Tobias Spierenburg
Tobias Spierenburg (born in 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) comes from a family with a long tradition of painting, which has been active in Haarlem for generations. After studying graphic arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, he lived in Belgium for twelve years before moving to France. Today he lives and works in Reims.
Spierenburg's paintings consistently focus on one subject: trees. In numerous paintings built up in fine layers of oil, he unfolds the entire spectrum of this motif - between quiet intimacy and impressive presence. He pays particular attention to the light, which repeatedly bathes the tree in new moods and invites the viewer to look at it with the same intensity as the painter himself.
His works have been presented at numerous fairs and in solo and group exhibitions in Holland, Belgium, France, England and Hong Kong, including LINEART in Ghent, the Affordable Art Fair in London and Hong Kong, and the Salon des Antiquaires in Paris. He is permanently represented by renowned galleries in Antwerp, Paris and Brussels.
Spierenburg's painting combines contemplative austerity with a subtle, almost meditative colourfulness. Viewers of his paintings enter a quiet counterworld to the hustle and bustle of urban modernity - a place where light itself becomes the main character. Those who acquire a work by Tobias Spierenburg are not only investing in an atmospheric image motif. His paintings are enjoying growing popularity, particularly in the German art market, and are considered a stable investment and a sensual enrichment to any collection.
