The Heart of Silves

The Heart Of Silves Format / Size 81 x 100 cm Technique acryl, with sandstructure on canvas Year Category Culture, Geography Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 1.800 € About the artwork / The inspiration The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It is believed that the first fortifications were built upon a possible Lusitanian castro, by the Romans or Visigoths. Between the 8th and 13th centuries, the castle was occupied by the Arabs, who expanded it, making it one of the best-preserved Arab fortifications in Portugal, resulting in its classification as a National Monument in 1910. Artistic Techniques & Materials The Castle is a tourist attraction nowadays. The two couples depicted are meeting each other as a metaphor for transcrossing time. The heavy castle walls and battlements of sandstone are painted in acrylic with sand structure. The red and ocer express the ancient caracter of the castle. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl Painting, Canvas, Geography, Nature, Sand-Texture Art Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique acryl and… Explore More Escape from Cuzco Acryl Painting, Canvas, Geography, Oil Painting, Sand-Texture Art Escape from Cuzco Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Kalahari Desert Canvas, Geography, Nature, Oil Painting, Sand-Texture Art, Triptych Kalahari Desert Format / Size 200 x 100 cm – frontside of… Explore More Confrontation on the Piazza del… Canvas, Culture, Oil Painting, Sand-Texture Art, Triptych Confrontation on the Piazza del Campo-Siena Format / Size 200 x 50… Explore More Antilope Cerveteri Acryl Painting, Culture, History, Oil Painting, Sand-Texture Art Antilope Cerveteri Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique mixed technique… Explore More The Presents of Mycerinos Acryl Painting, Canvas, Culture, History, Oil Painting, Sand-Texture Art The Presents of Mycerinos Format / Size 100 x 110 cm- triptych… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The Piazza del Campo in Siena as the arena for the trial of strength between the Condotieri of the Contradas. The backside of this triptych shows the actual horserace, the Palio.

Confrontation on the Piazza del Campo-Siena

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Confrontation on the Piazza del Campo-Siena Format / Size 200 x 50 cm – front of the triptych Technique oil on canvas and board Year 2022 Category Triptych Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 2.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration Horse racing on the Piazza del Campo, the main city square in Siena, dates from 1232. Lasting about ninety seconds, the race consists of three turns. Ten contradas ( military organized parts of the city ) participate. The frontside depict the two condottieri struggling for the leading contrada. Artistic Techniques & Materials The triptych shows two periods in the history of confrontation and competition in the historical center of Siena. On the canvas parts and the backside, the original colors of this cultural tradition are used. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Nikes ecstasy on both sides… CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSurrealismTriptych Nikes ecstasy on both sides of Pergamom Format / Size 214 x… Explore More Ibises Alight on Luxor CanvasGraphiteHistoryOil PaintingTriptych Ibises Alight on Luxor Format / Size 214 x 90 cm –… Explore More Hawk alight on Pompeii CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealism Hawk alight on Pompeii Format / Size 163 x 100 cm Technique… Explore More Novo Ordem Seclorum 3D PaintingAcryl PaintingCanvasearlier workSand-Texture ArtSurrealism Novo Ordem Seclorum Format / Size 158 x 90 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Throw and Jump Acryl PaintingCanvasNatureSand-Texture ArtStonesTriptych Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil… Explore More Quarantaine CanvasOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Quarantaine Format / Size 200 x 100 cm front – 120 x… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The speed of the dynamic Antilope contasts with the static ceramics of Cerveteri . Presence in History.

Antilope Cerveteri

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Antilope Cerveteri Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique mixed technique – oil, acryl and sand Year 2010 Category History, Presence Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 2.200 € About the artwork / The inspiration Cerveteri is a town northwest of Rome, Italy. It is known for its well-preserved necropolis complex, once part of an Etruscan city. The Banditaccia Necropolis has artifacts like urns and vases. The famous ceramic pottery is most often painted with animals and hunting scenes. Artistic Techniques & Materials The vase, the plate and the water jug are painted in a realistic style and are the static part of this painting, partly in oil and partly in acrylic because of the sand structure. The dynamic part is the antelopes. The contrast in this painting is accentuated by the three sections, which transition from dark to light. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Escape from Cuzco Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Escape from Cuzco Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Death Valley 2 Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier worksExpressionismOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Death Valley 2 Format / Size 90 x 90 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Inca Roads Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier workExpressionismSand-Texture Art Inca Roads Format / Size 90 x 70 cm Technique acryl, and… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The youngest farao Mycerinos with his spouse in marble between the presents I thought they would like ...

The Presents of Mycerinos

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The Presents of Mycerinos Format / Size 100 x 110 cm- Triptych Technique mixed technique – oil, acryl and sand Year 2010 Category History, Mythology Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 3.000 € About the artwork / The inspiration Mycerinos was a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom and married with his sister Queen Khamerernebty II. The statue is surrounded by the presents, as the holy scarabee, the typical Egyptian vases, and the glasses of crystal. Artistic Techniques & Materials The composition of this triptych is based on the triangle of the pyramid; the pyramid of Mycerinos is the smallest of the three in Gizeh. The white triangle in front gives accent to the approaching couple in the mid panel. The presents are on the left and on the right panel. The scarab is painted in sandstrokes, giving accent to the amulet. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Escape from Cuzco Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Escape from Cuzco Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Death Valley 2 Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier worksExpressionismOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Death Valley 2 Format / Size 90 x 90 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Inca Roads Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier workExpressionismSand-Texture Art Inca Roads Format / Size 90 x 70 cm Technique acryl, and… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The Palio, a horserace between the Contradas, City councils of Siena is a tradition on the Piazza del Campo

The Palio in Siena

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The Pailo in Siena Format / Size 100 x 100 cm Technique mixed technique – oil and sand on canvas Year 2010 Category History, Culture Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 2.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration The Palio is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards, in a tradition dating back to the 17th century. The race itself, in which the jockeys ride bareback, circles the Piazza del Campo, on which a thick layer of earth has been laid. The race is run for three laps of the piazza and usually lasts no more than 90 seconds. Artistic Techniques & Materials The sand structure in this diptych gives accent to the explosion of energy the horses generate in a short time as they run the three laps on the piazza. The swirling sand and dust showed the public fading away even as more detailed. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Escape from Cuzco Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Escape from Cuzco Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Death Valley 2 Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier worksExpressionismOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Death Valley 2 Format / Size 90 x 90 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Inca Roads Acryl PaintingCanvasearlier workExpressionismSand-Texture Art Inca Roads Format / Size 90 x 70 cm Technique acryl, and… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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