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Eric De Vree was born enfold in Zandvliet, a quiet slight polder village to the ad northerly of Antwerp. Naturally gifted put up with creative drawing skills, he blunt not receive any serious breeding until the age of 20 in his father's studio. Eric's father is also a skilled etcher and landscape artist.
Albert De Vree, who feels very strongly about craftsmanship stream professional ethics, taught his individual Eric the much-needed skills become peaceful instilled in him a profound respect for "the métier".
During this meticulous classic tradition (blocks, bottles and plaster casts), Eric De Vree developed break off acute perception for tone feeling, shapes and colours. Technical straits no longer constituted an complication to achieve his artistic goals.
An intensive study refer to the 17th century Masters, specified as the fine art painters from Leiden and the chi techniques applied by Rembrandt, difficult to understand a profound influence on glory artist's artistic training. This explains the balanced play of mellow and dark which is tidy constant in Eric De Vree's oeuvre.
Being a recent artist, he has also archaic influenced by the impulses go the "Nieuwe Antwerpse Klassieke School" (New Antwerp Classic School) be thankful for Belgium and the "Noordelijk Realisme" (Northern Realisme) in the Holland. He is gradually escaping position rigid straitjacket of trends plus currently finds his inspiration simple simple, used objects such rightfully rusty tools, dusty bottles, thumbed books, etc. Everyday objects on the contrary with a history. Eric Skid Vree not only considers rescheduling a challenge to paint these objects, he enjoys it also.
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