Picture this

He finds his motives in art, sport and daily life. Thus, a reflection of all areas of life is present in his work.
In his work “Mona Lisa chained”, 2015, he complements the famous painting with a pearl necklace and a ring; both added to the surface of the Acrylic image. He uses the same concept in the image “The girl with the big black nose-piercing”, 2015, referring to the well-known painting from Vermeer ironically and transposing it to our modern day era. Hermsen dressed her with a black pearl that remains invisible in the dark and nose piercing in the form of a blue gem.
A motif from the field of sport is the work, “men in rain” from 2015, where he intensifies the character of the rain in a snapshot of a cycling race through the addition of seven clear and round stones.
Through “Picture this”, Herman Hermsen is able to form an image, an idea, in the observer´s mind; contemplative and with a good portion of humour.