From the smallest details expressed in the cracked facades of a multi-story building, the Dutch artist collin van der Sluijs expresses the "Personal pleasures and struggles in daily life". Working without sketches or notes, the artist immerses himself in each work of art with paintings in aerosol, acrylics y ink, and his ideas take hold, the images emerge slowly. Topics from the natural world, such as the cycle of life, representations of various species of birds, and human and animal psychology are frequently examined.
Colin van der Sluijs was the last time to Chicago, where he completed a huge mural for the Wabash Arts Corridor, depicting two endangered Illinois birds, amidst an explosion of flowers. He also opened his first solo exhibition in the US titled "Luctor Et Emergo", which offers a wide range of paintings and drawings.
A bit of his biography: At the age of 12 he attended school to study traditional painting in Goes, the Netherlands, where he studied ancient painting techniques and theory. In 1996 he graduated and was accepted at St.Lucas in Boxtel, the Netherlands. He graduated in 2000 from 'art-academy St. Joost in Breda', Holland. He studied illustration for 4 years. After graduation from the art academy- de St.joost moved to the south of the Netherlands, where he lives and works on exhibitions and projects.
His work can be described as personal pleasures and struggles in daily life. Collin van der Sluijs' work has been published in magazines, books, and is displayed in galleries and project spaces, or on the walls of the Netherlands, Germany, France, England, Belgium, USA, Luxembourg, Italy, UK , Spain. Here is a gallery with his impressive works.
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