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Hans Mertens
53, Male
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Profile Information
- Website
- http://www.hansmertens.nl
- Relationship status
- in a relationship
- College / University
- HKLS Sittard arts-graduated
- Program
- All kinds of art
- Graduation
- 17 September 1991
- Member type
- Artist
- If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?
- Painting
- I am...
- I am an expressionistic painter for 21 years.
I am 52 years old now and I was born on 14-12-1955
- About my artwork
- Since 1987: Expressionist
Hans Mertens was born a natural artist. As a child he always drew in a silent corner of the room and at primary school he drew heroes like Batman when asked by his friends, which was quite often. Later on he developed his skills at the school of arts in the Netherlands. He graduated in 1991. In the following 5/6 years he took art-classes in which he developed different ways of painting.
His work breathes the atmosphere of frescos. He literally layers his paintings with mysteries based on age old legends. The invisible tales of classic mythology are shrouded behind the visible. His work reveals a world that has more and greater dimensions than ours.
While keeping the tradition of the mystery alive, his work is both classic and modern. This combination stimulates the fantasy of the beholder. Themes that are repeatedly found in his work are: spiritual subjects, mythology and classic tales woven with poetry. His emotions are captured in his paintings and they often radiate a mysterious atmosphere.
From 2005 onwards he paints mainly abstracts. As medium he uses acrylic on panel. His work is characterized by colourful compositions, strong colours and interaction between light and dark.
On the 17th of December 2006 he founded "The Ferrara-collective" which resulted in a collaboration between more than 25 international artists all over the world.
In 2008 he became the first international artist who was selected to print his paintings on silk in collaboration with www.customposterworks.com in Orlando Florida.
Hans Mertens also paints by assignment.
- Artists I like
- Monet, Redon , Rossetti, Klimt
- Interests
- Music
- What exhibitions are good at the moment?
- Exhibitions at Ferrara curated by Paola Trevisan
- The centre of the artworld is
- another city
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A hug from Bahía Blanca - ARgentina.
Aníbal Nazzaro
Some news I got for "The strength of all".
Dear Hans, thank you very much for info,
>congratulations, Ferrara is nice artplace, and
>Italians good artfriends, I have been in June in
>Open Art Aurum Taormina, look at google, perhaps
>they are doing also again exhibition, you contact
>Them , if you are interested.
New websites: http://www.fundacion.telefonica.com/at/vida/telefonica-05-en.shtml.
http://www.location1.org/about
Control everything first dear friends; I'm the messenger from the news I receive.
Might you have some important news for artists, send it to
hansmertens@versatel.nl.
Best regards from Holland,
Hans
www.hansmertens.nl
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I just received this news for "The strength of all"
Now it might be
>interesting for EU members also to take part in
>www.artgala.eu It is not free, some registration
>fees and for each picture also something. But: In
>each 'Kunst aktuell' journal pictures of members
>of artgala are published, the journal is read in
>Ger Suisse. Austria and has a high editionnumber,
>it lies in museums and other important places,
>editor is Prof Ziese who is a good art historian
>and also artist himself. Also members get offer to
>show their works in castle Schlossgalerie
>Altranstädt/Leipzig. In free internet galeries
>there are thousands of artists, which is also very
>interesting- I would not know about you- in the
>ones one pays a small fee are less but this
>artgala is a good adress.
Take care and all the best from Holland,
Hans
www.hansmertens.nl
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for information message.
we are here in Jordan preparing for International
arts activitys, it is early to tell but I will tell you about that when we finish preparing.
Carmen
Graag gedaan, deze uitnodiging; ik geloof ook dat dit een goede site is.
Betekent dit , dat je lid wordt van mijn nieuwe group "The strength of all"?
Er zijn inmiddels 15 leden.
Het principe is heel eenvoudig; alles is gratis en alle artiesten delen hun contacten , zodat het een groot netwerk van goede contacten in de kunstwereld wordt.
Te denken valt aan goede galerieën ( niet te duur, gratis websites etcetera)
Graag je reactie..
Vriendelijke groeten uit Roermond,
Hans
www.hansmertens.nl
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