Biography Walt van Hulst

Walt Van Hulst (1972) tries to express his emotions and experiences in his work. Since he is not much of a talker, he had to find a way to express his feelings. This is how he handles his emotions. Mostly, when he experiences a certain emotion, he writes it down as a title of the painting. At the same time, he sees this emotion as an image in his head. Then he tries to draw this image as a draft. This is where the actual painting will be based upon.

However, sometimes he sees the image which represents an earlier emotion first. Then he knows what title belongs to the painting. Other people are not aware of the emotions behind the paintings, and often he is the only one who knows the meaning of a certain painting.

But he thinks this is what makes his art so fascinating. You can have a look at all angles to discover the emotions of the artist! He made a few paintings, but then he thought he should add more to it, apart from the image.

In his opinion, modern art is too static and contains too less excitement. You always see a frame hanging to the wall. So the thought arose: “What if I turn the paintings around?” That is how he came to the idea of turning art. In this way you will have four different images in one painting. Another advantage is of course that the painting will never be upside down.