Sylvia Claessen, Other Dimensions, 2023

oil on canvas, 50 cm x 70 cm

Sylwia Claessen began her painting education by studying with Freddy Sluyser herself. It is to her that she owes the basis of her artistic technique. Then she went to Jomard Dirka, a specialist in portrait painting, impasto and chiaroscuro. She also drew on the knowledge of Polish painters such as Andrzej Sajewski, who enabled her to deepen her knowledge of oil technique and lasering used by the old masters. As twiredzi, she owes a lot to Omar Otriz, who gave exceptionally comprehensive lectures on hyperrealism, in which she actively participated concerning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vg0WLgzp78) Since Sylwia is a resident of the Netherlands, she exhibited her paintings in 2016 - 2020 mainly in: Wijchen, Uden, Nijmegen, or Persingen, but she also had the opportunity to participate in the International Paiting Symposium in Thessaloniki, Greece. Now she wants to reach an audience in her home country....