Rembrandt in plastic, - Tjalf Sparnaay
In Tjalf Sparnaay's oil painting and this limited edition art print, Rembrandt in plastic, many characteristics and themes of Sparnaay's art come together in one image. The painter made this image after a souvenir he bought at a museum.
In his oil paintings he takes objects out of their daily context and places them in a classical artistic composition. Tjalf Sparnaay says: "It is my intention to give trivial and mundane items a soul and a renewed presence. My paintings are meant to let the viewer experience reality anew. To rediscover the essence and the beauty of objects that have become so common. I call it: "the beauty of the ordinary".
Tjalf Sparnaay paints in the rich 17th century tradition of the Dutch masters. A lot of care goes into the preparation of his canvases and choice of oils and pigments. His careful, traditional painting technique reinforces the timelessness of his subjects and artworks. This is also very much the case in the painting Fries. The light reminds of us Rembrandt, a painter admired by Sparnaay, and the detailed depiction of ordinary life recalls Vermeer. Fries is a genre piece of our contemporary consumer society.
Tjalf Sparnaay is one of the leading artists in the style of Mega Realism, part of the contemporary global art movement of Hyper Realism. Where photography ends, Sparnaay's art begins. His paintings are sold worldwide by various leading art galleries. The limited-edition giclee prints as offered by Salome Art Venture have been created with Sparnaay so that his art can exist more broadly and be enjoyed by a bigger audience.
In his oil paintings he takes objects out of their daily context and places them in a classical artistic composition. Tjalf Sparnaay says: "It is my intention to give trivial and mundane items a soul and a renewed presence. My paintings are meant to let the viewer experience reality anew. To rediscover the essence and the beauty of objects that have become so common. I call it: "the beauty of the ordinary".
Tjalf Sparnaay paints in the rich 17th century tradition of the Dutch masters. A lot of care goes into the preparation of his canvases and choice of oils and pigments. His careful, traditional painting technique reinforces the timelessness of his subjects and artworks. This is also very much the case in the painting Fries. The light reminds of us Rembrandt, a painter admired by Sparnaay, and the detailed depiction of ordinary life recalls Vermeer. Fries is a genre piece of our contemporary consumer society.
Tjalf Sparnaay is one of the leading artists in the style of Mega Realism, part of the contemporary global art movement of Hyper Realism. Where photography ends, Sparnaay's art begins. His paintings are sold worldwide by various leading art galleries. The limited-edition giclee prints as offered by Salome Art Venture have been created with Sparnaay so that his art can exist more broadly and be enjoyed by a bigger audience.
More about Tjalf Sparnaay
The artist and painter Tjalf Sparnaay (The Netherlands, 1954) lives and works in the Dutch town Hilversum. He is a self-taught artist. The artist Tjalf Sparnaay has been working on his impressive oeuvre of paintings since 1987, constantly seeking new images that have never been painted before.In his paintings Sparnaay makes us see ordinary things that are dear to us in a different light. His technique reflects the seventeenth century Dutch masters, but his subjects are very contemporary and include foodstuffs and objects that are quintessentially Dutch.
Tjalf Sparnaay has been influenced by the work of Vermeer, Rembrandt, Ralph Goings and Charles Bell. He is internationally considered to be one of the most important contemporary painters working in a style called Mega of Hyper Realism and his paintings and limited-edition prints continue to grow in popularity with art collectors and enthusiasts.
