Work.
Actually, the works are ‘unmannered’ representations. Typically people don’t let themself go to the outside world like that. Sometimes the characters seem delivered to an uncertain fate, waiting in resignation. They are actually no more than anonymous figures, characters without real traits.
Common to his works is an emotional resonance that somewhat derails the mind. Often passive bodies and a sense of alienation. The half-full richness of some paintings contrasts with the emptiness. That emptiness is the denial of the existence of fixed values and meanings, the acceptance that everything can turn into its opposite.
His work nervously jumps from one interpretation to another. His brushstroke is powerful, energetic, fitting with his somewhat impatient nature. Oscar paints only when he is highly motivated, in utmost concentration, in silence. Often isolated in thought. He calls it off-grid. In the nothingness, in the emptiness. Technically, his paintings are somewhat under pressure due to the intuitive painting. The head vs feeling, feeling vs technique.
Intersections and relevance.
Oscars work is grounded in social and societal contexts, drawing connections to the practices of Nico Frijda. Additionally, it engages with the realm of psychopathology.
Art?
Oscar does not consider his work as art in the traditional sense. While it is indeed a deliberate creation imbued with significance, he does not perceive it as overly artistic, exceptionally skillful, or extraordinarily visionary, nor does he consider it to achieve a sense of ultimate perfection. To him, these creations are simply paintings. But perhaps he's not fully appreciating the value of his own work...
Os. With a yell Oscar emerged into the world in 1966. To family, friends, and acquaintances, he is affectionately known as 'Os' and is now a dedicated full-time painter. He resides and works in the Rotterdam region of the Netherlands. After stepping away from a successful career as creative director in design, he turned his attention to developing a personal style in painting, and reinventing that style time by time. In a sense, he is largely self-taught. Oscar received his education at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, where he completed his studies in graphic design in 1993.
