Paintings
my Privileged
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 100x70cm - 120x80cm
I've always been in love with vintage posters, especially those from the 1950's. In my own way, of course, I tried to make a series of paintings in that style. They try to recreate that eye-catching mass-consumption poster in a cliché-unique way. “Cliché unique” is a contradiction in terms, but I like it. I called the collection "Greetings from All Around The World".
Greetings from all around the world
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 100x70cm - 120x80cm
Creating a self-portrait with a reference to a prominent work of art is my way of expressing my appreciation for the masters who have greatly influenced my perception of art and my visual interpretation of the world. They have been my mentors: Michelangelo taught me human anatomy - a foot looks more elegant when its second toe is longer than its first toe; Caravaggio taught me how to use shadows and light to build drama in an empty basement; Goya, how to create disturbing and horror scenes without blood; Rembrandt, how to put the mystery in a portrait, Kandinsky, how to enjoy colored forms without describing the objective nature; Vang Gogh, how to create a disturbing atmosphere through colors and shadows; Otto Dix, how to make a provocative drawing with gallows humor; De Chirico, how to use different perspectives in the same painting; and Picasso, how to observe the same object from different angles at the same time.
Self-portraitS
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 80x120cm
The award-winning animated film "Ruben Brandt, Collector" (2018) features hundreds of my drawings and dozens of my paintings. Still, I kept working on Ruben Brandt themes even after the movie came out. I had the urge to come up with, so to speak, traditional, classic paintings by refining and purifying selected film scenes. Providing extra hints and more depth, these paintings work with the film to knit a unique art crime story.
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Fear and Hope
