Biography
For Wim Heldens, a meticulously realistic and time consuming technique, is
an expression of dedication and a tribute to the human soul
In his paintings, Wim Heldens wants to confront the viewer with other
people, making them aware of the presence of the human character and soul in
an art-form that needs no explaining and theorizing.
In his portraits, he is never flattering or glamourizing his subjects.
Heldens is always in search of the human soul behind the face, the inner
reality behind the façade, which can sometimes make looking at his paintings
a rather disturbing and unsettling - but always compelling - experience.
In his narrative paintings, Heldens depicts modern life and the modern
relationships people choose to have in our complex multi-cultural society
where more and more people choose life-styles different from the ancient
conventions dictated by religion and middle-class bourgeois world views.
