interview: Jurriaan Van Hall

In 1995, Jurriaan said goodbye to his computer and started painting again. He developped a new style, sort of influenced by the computer. He started painting his models in small dots of paint, like a computer screen is built up of digital dots.

"When I started painting again, I sometimes got very emotional, at first I even cried, because I sensed a indefinable bond between myself and my work. It is not easy for me to explain my exact feelings but it sort of felt like a recognition; I "saw" myself in my paintings through the movement of my hand painting it.

Painting, I believe, is the most personal thing one can do". Mostly, Jurriaan uses "people" as his subject; he paints after his wife, himself, his sons, friends. Jurriaan is very interested in people and in life itself. "For me, a painting is a praise to life....."
Gallery of Jurriaan Van Hall
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