I am in love with the joyfulness of these paintings. They are large in real life, and so bright. Colorful, and yet not loud, but peaceful..Amazing to me to read in his biography, that he gave up a successful career in advertising to concentrate fully on his painting..'his first love', but soon after in 1991..
A turbulent year. In January, Ton Schulten exhibits abroad for the first time, in Florence. In October, Ank and Ton Schulten are involved in a serious car accident whilst on holiday in Tenerife. Their friend, Ben Griepink from Ootmarsum, is killed in the accident. This is a turning point in their lives. After a long period of recovery, Ank and Ton manage to pick up the thread of their lives, but it will never be the same again....
The fact that he kept his vision and began creating works with such vibrancy after such a setback so early in his career as an artist..I find that inspiring!
Ton Schulten, a painter from Ootmarsum in the Netherlands, has been creating his distinctive and colourful landscape mosaics since the early 1990’s.
This website shows you his work, and the zest for life and optimism it conveys.The work of Ton Schulten cannot really be described in one word. It has expressionist overtones, yet is in a class of its own. This is what Ton Schulten intended right from the start: he wanted to paint in a style that had not been seen before. He builds up his compositions using broad, vertical bands of colour. Like a child playing with building bricks, the artist Ton Schulten systematically builds his mystical mosaic landscapes which, admittedly, only exist in his mind but are always inspired by the repoussoir landscape of Twente. To him, red is the colour of warmth; green is about nature and its wonderful scents. Yellow and orange stand for joyfulness - the sun! Ton Schulten says: 'I let things happen, things that are impossible but have a fascinating effect. This makes for an ongoing new, creative process'.
This website shows you his work, and the zest for life and optimism it conveys.The work of Ton Schulten cannot really be described in one word. It has expressionist overtones, yet is in a class of its own. This is what Ton Schulten intended right from the start: he wanted to paint in a style that had not been seen before. He builds up his compositions using broad, vertical bands of colour. Like a child playing with building bricks, the artist Ton Schulten systematically builds his mystical mosaic landscapes which, admittedly, only exist in his mind but are always inspired by the repoussoir landscape of Twente. To him, red is the colour of warmth; green is about nature and its wonderful scents. Yellow and orange stand for joyfulness - the sun! Ton Schulten says: 'I let things happen, things that are impossible but have a fascinating effect. This makes for an ongoing new, creative process'.
Oh ja, these seem quite unique. I don't think I've seen anything quite like them before.
ReplyDeleteYes, quite a unique style ... with great use of colour ...
ReplyDeletedidn't know of ton..... thanks for introducifying....
ReplyDeletei dig his colors... i dig what he says... and what he doesn't...
oh.... and i dig his dog, too... hot diggety i do...
ReplyDeleteYes, he found a simple but powerful style. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI think he'd like your current page quote. :)
ReplyDelete...in his paintings or in the vid? ...I do also.. in both actually.
ReplyDeletelol, yes it's a hotdiggety dawg. :)
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