Description

The Schapendries refers to an old field that was temporarily left fallow because the soil had been exhausted. Such a ‘dries’ was often situated near a farm and was given a rest. Cows and sheep could graze on that grassland. It is therefore easy to imagine that sheep once really did roam the Schapendries in Oosterhout.
The grass was probably also full of ‘driesblommekus’ or ‘diesenblommekus’, Oosterhout dialect words for daisies. That fits the picture nicely: a field full of flowers, kept short by hungry sheep.
The mural was created by the British artist Zara Gaze together with Fly Harper (also British but now living in Ibiza), commissioned and organised by STOOF (with art director Joris Kivits).

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De Schapendries verwijst naar een oude akker die tijdelijk braak lag omdat de grond was uitgeput. Zo’n “dries” lag vaak bij een boerderij en kreeg even rust. Op dat grasland konden koeien en schapen grazen. Het is dus goed voor te stellen dat er op de Schapendries in Oosterhout ooit echt schapen rondliepen.
In het gras bloeiden waarschijnlijk ook volop driesblommekus of diesenblommekus – Oosterhoutse dialectwoorden voor madeliefjes. Dat past mooi bij het beeld: een veld vol bloemen, kort gehouden door hongerige schapen.
De muurschildering is gemaakt door de Britse kunstenares Zara Gaze samen met Fly Harper (ook Brit maar nu woonachtig op Ibiza), in opdracht/organisatie van STOOF (met artdirector Joris Kivits).

Hunter

Rian Nijssen
Country Manager Netherlands 🇳🇱 Hunting the streets for Street Art Cities since May 2021 in my hometown Tilburg (and on a regular basis surrounding areas) Also trying to update artworks wherever my travels take me. I have no graffiti background but started photographing some street art at the end of 2017 in the city of Porto (PT) and that is where my love for this artform started. Member of @urbanartabandoned , @rebel_street_arts and @247graff
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Location

Created on October 15, 2021
Schapendries 53, 4901 HH Oosterhout, Netherlands
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Hunted by Rian Nijssen.
Pictures by Rian Nijssen ( @riannijssen ).