Carel Visser was a Dutch sculptor known for his minimalist and geometric metal sculptures.
He became well established as a key figure in modern European sculpture, experimenting with industrial materials like steel, iron, and sometimes rubber or glass. His works often featured repetition, symmetry, and balance, drawing inspiration from nature and architecture as with the current work Ondar dated to 1968. During this period, Visser was creating modular and stacked metal sculptures, reflecting influences from constructivism and minimalism.
Some of his notable works from this time involved welded or bolted steel plates arranged in rhythmic compositions. His approach was similar in spirit to artists like Donald Judd and Carl Andre, but with a more organic sensibilit