Bart Hamelink - What We Hide
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Bart Hamelink, What We Hide, a 2025 acrylic painting in multiple colours, 128 cm high by 215 cm wide, original edition, hand-signed, in excellent condition, sold directly by the artist and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
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What We Hide is a large and expressive work by Hamelink, centered around four figures — each with a different face, a different pose, and their own way of showing the world something other than what truly lives within them.
A black silhouette also appears among the colorful characters, as if representing the invisible layer we all carry within. Together, the four figures create a scene that appears humorous, but beneath the surface reveals something much more human: that we all keep a part of ourselves hidden.
The text "What is real is rarely in the faces we show" underscores this message. The work is about masks, roles, insecurities, and the distance between who we are and who we appear to be. What is real often lies behind that first layer—behind the face others see.
With its bright colors, raw lines, and spontaneous energy, this painting fits perfectly within the Contemporary Neo-Expressionism Hamelink is known for: direct, emotional, playful, and confrontational at the same time. A work that makes people smile and reflect.
Important information for buyers
The photos are atmospheric images that show what the work looks like when it is hung stretched.
The canvas is shipped without a stretcher frame, carefully rolled in a sturdy tube for safe transport and lower costs.
Easy to re-stretch after receipt at any frame maker.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Follow my work
Instagram: @hamelink.art.bart
Website: www.barthamelink.com
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 TranslateWhat We Hide is a large and expressive work by Hamelink, centered around four figures — each with a different face, a different pose, and their own way of showing the world something other than what truly lives within them.
A black silhouette also appears among the colorful characters, as if representing the invisible layer we all carry within. Together, the four figures create a scene that appears humorous, but beneath the surface reveals something much more human: that we all keep a part of ourselves hidden.
The text "What is real is rarely in the faces we show" underscores this message. The work is about masks, roles, insecurities, and the distance between who we are and who we appear to be. What is real often lies behind that first layer—behind the face others see.
With its bright colors, raw lines, and spontaneous energy, this painting fits perfectly within the Contemporary Neo-Expressionism Hamelink is known for: direct, emotional, playful, and confrontational at the same time. A work that makes people smile and reflect.
Important information for buyers
The photos are atmospheric images that show what the work looks like when it is hung stretched.
The canvas is shipped without a stretcher frame, carefully rolled in a sturdy tube for safe transport and lower costs.
Easy to re-stretch after receipt at any frame maker.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Follow my work
Instagram: @hamelink.art.bart
Website: www.barthamelink.com
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
Bart Hamelink
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
What We Hide
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Netherlands
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
128 cm
Width
215 cm
Weight
350 g
Depiction/Theme
Pop Culture
Style
Neo-Expressionism
Period
2020+
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