Lucky Luke colorful, 2023

Alvin Silvrants  

Dutch artist Alvin Silvrants ...

... always related to art. When he was a young boy, he began to copy illustrations from European cartoons such as Lucky Luke, Asterix and Suske & Wiske. Even at a young age, his parents and teachers always congratulated him on his talent as a draftsman and encouraged him to further develop his skills to make a living as a commercial illustrator later. As a teenager, he began to discover American comics like Spiderman and X-men. When it's time to go to university, he graduates in "Painting and Commercial Design" and "Illustration and Graphic Design".

After working for ten years as artistic director for several advertising agencies, he created his own design and illustration studio, "Hits-design". He mainly designed visuals and illustrated children's books. For his friends and family, he made paintings inspired by the Belgian artist Don Ken and everyone encouraged him to sell paintings to the general public. Thus, in 2017, two art galleries contacted him to make him realize some works. After being successfully recognized by these art professionals, he decided to start painting full time and become a professional pop / street artist. Since then, his art has sold all over the world, from Holland to Belgium via Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the United States. -United.

Using mainly aerosol paint and acrylic paints, his art includes elements from the world of advertising and pop culture (sexy). Inspired by beautiful women in general, artists (Pop) such as Roy Lichtenstein, Don Ken, comic book authors like John Romita Sr., Morris, Hergé, Daniel Henrotin (Dany) and Frank Cho, his style is rooted in the personal philosophy, freedom of expression (sometimes a little sexy) combined with the innocence of childhood.