Tom Kraanen (b. 1990) is an autodidactic visual artist focussing primarily on painting. Having started off painting surrealistic portraits using shadows, his portraits became more and more realistic over time.
Finding human faces too definitive and restrictive, he now explores the visual language of abstract composition, texture and shapes.
In his current work Kraanen visualises the associative, non-linear way he processes and interprets (visual) information. Painting as intuitive and autonomously as possible, the results are pleasantly disharmonious works that connect the viewer to something they might know is happening subconsciously, but rarely get to see.
Besides creating his own work Kraanen has also been commissioned by Diesel, Gemeente Rotterdam, Vogue, Supperclub Amsterdam and others to provide his recognisable style to their brand or product.
For inquiries please contact hoi@tomkraanen.nl
Represented by Josilda da Conceição Gallery
E X H I B I T I O N S
U P C O M I N G
This Art Fair, Amsterdam, July 2022
Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, May 2022
P R E V I O U S
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2022 (group)
Doklaan, Rotterdam, 2021 (duo)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2021 (duo)
Big Art, Zaandam, 2020 (group)
Bliksem, Rotterdam, 2020 (group)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2020 (group)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2019 (group)
Klaproos, Amsterdam, 2019 (solo)
Croos, Rotterdam, 2018-2019 (solo)
Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, 2018 (group)
MONK, Rotterdam, 2018 (solo)
Black Gold, Amsterdam, 2017 (solo)
De Goudfazant, Amsterdam, 2017 (solo)
Finding human faces too definitive and restrictive, he now explores the visual language of abstract composition, texture and shapes.
In his current work Kraanen visualises the associative, non-linear way he processes and interprets (visual) information. Painting as intuitive and autonomously as possible, the results are pleasantly disharmonious works that connect the viewer to something they might know is happening subconsciously, but rarely get to see.
Besides creating his own work Kraanen has also been commissioned by Diesel, Gemeente Rotterdam, Vogue, Supperclub Amsterdam and others to provide his recognisable style to their brand or product.
For inquiries please contact hoi@tomkraanen.nl
Represented by Josilda da Conceição Gallery
E X H I B I T I O N S
U P C O M I N G
This Art Fair, Amsterdam, July 2022
Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, May 2022
P R E V I O U S
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2022 (group)
Doklaan, Rotterdam, 2021 (duo)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2021 (duo)
Big Art, Zaandam, 2020 (group)
Bliksem, Rotterdam, 2020 (group)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2020 (group)
Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, Amsterdam, 2019 (group)
Klaproos, Amsterdam, 2019 (solo)
Croos, Rotterdam, 2018-2019 (solo)
Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, 2018 (group)
MONK, Rotterdam, 2018 (solo)
Black Gold, Amsterdam, 2017 (solo)
De Goudfazant, Amsterdam, 2017 (solo)