SWAIN HOOGERVORST

SWAIN HOOGERVORST, Flowers at the Old Age Home I

Oil on canvas, 59 x 46 cm

‘My paintings draw their inspiration from a photographic starting point. My intention though is not to recreate a photograph, but rather to allude to what is referenced. My work deals a lot with memory and the recollection of time and events or encounters passed. I try to paint in a way that evokes the unreliability of memory but also the dream-like feeling we give it, especially if that memory is positive. Hence I paint in a way that is vague or potentially non-descriptive but which leaves visual cues as to what may or may not be there.’
- Swain Hoogervorst, 2024

SWAIN HOOGERVORST, Flowers at the Old Age Home IV

Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm

‘My paintings draw their inspiration from a photographic starting point. My intention though is not to recreate a photograph, but rather to allude to what is referenced. My work deals a lot with memory and the recollection of time and events or encounters passed. I try to paint in a way that evokes the unreliability of memory but also the dream-like feeling we give it, especially if that memory is positive. Hence I paint in a way that is vague or potentially non-descriptive but which leaves visual cues as to what may or may not be there.’
- Swain Hoogervorst, 2024

SWAIN HOOGERVORST, Flowers in the Window III

Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm

‘My paintings draw their inspiration from a photographic starting point. My intention though is not to recreate a photograph, but rather to allude to what is referenced. My work deals a lot with memory and the recollection of time and events or encounters passed. I try to paint in a way that evokes the unreliability of memory but also the dream-like feeling we give it, especially if that memory is positive. Hence I paint in a way that is vague or potentially non-descriptive but which leaves visual cues as to what may or may not be there.’
- Swain Hoogervorst, 2024

SWAIN HOOGERVORST, Glass half full

Oil on belgium linen, 27 x 24 cm