Soren Nellemann

I just graduated and was selected among the 31 best art graduates in Holland 2019 as a young talent (SBK Gallery). So my talent is raw and young, but I was born in Denmark in 1963 (ironically my mother's midwife was Madame Gauguin great-grand daughter of Gaugain, so how is that for a John Irving beginning). I drew and painted from very early on. In my younger years I made many comic strips/books and drew whatever I saw. Over the years I acquired further technical skills in Copenhagen, Paris and Washington D.C., but never received any formal training. I have lived in Paris, Dominican Republic, Washington D.C., Jakarta and now Moscow. Being a painter and writer is a direct step into the imaginary world and images wherever they come from and wherever the inspiration grows. For me it creeps through cracks and crevices everywhere. Art has a quality and should be made with quality like any craft, but it is ultimately a subjective and personal matter if you like it or not - and I don't judge others. I paint what I like - not for any specific market. My style and inspiration is most often found in the bizarre, abstract and beauty. I find beauty in every person and face I paint. My inspiration then jumps to the absurd, bizarre, dark and h...

Graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts Hague (KABK) 2019. Courses from Corcoran Art School. Exhibitions in Washington DC, Jakarta and Moscow and currently in Amsterdam

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