Kees Bruin: Visions of the Real

Discover the compelling artistry of Kees Bruin in 'Visions of the Real', a stunning hardback showcasing over five decades of visionary realism. This exquisite collection features captivating works that blend photo-realism, super-realism, and Bruin's unique interpretation of 'visionary-realism'. Each piece transports viewers into expansive panoramic landscapes infused with rich cultural tales of surfing and skateboarding, all while reflecting profound human experiences such as spirituality, beauty, and the complexities of existence. With 192 pages of striking imagery, this publication also revisits the masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age, reimagined through a contemporary lens. Enthusiasts of New Zealand realism and collectors will appreciate the powerful symbolism embedded in each portrayal, from detailed still lifes to evocative portraits that spark emotional connections. Published by Quentin Wilson Publishing, this beautifully bound hardback (dimensions 300 x 300 mm) is perfect for art lovers and serves as an inspirational centerpiece for any collection. Immerse yourself in Kees Bruin's world, where art becomes a gateway to explore timeless themes like life, death, and everything in between. Enhance your home library or gift it to a fellow art admirer today!

Authors: John C Stringer, Kees Bruin Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 300 x 300 mm
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12-10-2021

Two years after graduating, Kees Bruin was exhibiting alongside Leo Bensemann, Don Binney, Doris Lusk, Trevor Moffitt, Peter Siddell, Olivia Spencer-Bower, Grahame Sydney, Robin White, and Brent Wong. For more than five decades of dedicated painterly practice and exhibition, Kees Bruin has established a unique visionary identity within the framework of New Zealand realism that is enthusiastically commissioned and collected internationally. His three overlapping categories: photo-realism, super-realism and what he terms “visionary-realism,” sprung from a personal search for all things truth hence his clever use of symbol, have gifted us exquisite panoramic landscapes, expressions of cultural pursuits such as surfing and skateboarding often imbued with metaphor, single and group portraits, reinterpretations of masters, especially the Dutch Golden Age, elaborated ‘still-lifes’ and works that explore elements of western Judaeo-Christian histories combined with contemporaneous fashions, settings and views to and from the earth. This personal genre launches us as art viewers into emotional odysseys of timeless human concern: Spirituality, the universe, beauty, truth, life and death, sex, betrayal, vanity and loss, as well as using paint to express beauty for its own sake.