Piet van den boog bio

Born in , Piet van den Boogis a Dutch artist living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Van den Boog studied telecommunicaitons at Delft Technical University and painting at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. A full time painter since , van den Boog is influenced by Dutch painters including Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer.
In his current series of paintings, van den Boog &#;evokes an array of emotion in the spectator by allowing him/her to be present in a profoundly intimate setting.

Artist Piet van den Boog Vandenboog Studio Amsterdam

Van den Boog&#;s method of using etching fluids to oxidize the surface of the unfinished black steel creates a deep and weighty aesthetic. Van den Boog reveals his thematic intention through controlling the corrosion of the steel, therefore manifesting the metaphor of the figs&#; demise through his materials. He lays an under-painting in acrylic for quick-drying and a sketchy finish, and then applies a to