Chris Berens Artist
Chris Berens
By Andrea Moratinos
Chris Berens is a Dutch artist born in 1976 in Oss,
Netherlands, near the historic town of 's-Hertogenbosch, the birthplace of Hieronymous Bosch, a factor that would feature in his artistic development.
Biography
From an early age, he was immersed in his own inner world, a luminous realm inhabited by enigmatic characters and menageries of strange, compelling creatures. He studied illustration at the Academy of Art and Design in Den Bosch, graduating in 1999.
While he takes inspiration from the quality of light in the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, his themes lie more within the realms of surrealism and visionary art than traditional painting.
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All paintings are 180 grams A4 inkjet paper sheets, hand painted on with mainly drawing inks. Also used: bistre and graphite. The paper consists of 3 layers: an emulsion, a plastic coating and a paper under layer. The emulsion swells up when in contact with the inks and will slowly dry up. This process is repeated with each thin layer of ink that is added.
The plastic coating has a fine grid in which the dried up inks and emulsion will set. Inks and emulsion can be manipulated into the grid.
The painted area of the sheets are covered with a thin layer of several types of coating varnish.
The paper part of the sheet is separated from and
(partially) washed off the plastic layer.
The back of the plastic sheet is painted with white ink. Parts opaque, parts transparent and parts left untouched. Elements of the sheet are selected, cut and mounted on wooden panel with bookbinder's glue.
Technique s Untitled
(the lost painting) 65” x 58”
2014
Tryst. 2013
52” x 33”
Nexus.
65”2012
x 58”
Catch a
Tidal
Wave.
2011
63” x 63”
Totem. 2010
18” x 18”
The New
One. 2009
17” x 20”
THANK
YOU
By Andrea Moratinos
Chris Berens is a Dutch artist born in 1976 in Oss,
Netherlands, near the historic town of 's-Hertogenbosch, the birthplace of Hieronymous Bosch, a factor that would feature in his artistic development.
Biography
From an early age, he was immersed in his own inner world, a luminous realm inhabited by enigmatic characters and menageries of strange, compelling creatures. He studied illustration at the Academy of Art and Design in Den Bosch, graduating in 1999.
While he takes inspiration from the quality of light in the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, his themes lie more within the realms of surrealism and visionary art than traditional painting.
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All paintings are 180 grams A4 inkjet paper sheets, hand painted on with mainly drawing inks. Also used: bistre and graphite. The paper consists of 3 layers: an emulsion, a plastic coating and a paper under layer. The emulsion swells up when in contact with the inks and will slowly dry up. This process is repeated with each thin layer of ink that is added.
The plastic coating has a fine grid in which the dried up inks and emulsion will set. Inks and emulsion can be manipulated into the grid.
The painted area of the sheets are covered with a thin layer of several types of coating varnish.
The paper part of the sheet is separated from and
(partially) washed off the plastic layer.
The back of the plastic sheet is painted with white ink. Parts opaque, parts transparent and parts left untouched. Elements of the sheet are selected, cut and mounted on wooden panel with bookbinder's glue.
Technique s Untitled
(the lost painting) 65” x 58”
2014
Tryst. 2013
52” x 33”
Nexus.
65”2012
x 58”
Catch a
Tidal
Wave.
2011
63” x 63”
Totem. 2010
18” x 18”
The New
One. 2009
17” x 20”
THANK
YOU