rob van hoek
”I have been inspired by the landscape for years. Patterns, lines, rhythm, surfaces and colours, a line of trees along the road or lonely tree in a field. The countryside is my greatest source of inspiration. And of course, the horizon and the spectacle above.
It is evident that I do not use a linear perspective in my paintings as standard. Sometimes I do, but often I use a bird's eye view or a flat representation of the space. But these ways of looking are usually combined to create my paintings. This alters the sense of details; in this respect, I feel a lot of kinship with naive painters. I have to say that I am completely opportunistic in this, ultimately the character and composition of the painting are what matters.
After always having worked in my studio in the city, I have immersed himself in the landscape of the Dutch countryside of Achterhoek and the IJssel in recent years. This has had much influence on my landscape imagination, but my way of composing landscapes has not changed. “
-Rob van Hoek
ES
Nacido en 1957 en La Haya, Países Bajos, Rob van Hoek es un artista autodidacta que trabaja profesionalmente desde 1993. Su obra ha sido
expuesta en galerías de los Países Bajos, así como en el Reino Unido, Irlanda, Dinamarca, Austria y Francia, y ha participado en numerosas ferias internacionales de arte. Su trabajo está profundamente influenciado por el paisaje rural, en particular por las líneas, patrones y ritmos del entorno natural. Utiliza una mezcla de perspectivas, desde la vista
aérea hasta representaciones planas, buscando siempre una composición que refleje su visión personal del paisaje.
EN
Born in 1957 in The Hague, The Netherlands, Rob Van Hoek is a self-taught artist who has been working professionally since 1993. His work has been exhibited in galleries across the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, and France, and featured at various international art fairs.
Inspired by the rural landscape, he focuses on patterns, lines, and rhythms found in nature. His paintings often combine bird’s-eye views with flat spatial compositions, reflecting a personal interpretation of the countryside.