Tinker Brothers
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The Tinker Brothers are stencil artists from the Netherlands. They are known for their signature style of invisible paintings.{{Cite web|url= http://www.thecrazymind.com/2018/04/an-interview-with-tinker-brothers.html|last= Zannnie |first=Zin |date=22 March 2018 |publisher=The Crazy Mind |title=An Interview with the Tinker Brothers |accessdate=20 May 2018}}
Life and work
In 2012, they dropped out of their respective studies at the University of Applied Sciences and the University of Technology and quit their jobs to fulfill their dream of becoming artists.{{Cite web|url= https://blog.singulart.com/en/2018/02/16/we-present-the-tinker-brothers/|last=Baumgartel |first=Lousia |date=26 February 2018 |publisher=Singulart |title=We present: The Tinker Brothers |accessdate=10 June 2022}} They spend the next years experimenting with different techniques and media.{{Cite web|url=https://addictedgallery.com/tinker-brothers-the-most-influential-artists-of-their-time/|last= Thomson |first=Blair and Elena |date=2 October 2017 |publisher=Addicted Art Gallery |title=Tinker Brothers: The Most Influential Artists Of Their Time? |accessdate=6 March 2018}}
What turned out to be a process of years, growing through different styles and media, they eventually discovered their signature style; merging the rawness and honesty of stencil art as a technique with the punch of pop, subtlety, and profoundness of minimalism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/addicted-art-gallery/article/addicted-art-gallery-tinker-brothers-notorious-gems-art|last= Art Gallery |first=Addicted |date=21 February 2018 |publisher=Artsy |title=Tinker Brothers: The Notorious Gems Of The Art World |accessdate=6 March 2018}}
They use bold, powerful yet simple imagery in their work{{Cite web|url= https://blog.singulart.com/en/2018/02/16/we-present-the-tinker-brothers/|last= Baumgärtel |first=Louisa |date=16 February 2018 |publisher=Singulart Magazine |title=We Present: The Tinker Brothers |accessdate=9 April 2018}} about love, the troubles of this world, beauty, and truth.{{Cite web|url=https://addictedgallery.com/Artists/Detail/tinker-brothers-biography|last= |first= |date=8 September 2017 |publisher=Addicted Art Gallery |title=Tinker Brothers |accessdate=6 March 2018}}
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Category:Dutch contemporary artists