Nescione S

I went to art school in the late 1990's. after which I have been active as a painter Since about five years my painting has been taking a new direction about which I am very enthusiastic. The results of which I like to share with you on Saatchi.

The figures in my work are absorbed in their own world. Often there is a link with science (mathematics, astronomy). They employ strange devices that resemble telescopes, musical instruments, typewriters or binoculars. They seem to investigate their world, diving into it and trying to make sense of it. Not unlike the beholder of the paintings that capture them.
Often they only possess one eye and in that respect almost all of them are cyclops. So, in a sense they are handicapped, but they try to overcome that handicap by using technical aids.
The “one eye only” is also a reference to the flatness of paintings that seems to represent (a) space: in order to see three dimensions one needs both eyes.

The inspiration for my work is mainly formed by distractions from reality. The paintings are based on reproductions of other paintings. Non-heterogeneous elements are arranged next to each other in collages, which are then form the basis for a painting: a kind of "sampling" so to speak. A ...

Education: ArtEZ Academie voor Art & Design, 1994 - 1999

Recent exhibitions (in The Netherlands, unless otherwise indicated) include:

- Galerie Imspa, Ridderkerk, 2019
- Galerie 111, Zürich, Switzerland, 2019
- Galerie Windkracht, Den Helder, 2017
- Galerie Sidac Studio, Leiden, 2016
- Kunstcentret Silkeborg, Denmark, 2016
- BEK Gallery, Apeldoorn, 2015
- Galerie Artacasa, Amsterdam, 2014
- Gallery Bell Arte, Maastricht, 2014
- Galerie Fransactic, Utrecht, 2010