The Dutch painter Evert Thielen (*1954) is a master of realistic painting. With painted details
of particular beauty he carries viewers off to his artistic cosmos. He creates several levels
of reality connects them in the picture and embeds them in a compositional artistic schema
whereby his painting style and way of working call to mind the golden age of Dutch painting.
His choice of motifs and type of composition however enable him to translate them into a
contemporary artistic language. The new publication presents a compilation of the best works
from the painter's oeuvre so far for the first time. Numerous photos of details are combined
with a text that takes an in-depth look at Thielen's aesthetic theories and underlying
philosophy.
