Adventurous Magic

The works by Bas Nijenhuis are determined by two aspects: a great fascination for painting technique itself and at the same time the content. The latter is mostly about the qualities of light.

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Life and ‘animation’ are searched for in the subject: images with a psychological side, intimate and subdued. Oftentimes humans, children or objects.

These are all portraits as it were: portraits of an inner world. Both of the subject as of the painter. A meditation on life and all aspects.

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The technical side is a great motivator too. To find out what paint can do. In his works the enjoyment in experimenting with these is noticeable.

That streaks of paint and color -in essence very abstract- can form a reality and marvel on their own is for him the true magic of painting.