Hamelink - Love Can Make You Blind
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Hamelink, Love Can Make You Blind, original acrylic painting (2026), 128 × 165 cm, multicoloured, neo‑expressionism with a pop culture theme, hand‑signed by the artist, includes certificate of authenticity, one of a kind, shipped rolled without a frame.
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Love Can Make You Blind is a playful and relatable painting about love, longing, and the special way in which feelings can sometimes be stronger than common sense.
Two figures stand beside each other, seemingly different, yet connected. The text at the bottom of the work – "Love can make you blind, and you still love her" – gives the painting a humorous layer, but at the same time touches on something many people recognize. Sometimes you see all the idiosyncrasies, flaws, or red flags, and yet love remains.
The vivid colors, the large eyes, and the naive visual language create a lighthearted appearance, while the message is surprisingly honest and human. This results in a beautiful balance between humor and vulnerability.
Inspiration
This work is about the crazy things love can do to people. About not always being able to logically explain why someone affects you. About infatuation, loyalty, longing, and sometimes a bit of stubbornness.
With influences from neo-expressionism, street art, and outsider art, the painting tells a story that feels both personal and universal. Everyone has loved someone at some point whom others wondered, "Why, really?" And it is precisely there that the humor and the truth of this work lie.
Extra information
Original handmade painting
Acrylic on canvas
Neo-expressionist / contemporary style
Signed by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Unique work (one of a kind)
Photos serve as mood impressions
Shipping
To minimize the risk of transport damage and keep shipping costs down, the work is carefully shipped rolled without a stretcher frame.
Shipped rolled (without frame)
Lower risk of transport damage
Lower shipping costs
Easy to have stretched locally by a framer
Closing
Love Can Make You Blind is a work that makes people smile—and think for a moment as well. A combination of humor, recognition, and emotion that shows that love does not always have to be logical to be real.
By the way, this is exactly the kind of Hamelink painting that people find funny at first and only then truly understand. That makes it strong.
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 TranslateLove Can Make You Blind is a playful and relatable painting about love, longing, and the special way in which feelings can sometimes be stronger than common sense.
Two figures stand beside each other, seemingly different, yet connected. The text at the bottom of the work – "Love can make you blind, and you still love her" – gives the painting a humorous layer, but at the same time touches on something many people recognize. Sometimes you see all the idiosyncrasies, flaws, or red flags, and yet love remains.
The vivid colors, the large eyes, and the naive visual language create a lighthearted appearance, while the message is surprisingly honest and human. This results in a beautiful balance between humor and vulnerability.
Inspiration
This work is about the crazy things love can do to people. About not always being able to logically explain why someone affects you. About infatuation, loyalty, longing, and sometimes a bit of stubbornness.
With influences from neo-expressionism, street art, and outsider art, the painting tells a story that feels both personal and universal. Everyone has loved someone at some point whom others wondered, "Why, really?" And it is precisely there that the humor and the truth of this work lie.
Extra information
Original handmade painting
Acrylic on canvas
Neo-expressionist / contemporary style
Signed by the artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
Unique work (one of a kind)
Photos serve as mood impressions
Shipping
To minimize the risk of transport damage and keep shipping costs down, the work is carefully shipped rolled without a stretcher frame.
Shipped rolled (without frame)
Lower risk of transport damage
Lower shipping costs
Easy to have stretched locally by a framer
Closing
Love Can Make You Blind is a work that makes people smile—and think for a moment as well. A combination of humor, recognition, and emotion that shows that love does not always have to be logical to be real.
By the way, this is exactly the kind of Hamelink painting that people find funny at first and only then truly understand. That makes it strong.
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
Love Can Make You Blind
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
128 cm
Width
165 cm
Weight
325 g
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Neo-Expressionism
Period
2020+
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