"Art is a form of implicit communication, but for me it always becomes personal. When I see a work from 12 years ago, it's like a journal. I know exactly what position I was in emotionally when I made it. Some of them remind me of tough times, others of happy times. But the cliché says that when you're hurting, you're making better artwork ... That's bullshit!"
"His paintings, created with masterful skill in oil paint, connect with deep, often dark feelings that lurk in the collective mind. Children and animals feature heavily, evoking aspects of humanity that are repressed or warped in the contemporary world."
"Borremans embraces a host of emotions; his rich pieces combine humour, classical beauty, and chilling sadism. His technique has drawn parallels with a range of Old Masters, from Velázquez to Goya and Van Eyck."
"A beautifully rendered painting of children picking up scattered limbs might prompt the viewer to uncomfortably question their own role: are they a critical witness to this atrocity or a titillated spectator?"
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