Rob Bouwman / Pieter Bruegel de Oude

Pieter Bruegel de Oude

The Tower of Babel

ca. 1563

oil on panel

59,9 x 74,6 cm

 

 

During my art school days, when visiting Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, I was fascinated by the work of Pieter Bruegel de Oude. One of the most famous works from the Museum, 'The Tower of Babel', which was made around 1560. The versatility in the transparent hues and the eye for detail has 
stayed with me ever since. A fabulous work with infinite depth in the glazed oil layers.

 

Rob Bouwman, 2021

Rob Bouwman
Studio view - Untitled (p0102021) 
2021
oil/alkyd wood
180 x 145 cm

Rob Bouwman
Studio view - Untitled (p0112021)

2021

oil/alkyd wood 

180 x 145 cm    

Rob Bouwman (NL)

Studio view

www.robbouwman.com

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Jacomijn den Engelsen / Erik Andriesse

Erik Andriesse 
Sunflowers 
1987
acrylic on linen 
200 x 280 cm 

 

When I first saw Erik Andriesse's (1957-1983) work in the early 1980s, I was struck by the enormous vitality that emanates from his drawings and paintings of flowers. The vigor of the plants is splashing out and shimmering in the background. This intensity is still inspiring me. The power of his work convinced me that realism could also be 'cool' and working from close observation a valid starting point for great art. I really like the combination of the graphic with the painterly that Andriesse has often worked with. He made some great woodcuts. The freedom with which Erik Andriesse has used his visual means is something I still strive for. 

Jacomijn den Engelsen, 2021

Jacomijn den Engelsen 
Sunflowers 2 
2005 
woodcut 
120 x 80 cm 

Jacomijn den Engelsen (NL)
Field
2008 
woodcut
100 x 160 cm 
www.jacomijndenengelsen.nl
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