Christiaan Lieverse (Galerie Lieverse)

Biography
1971 -

About the artist

Christiaan Lieverse (1971, Utrecht) is a painter and visual artist. ‘Human beings are often my subject matter, mostly only the face. I paint extremely large portraits, which are not about trying to recreate an image, but about transmitting a feeling. I try to appeal to the empathy of the spectators and invite them to look for the story or motive behind the image. To achieve this I leave the emotion unclear, by painting contradictions: pride and consternation, pain and victory, coldness and empathy.’

Originally, Lieverse is a painter, but he doesn't limit himself to a brush and oil paint. He is constantly searching for new techniques to apply to his projects, researching how to work on a theme or idea to the greatest effect. The series of faces ‘Hybrids,’ in contrast to the psychological portraits, is digitally created by assembling photographs from different models. The resulting image is printed on cowhide and then painted. Lieverse had his first solo exhibition in 2000. He has become renowned internationally since 2005. His works are included in the collections of important museums.

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