Beneath the Surface Bas’ work is about going beneath the surface. Via paintings of people, animals and projected patterns they explore what it means to be alive, to be ‘under’ someone’s skin and to be close to one’s vulnerability or psychological state. Through his Blue Series the external surface of ‘blue projections are a metaphor for the outside world, also revealing some of what lies below. Other paintings go beneath the surface of what is perceived as masculine (Masculinity Redefined). The paintings are an invitation to go beyond the physical paint layer itself. The physical object depicted is not the actual subject of these works. The subject itself is what is not there, that what isn’t painted. It is that which is unseen, but not unfelt. (Foto by Emily Wortel)