Inspiration: Luc Tuymans, painter

Tuymans work is primarily portraits and figurative work. His works have been described by his gallery as “Quiet, restrained, and at times unsettling”, the majority of his work is often based on pre-existing images and deal with issues of history and representation. Despite his limited palette, mostly neutrals and grays, Tuymans manages to create engaging and relevant images in the wake of questions of originality and plagiarism, the latter was answered by the Belgium courts http://hyperallergic.com/176138/luc-tuymans-convicted-of-plagiarism-for-painting-photo-of-politician/, lets just hope this is not a trend that makes it way out of Belgium anytime soon.

http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/luc-tuymans/