Hamelink - Please Look at Me
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Bart Hamelink’s original acrylic painting Please Look at Me, created in 2026, in a multicoloured Neo-Expressionist style, measuring 136 cm by 210 cm, hand-signed, depicting pop culture, sold directly by the artist with a certificate of authenticity.
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Description from the seller
Please Look at Me is about the longing to be seen. The two figures occupy the same space, but seem to miss each other by a hair. The texts embedded throughout the work reinforce that feeling of seeking attention, recognition, and connection.
With strong lines, spontaneous brushstrokes, and vivid colors, a tension arises between playfulness and vulnerability. The figures look almost childlike, but carry an adult message: behind every person lies the need to truly be seen.
As is often the case in Bart Hamelink's work, it's not about perfection, but about emotion. About the moments when we seek contact, reveal ourselves, and hope that someone will look back.
Inspiration
In a time when everyone is visible, many people feel, paradoxically, invisible. Please Look at Me embodies that universal longing for attention, understanding, and connection. An expressive and energetic work in which humor, vulnerability, and recognition come together.
Additional information
Original hand-painted work
Acrylic paint and spray paint on canvas
Contemporary figurative / neo-expressionist style
Hand-signed by Bart Hamelink
Includes certificate of authenticity
Unique piece
Photos serve as mood impressions
Shipping
To reduce the chance of transport damage and keep shipping costs as low as possible, the painting is shipped without a stretcher frame and carefully rolled. The canvas can easily be stretched onto a new stretcher frame by a local framing shop or art framer after receipt. This is worldwide the safest and most common shipping method for larger original artworks.
Seller's Story
Hamelink combines contemporary themes with influences from the past and often works in an energetic, expressive style. He draws inspiration from the tradition of artists such as Herman Brood, who was known for his raw, spontaneous approach, as well as Riek van Iersel, who sought a powerful emotional expression in his work.
Hamelink is best known for his paintings and drawings, in which he pushes the boundaries of traditional painting and tackles themes such as identity, culture and social issues. His work can be characterised by a direct, unpolished approach to the medium, which exudes a certain spontaneity and energy. Like Brood and Van Iersel, Hamelink plays with the tension between personal experience and the broader social context, often with a focus on contemporary society.
His style is often raw, unfiltered and full of expression, using powerful colours and dynamic shapes that enhance the urgency of his themes. Bart Hamelink seems to bridge the gap between traditional expressive movements and contemporary art with his work, while at the same time critically reflecting on modern times.
Translated by Google TranslatePlease Look at Me is about the longing to be seen. The two figures occupy the same space, but seem to miss each other by a hair. The texts embedded throughout the work reinforce that feeling of seeking attention, recognition, and connection.
With strong lines, spontaneous brushstrokes, and vivid colors, a tension arises between playfulness and vulnerability. The figures look almost childlike, but carry an adult message: behind every person lies the need to truly be seen.
As is often the case in Bart Hamelink's work, it's not about perfection, but about emotion. About the moments when we seek contact, reveal ourselves, and hope that someone will look back.
Inspiration
In a time when everyone is visible, many people feel, paradoxically, invisible. Please Look at Me embodies that universal longing for attention, understanding, and connection. An expressive and energetic work in which humor, vulnerability, and recognition come together.
Additional information
Original hand-painted work
Acrylic paint and spray paint on canvas
Contemporary figurative / neo-expressionist style
Hand-signed by Bart Hamelink
Includes certificate of authenticity
Unique piece
Photos serve as mood impressions
Shipping
To reduce the chance of transport damage and keep shipping costs as low as possible, the painting is shipped without a stretcher frame and carefully rolled. The canvas can easily be stretched onto a new stretcher frame by a local framing shop or art framer after receipt. This is worldwide the safest and most common shipping method for larger original artworks.
Seller's Story
Hamelink combines contemporary themes with influences from the past and often works in an energetic, expressive style. He draws inspiration from the tradition of artists such as Herman Brood, who was known for his raw, spontaneous approach, as well as Riek van Iersel, who sought a powerful emotional expression in his work.
Hamelink is best known for his paintings and drawings, in which he pushes the boundaries of traditional painting and tackles themes such as identity, culture and social issues. His work can be characterised by a direct, unpolished approach to the medium, which exudes a certain spontaneity and energy. Like Brood and Van Iersel, Hamelink plays with the tension between personal experience and the broader social context, often with a focus on contemporary society.
His style is often raw, unfiltered and full of expression, using powerful colours and dynamic shapes that enhance the urgency of his themes. Bart Hamelink seems to bridge the gap between traditional expressive movements and contemporary art with his work, while at the same time critically reflecting on modern times.
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Artist
Hamelink
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Please Look at Me
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
136 cm
Width
210 cm
Weight
325 g
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Neo-Expressionism
Period
2020+
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