Fame Loc Inf. Image
Baat Amsterdam Dankt Zijn Canadezen reminiscent conceptual amusing modern historical national parc Click here
Bijl Feestelijke Beeldenreeks reminiscent figurative humourous contemporary not specific national building Click here
Claassen Rhino reminiscent creative humourous modern not specific national parc Click here
Coenen Oost West Thuis Best reminiscent creative humourous contemporary etnical national building Click here
Coenen Virtual Fairytale reminiscent creative humourous romantique society national building Click here
Daan Het Homomonument minimal conceptual serious romantique etnical national parc Click here
Dale The Niijima Floas reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific international building Click here
Dings Baruch Despinoza reminiscent figurative amusing modern filosofical national parc Click here
Freijmuth The Sailing Man reminiscent creative amusing modern historical national parc Click here
Geuze Vogels minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Han Het Gouden Kruis minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Henneman De Kus minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Heuvelink Lusvormig Object minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Janse Gold in Your Mind, Gold in Your Feet minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific international parc Click here
Jansen Animaris Rhinoceros Transport minimal conceptual humourous contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Kanstadt Wibautotisme minimal creative humourous modern filosofical local parc Click here
Kemps Dachaumonument minimal conceptual serious modern society national parc Click here
Krop Boogschutter en Reebokken reminiscent figurative amusing romantique not specific national building Click here
Laan H.M. van Randwijk reminiscent figurative serious modern historical local parc Click here
Langendorff Kinetisch Object minimal conceptual amusing modern historical local parc Click here
Lis Woezel minimal conceptual humourous modern not specific international parc Click here
Mandersloot Voor de Bijen minimal creative amusing contemporary society national parc Click here
onbekend De Violist reminiscent figurative humourous romantique not specific local building Click here
Puckey untiltled reminiscent conceptual amusing modern filosofical national parc Click here
Rombouts Woord- en Letterbruggen reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Roos Spanje Monument reminiscent creative serious modern historical national parc Click here
Roosen Ogen voor Het Oosten reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Rutte Fata Morgana reminiscent creative humourous contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Santen Vrouwen van Ravensbruck minimal conceptual serious contemporary society national parc Click here
Schole Voor Water minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Spronken Paard reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary filosofical national parc Click here
Strik Katsenarie minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Strobos Drijvend Plastiek minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Strobos Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Tajiri Knoop minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific international building Click here
Tajiri Ontmoetingsplaats minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific international parc Click here
Talavera Mural minimal creative amusing modern etnical international street Click here
Vandekop Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Vanèn De Blits minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Vos The White Cube minimal conceptual amusing contemporary society national parc Click here
Witte Islanded minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Wolkers Nooit Meer Auschwitz minimal conceptual serious contemporary society international parc Click here
Andriessen Anne Frank reminiscent figurative serious romantique society national parc Click here
Andriessen De Dokwerker reminiscent figurative serious romantique society national parc Click here
Bayens Multatuli reminiscent figurative serious romantique filosofical national parc Click here
Blaisse Danseres met Tamboerijn reminiscent creative amusing modern society national parc Click here
Blok minimal conceptual amusing contemporary historical national building Click here
unkown Boeddha Daï Nichi Nyo-Zaï reminiscent creative amusing antique filosofical national parc Click here
Carrilho Dragers van Verre minimal creative serious contemporary society national parc Click here
Carrilho Mama Baranka minimal creative serious contemporary society national parc Click here
Diephuis Overburen minimal figurative humourous contemporary not specific national street Click here
Gregoire Monument tegen Apartheid en Racisme reminiscent creative serious modern society national street Click here
Guimaraes Mural reminiscent creative humourous contemporary not specific international street Click here
Havermans Monument Gefusilleerde Verzetsstrijders reminiscent figurative serious romantique society national parc Click here
Henneman De Schreeuw minimal conceptual serious contemporary society national parc Click here
Kneulman Het Lieverdje reminiscent figurative amusing romantique not specific national parc Click here
Kramer Rembo explicit creative humourous contemporary etnical national parc Click here
Lo-A-Njoe Monument voor Slachtoffers van de Vliegramp in Suriname minimal conceptual serious contemporary filosofical national parc Click here
Niermeijer Chakra’s reminiscent creative amusing modern filosofical national parc Click here
Oren Ma Aisa, Moeder Aarde explicit creative amusing modern etnical local parc Click here
Pennock The Arch minimal conceptual amusing modern society local parc Click here
Pieck Your Life Is Calling explicit creative serious modern society local parc Click here
Rees Boom Van Hyppocrates explicit creative amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Reijers Phoenix reminiscent creative amusing modern society local parc Click here
Rothaan Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Santen Adamant minimal conceptual amusing modern society national parc Click here
Sieger Woutertje Pieterse reminiscent figurative amusing romantique not specific local parc Click here
Volten Anthony Winkler Prins minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Volten De Knoop, Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national street Click here
Adams Coda minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national building Click here
Appel Zonder Titel explicit creative amusing modern not specific international building Click here
Arend Primo movens ultimum moriens minimal conceptual amusing modern historical national street Click here
Armajani The Floating Poetry Room reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Bennekum Horizontaal Beeld minimal conceptual serious modern not specific national parc Click here
Binho Platanenweg explicit figurative amusing modern etnical local street Click here
Birza De Vier Jaargetijden reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national building Click here
Bo?kis I Am At Home minimal conceptual amusing contemporary society national parc Click here
Bogaards Walk on Water minimal conceptual amusing modern society national parc Click here
Bolink Apen Aan Tafel reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Bolink Man en Schaap reminiscent creative humourous contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Dalata Mural explicit figurative amusing modern etnical local street Click here
Dedablio Mural reminiscent figurative amusing modern etnical local street Click here
Duijn Zonder Titel minimal figurative amusing contemporary society local parc Click here
Eikelenboom De Muur minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Eikelenboom Driedelig Rotondebeeld minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Erenbeemt Golf met Drukveer minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Feldbrugge Corned Beef van Herefort reminiscent creative amusing modern historical local parc Click here
Gheress Twee Vrouwen reminiscent creative amusing modern society local parc Click here
Heijden Kruiwagen reminiscent figurative amusing romantique society national parc Click here
Ittman De 4de Dimensie minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national street Click here
Kaap Zonder Titel reminiscent figurative amusing contemporary society local street Click here
Kalle Go That Way minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Kor?n Two Frames minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Kunst Opbloeiend Noord explicit creative amusing modern society national parc Click here
Lancel Kijken Naar Hoe De Bomen Groeien reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Lieshout Industrieel Monument reminiscent figurative amusing contemporary historical national parc Click here
Lieshout Drijfbeeld minimal creative amusing contemporary not specific international parc Click here
Loo Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Makkink Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Mantje Tabula Rasa minimal creative amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Mark Passages minimal creative amusing modern society local parc Click here
Mattijssen Plafondschildering reminiscent creative amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Mendes da Costa De Dingen des Levens reminiscent creative amusing romantique society local building Click here
Merz Fibonaccireeks minimal conceptual amusing contemporary society national parc Click here
Meursing Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Nanning 12 Wendingen, Infinite movements II minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Nyssen Diploma A, Watertrappende Kinderen reminiscent figurative humourous romantique not specific local building Click here
Oomen Aan een Roosje reminiscent figurative amusing romantique not specific local street Click here
Peeperkorn Zonder Titel reminiscent creative amusing contemporary society local street Click here
Reus Familie reminiscent creative humourous contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Rolf Bredius Sportcentrum reminiscent conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Rueter Hans Snoek Fontein reminiscent figurative amusing romantique historical local parc Click here
Scheffer Familie minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Schepens Vliegend Hert minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Schuil Wolk minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Schwarzberg Zonder Tafel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Sietses Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Snoeck Zittende Figuren minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
SocialSofa Baubles Parade reminiscent creative amusing modern historical local parc Click here
Splunter Poort en Brug reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Teeuwen Kralen minimal creative amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Terpstra Zonder Titel minimal creative amusing modern society local street Click here
Tordoir Zonder Titel minimal creative amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Veen Ambachten reminiscent figurative amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Veldt Jonker's Nacht reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Verheugen Drawings ”WIJ” reminiscent creative amusing contemporary filosofical local building Click here
Visser Vliegende Vis minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific international street Click here
Visser Dagboek reminiscent figurative serious modern society local street Click here
Vollaers Full Color minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Volten 4 Colums Stainless Steel Under 45 Degrees minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Vries Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary society international parc Click here
Vries Slavernijmonument reminiscent creative serious modern historical local street Click here
Walraeven Golvende Plaat minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Walraeven Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Walstra Houten Driehoeken minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Wessels Boer Het Begon Met Een Dubbeltje reminiscent creative amusing contemporary historical local street Click here
West8 Stobben reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Wilkening Players and Supporters reminiscent figurative amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Willems Hommage minimal conceptual amusing contemporary historical national parc Click here
Willems Tegenbeeld minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Willems Gevouwen Bootje minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Willems Vissen minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Zegers Gerrit minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Akker Mens In Beweging reminiscent creative serious contemporary society national building Click here
Archeopterix Packing, Handle With Care explicit creative humourous contemporary society national street Click here
Arman Apollo reminiscent creative amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Armando Fahne explicit conceptual serious contemporary historical international building Click here
Ban Fête Galante reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Ban Vuurtoren met sinaasappels minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Berm Gesmolten Glazen Jurk reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national building Click here
Bouchiba Reuzenschilderij reminiscent creative amusing romantique society local street Click here
Brand Het Huis Aan Het Water minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Brand Poort, Maria Boog, Blauwe Poort minimal conceptual amusing modern society national parc Click here
Breed Goede Verzorging Van Een Zwerfsteen minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Claassen Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Dam Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national street Click here
Dekkers De Ring, Gebroken Cirkel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Dieleman Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national street Click here
Duyl Home Is Where The Heart Is reminiscent figurative amusing contemporary etnical local parc Click here
Elshuis Waterspiegel minimal creative amusing contemporary filosofical local parc Click here
Esser Monument voor Bredero reminiscent figurative humourous modern filosofical national parc Click here
Fijnaut Max Euwe reminiscent creative amusing contemporary historical national building Click here
Freak Mural reminiscent creative amusing modern etnical local street Click here
Gomes Mahatma Gandhi reminiscent figurative amusing romantique society national parc Click here
Henneman Het Wiel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific local building Click here
Herpe What will the neighbours say? reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national street Click here
Highraff Mural reminiscent conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Ingendahl De Tijd In Drie Dimensies minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Jonk Sirene reminiscent conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Keus Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary filosofical national parc Click here
Kletter Kijker minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Knops Teken, Twee zuilen minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Krop Berlage-Monument reminiscent figurative amusing romantique historical national parc Click here
Lucas Sta een Ogenblik Stil… reminiscent figurative serious modern society national street Click here
Maas Unity in Diversity reminiscent figurative amusing modern society local street Click here
Makkink De Vlindermolen minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
unkown Man met Vioolkist reminiscent creative humourous romantique not specific local parc Click here
Manders Fragment van een Huiskamer reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Meeuwen Kijkende Figuur minimal creative amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Mendes da Costa Herman Heijermans reminiscent creative amusing romantique historical local parc Click here
Muré Vrouwenkop reminiscent creative amusing modern historical national parc Click here
Niermeijer The Long Hum minimal creative amusing modern filosofical national parc Click here
Nieuwenhuis Johan Polet reminiscent creative amusing romantique society national parc Click here
Nouwens Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Pant Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau reminiscent figurative amusing romantique historical national parc Click here
Patchwork Bruidsjurk reminiscent creative amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Picasso Figure Decoupee minimal creative amusing modern not specific international parc Click here
Puckey Lensbomen reminiscent conceptual amusing contemporary not specific national parc Click here
Rädecker Nationaal Monument reminiscent creative serious modern historical national parc Click here
Royer Rembrandt reminiscent figurative amusing romantique filosofical local parc Click here
Schierbeek Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Schole Verloren Stad minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Schrofer Davidster minimal conceptual serious modern etnical local parc Click here
Siepman van den Berg Staande reminiscent figurative amusing romantique not specific national parc Click here
Slegers Zonnebaken minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Smink Poort van Nieuwendam minimal conceptual amusing modern society national parc Click here
Snoeck Wandelend Muurtje minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Stienstra Vrouwenfiguren reminiscent creative amusing contemporary society national parc Click here
Tap Zonder Titel minimal creative amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Tinho Mural reminiscent creative amusing modern etnical international parc Click here
Veen Wilhelmina Drucker-Monument reminiscent figurative serious romantique historical local street Click here
Veneman Haan minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local street Click here
Wezelaar F.M. Wibaut reminiscent figurative amusing modern historical local street Click here
Zadkine La Demeure Humaine (Het Menselijk Verblijf) minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific international street Click here
Zwerver Zonder Titel minimal conceptual amusing contemporary not specific local parc Click here
Aerosol 1001 Nacht explicit conceptual serious romantique etnical local street Click here
Alma Interieur reminiscent creative amusing modern historical national building Click here
Andreas Shelter minimal conceptual serious modern not specific national street Click here
Avest Poolkleed reminiscent creative amusing modern society local parc Click here
Bayens Hommage aan Nescio reminiscent figurative amusing romantique filosofical local parc Click here
Damen Ballonnenreeks minimal conceptual humourous modern not specific national parc Click here
Engels Omgevallen Boom minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Handle Fontein reminiscent conceptual amusing romantique not specific national parc Click here
Krop Menselijke Energie reminiscent figurative amusing romantique filosofical national street Click here
Mayer Waterbal, Kogelbron reminiscent creative amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Volten 5 elementen minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Almeida Mural reminiscent creative amusing romantique etnical local parc Click here
Appel Flowers explicit creative amusing modern not specific international street Click here
Bruyn Barentsz reminiscent figurative amusing romantique historical local street Click here
Cuypers Joost van den Vondel reminiscent figurative amusing modern filosofical national parc Click here
Dekker Palen-staketsel minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Dolderen Verzonken Toren minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Ethos Mural reminiscent figurative amusing modern etnical local street Click here
Glatt Monument ter nagedachtenis aan het joodse verzet in de oorlog reminiscent figurative serious romantique society local parc Click here
Hogen Esch Monument voor een Verzonken Stad minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here
Kate De Vlam minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national street Click here
Kneulman Bronsplastiek minimal conceptual amusing modern not specific national parc Click here
Krop Lyceumbrug reminiscent figurative amusing romantique society national street Click here
Krop Overvloed & Verkeer reminiscent figurative amusing romantique filosofical national street Click here
Schabracq Mbulu Ngulu explicit conceptual humourous modern not specific local parc Click here
Schaller Phoenix reminiscent conceptual amusing modern not specific local parc Click here

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