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The unique and original artwork Downtown area with garbage truck 2 is a creation from the artist Tony Blomme, a worthy representative of realism in painting. He enjoys watercolour for its lightness and the precision of drawing. He uses oil for its depth and intensity of colour.
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Tony Blomme
Belgium
Tony was born and raised in Eeklo a small town northwest of Belgium. He studied drawing and painting in the early 1970s. During his training, his style was influenced by Dutch realism (Carel Willink, Pycke Koch), and the surrealism of Rene Magritte, Paul Delvaux (Belgian painters, twentieth century), Max Ernest (German artist, twentieth century) and Yves Tanguy (Franco-American painter, twentieth century). During his first visit to New York in 1980, the artist discovered Photorealism (American hyperrealist movement). He was struck by the works of Ralph Goings, Richard Estes, John Salt . The discovery of this painting style was a revelation for him, w