(Sur) Realism at Alliance française

An exhibition of oil paintings titled ‘(Sur) Realism’, by Laurens Gerard will be held at Alliance française de Kandy from June 19 to 28 from 9 am to 6 pm. The opening ceremony will take place on June 18 at 6.30 pm.

Laurens is a Dutch National who was born in Delft, Holland. Frequent visitor to Sri Lanka since 1977 and having become enchanted by the island, he has been living here in recent years.

As a child, Laurens displayed a strong artistic talent but did not pursue any formal art training. He quickly became entrenched in the interior design business for some 35 years, producing hand drawn plans for private clients, one of whom was the US Ambassador in The Hague, Holland. Being handsomely rewarded for his work, he decided to retire and revisit his earlier passion, oil painting.

Laurens works entirely in oil on canvas and in recent months his art work as seen a veritable renaissance, having produced over 20 paintings of various styles in less than eight months.

His painting style is strongly influenced by Salvador Dali and is stimulated by images found within the media. From these he develops his own ideas in an eclectic style, producing a range of fascinating paintings with a wide range of personal appeal.

He has a noticeable preference for painting which depicts the human form, including portraits.

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