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Artist Statement:
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM LOST
STORIES - THE ART OF VAN
RENSELAR
Van Renselar grew up in South
Wales, moving to Little Venice
in his teens then on to
Bromley, where he now lives
and works.
As a contemporary abstract
artist Van Renselar is more
concerned with form and colour
as an alternative to subject
matter. It is not his aim to
represent our surroundings or
any particular object, he
takes ideas from experiences
which are visual, cerebral and
emotional in nature. His
inspiration can as easily be
sparked by lines from a song
as by an emotional event.
Colour is equally as important
as the general design and Van
Renselar will spend a lot of
time perfecting the tone of a
particular colour, his primary
objectives being to establish
harmony both in terms of
composition and the use of
colour. Across the range of
pictures there is no defining
key of symbols - there is no
‘language’ for the viewer to
learn, each picture
establishes itself on its own
visual merits and the viewer’s
interest.
As Van Renselar says, "I want
to make pictures which involve
and intrigue the viewer. I
take ideas from around and
within me, using intuition and
imagination ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Van Renselar has recently
shown work at:
The Inspired Art Fair, Brick
Lane
On The Wall Art Fair, London
Olympia
The Brighton Art Fair
Arndean Gallery, Cork Street,
W1
White Space Gallery, Greenwich
Gallery Kaleidoscope, NW3
The Railway, Tulse Hill (Solo)
Brighton Artists Gallery
(Solo)
Art Basel (Miami)
Broadway Gallery, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Van Renselar Online gallery
at:
http://www.van-renselar.com...
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Artist Reviews:
Art&Prose
NY Arts
China Arts Magazine
Art Fairs International
Absolute magazine
Picture Business
Insight
Good Housekeeping ...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Van Renselar has recently
completed a commission for 3
large (1.5m x 1.5m) paintings
for the reception area of the
480 room City Inn Hotel,
Westminster.
Van Renselar has also
undertaken 3 personal portrait
commissions in the last 2
years...
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Van Renselar Biography:
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Age
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51
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| Gender |
not provided
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Reading, Art |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Collage
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Dutch School - (1600 - 1670)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Vermeer
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| Favorite Work of Art |
The Artist's Studio, Vermeer
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Joan Miro |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
not provided |
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ILLUSTRATIONS FROM LOST STORIES - THE ART OF VAN RENSELAR
Van Renselar grew up in South Wales, moving to Little Venice in his teens then on to Bromley, where he now lives and works.
As a contemporary abstract artist Van Renselar is more concerned with form and colour as an alternative to subject matter. It is not his aim to represent our surroundings or any particular object, he takes ideas from experiences which are visual, cerebral and emotional in nature. His inspiration can as easily be sparked by lines from a song as by an emotional event.
Colour is equally as important as the general design and Van Renselar will spend a lot of time perfecting the tone of a particular colour, his primary objectives being to establish harmony both in terms of composition and the use of colour. Across the range of pictures there is no defining key of symbols - there is no ‘language’ for the viewer to learn, each picture establishes itself on its own visual merits and the viewer’s interest.
As Van Renselar says, "I want to make pictures which involve and intrigue the viewer. I take ideas from around and within me, using intuition and imagination to create a new context. Much of my work stems from my subconscious, where I see actions, events and ideas as particular shapes and colours. It took me a long time to fully realise that not everyone translated the world in this way.”
Van Renselar describes himself as an abstract artist, yet his paintings sometimes utilise figurative elements - he explains: "These are spontaneous symbols, they are just things that occur to me when making the particular picture, hence their meaning can differ from picture to picture. They seldom have any meaning related to what they actually resemble. I don’t want my pictures to be understood - to me, deconstructing a picture would be like dividing a poem into its single words.
VAN RENSELAR HAS RECENTLY SHOWN WORK AT:
The Innovative Art Fair, Brick Lane
On The Wall Art Fair, London Olympia
The Brighton Art Fair
Arndean Gallery, Cork Street, W1
White Space Gallery, Greenwich
Gallery Kaleidoscope, NW3
The Railway, Tulse Hill (Solo)
Brighton Artists Gallery (Solo)
Art Basel (Miami)
Broadway Gallery, Broadway, New York, USA
The Peacock Gallery
The Light Gallery, London W2
Globe Gallery, Weybridge
VAN RENSELAR’s WORK HAS FEATURED IN….
Art&Prose
NY Arts
China Arts Magazine
Art Fairs International
Absolute magazine
Picture Business
Insight
Good Housekeeping
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