About The Artist

Martijn Versteeg (born june 17, 1989) is a Dutch starting figurative artist who focuses on graphite and charcoal on paper. In 2015 he has three years of intensive drawing in realism. His works are recognized by contrasting faces, the majority includes faces with an extremely high level of realism. The faces are presented with a central composition on a dark background. The composition and exposure make that the vieuwer is being led and stimulated in different ways. Martijn Versteeg is distinctive in his subjects, he achieves this through the use of extremely large format work, along with work in high contrast, extremely realistic expressions and confrontational eyes, he knows how to captivate his audience. All portraits are worked out in extreme detail. This perfection is reflec- ted in everything; in searching for a model, light and composition, up to the choice of material and size. All this makes it an intensive work, which is parallel to the drawing period of several months. www.martijn-vesteeg.nl/kunst https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iNScjLE-iIK05jJoK7kSQ