Biography of Bert Braam

The paintings of Bert Braam arose from emotions that are related to the contact between him and the things around him. Nature with all its forms and the people with their radiance will affect his world. His work is lyrical abstract, erotic organic. His emotions translate into forms is an ongoing process of mixing, re-edit forms, fighting with the matter. Layer upon layer brings Bert Braam his paint, scratches some away, add someting in the paint to scratch, then again to put a thin layer about it so that a beautiful skin. Color plays an important role for Bert Braam. During his trips to the Orient, but also to Morocco, Tunisia and Israel, he was especially fascinated by the earthy colors of those countries. The terracotta, the beautiful red, warm yellow, he has recorded in various cloths.