Clemens Briels (1946) - Portret

Clemens Briels (born 1946) is a Dutch visual artist. In 1965 he began training at the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven with the aim of becoming an artist. Through various circumstances he ends up in the world of advertising. He rises to a successful art director, but at the age of 46 he decides to become an artist for good.

Meanwhile, his works have been included in several renowned art collections. Clemens Briels was, as the first Dutch artist, elected as Official Olympic Artist for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002.

His work mainly consists of paintings and sculptures. His paintings are characterized by the use of bright colors and a sense of depth achieved by applying relief to the canvas.

Clemens Briels lives in the Dutch fortress town of Heusden, where his "Clemens Briels Art Centre" is also located.

Litho is pasted onto a backing to make it easy to frame.