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Henk Jan SandermanFLIPPO - original realism wildlife sculpture 3d artwork - contemporary art2025
2025
$2,893.21
£2,100
€2,452.39
CA$4,005.86
A$4,373.44
CHF 2,292.81
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NOK 28,633.52
SEK 27,037.68
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About the Item
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In this witty creation, Henk Jan Sanderman presents a hippo bursting through the canvas, half in and half out of another world. Made from painted porcelain on canvas, the piece plays with illusion and reality, balancing humour with sculptural finesse. The grey-toned hippo contrasts against the crisp white canvas, creating a striking sense of movement.
Sanderman’s art style can be seen as a playful blend of surrealism and sculptural painting, where familiar creatures are given new life in surprising contexts. The textured surface of the porcelain combined with the flat expanse of canvas adds depth, making the viewer question whether the hippo is entering or leaving the space. The naturalistic detailing of the animal’s form anchors the piece in realism, while its unexpected setting pushes it firmly into the conceptual.
The restrained palette—soft greys with the warmth of raw canvas edges—emphasises form over colour, allowing the humour and sculptural presence of the work to shine. “FLIPPO” is both charming and thought-provoking, a joyful reminder that art can be lighthearted while still challenging our perception of space.
Artist biography:
Painter/sculptor Henk Jan Sanderman (1975), born in the Netherlands, currently lives and works in a small town in the middle of Holland. In his studio he renders oil paintings, as well as casting sculptures in porcelain and bronze. The artist’s work defines itself as humorous realism, conveying objects and various subject matter in great detail against a black and white background. In the same hyper-realistic style as his paintings, Henk Jan creates sculptures and wall artwork imbued with impressive life-like accuracy.
His main focus is humorous hyperrealism painting where he sets his subject matter against a white or black background, allowing more space for interaction whilst demonstrating and emphasising intense attention to detail. The artist’s works have an endearing ambience, influenced with their light-hearted aspects. Current works demonstrative innovative merging of the canvas and sculpture, providing a contemporary body of installations.
His works has been featured at Palet magazine, Atelier magazine, Coda museum, Stadsmuseum Harderwijk and museum De Fundatie.
In 2014 Henk Jan participated in the television program "Sterren op het Doek" and created a portrait of Seth Gaaikema. In 2015, he was asked to return for the final season of "Sterren op het Doek", due to being one of the best artists of the past nine seasons.
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- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU468316972802
Henk Jan Sanderman
Henk Jan Sanderman is a painter from the Netherlands. After 12 years of marketing experience in a commercial environment, Sanderman changed courses and began teaching and practicing painting full time. His ideal combination of social interaction and creation, a true Master Painter. Portraits of Sanderman were already on display in Palet magazine, Atelier magazine, Coda Museum, Stadsmuseum Harderwijk and Museum De Fundatie. In 2014, Sanderman was a participant in the television program Sterren op het Doek and made a portrait of Seth Gaaikema. In 2015, he was asked for the final season of Sterren op het Doek with Omroep MAX returning the best artists of the past nine seasons. Sanderman was allowed to make a portrait of Ria Bremer, and she eventually chose the portrait painting that Sanderman had made. After the experience he gained in making portrait paintings in the master of very realistic painting, he focused on making something close to his heart, humorous work. Sanderman’s work is Humorous Hyperrealism, in which he sets out his objects in great detail against a black and white background.
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