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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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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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Reviews for Van Renselar:
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Art&Prose
NY Arts
China Arts Magazine
Art Fairs International
Absolute magazine
Picture Business
Insight
Good Housekeeping
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