Peter Keizer - Mega large (140x190cm!) oil on canvas "the Dutch lion" - Sold

• Monumental (140x190cm) oil painting "the Dutch Lion" painted in 1991 by the versatile Amsterdam visual artist Peter Keizer (1961-) on canvas. Signed and dated lower left and on the back of the canvas. The painting is in very good condition, not framed.

Peter Keizer draws inspiration for his work from his wonder. He looks around him and experiences the things he sees every day as new, as if he is perceiving them for the first time. Objects such as a chimney, chair or billiard table are in his eyes animated with life. On canvas he expresses this appreciation for the obvious, with the palette knife as his favourite instrument for this work. With this he cements the paint in a process of applying and removing into layers in which many colour nuances provide a dominant tone, for example the colour green or blue. Typical of his paintings is his coarse touch.
Painting was instilled in him from an early age. His father, Jerry Keizer, also practiced painting. But for a number of years now, Peter has shown that the language he speaks in his paintings also lends itself perfectly to a conversion into the idiom of sculpture. Keizer's sculptures are made of glazed ceramic. They are hollow and have a rough exterior, which reminds us of the rough touch of the paintings. Body parts and dogs are everyday subjects, and therefore Keizer's favourite objects to make special as sculpture.
The artist has a lot to say. For example, that beauty has different faces. Or that a mattress can be a beautiful thing, but also has to do with human actions. Keizer makes it clear that reality, including that of art, is life itself; his expressive realism radiates with zest for life.

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