Four Blocks
Painted in the early 1990s, de Hilster was working with acrylic on melatile, a hard smooth board. He made the melatile canvases in various sizes and decided to make numerous 12″ x 12″ canvases. This was the result.
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Three Faces of Adam
Acrylic paint on melatile with David painting with a pallet knife. The faces are (from left to right) a Neanderthal, a renaissance man (inspired by Michael Angelo), to a modern portrait of the artist himself with his head turned 180 degrees away from the viewer.
Three Faces of Eve
David painting with acrylic paint completely with his fingers. The faces are the moods of a women, from the Victorian, to the modern, to emotion rage.
Hippo
David tore apart a video and audio cassette player and laid the parts down and saw a hippo.
Computer Hand
One of David’s favorite themes are computers and this one he creates a hand laughing at the computer and his spermatozoa computer mouse.
Don Quixote
David painted this live with his jazz pianist friend playing Spanish-inspired music.
Troubadour
This painting was done live with David de Hilster listening to live piano by his pianist friends who was playing “Spanish-like” music.
Rio at Night
David imagined the Corcovado Christ Statue in the clouds with moonlight in the clouds and reflecting on the ocean and all the city lights of Rio de Janiero.
Jazz Blue and White
David painted this painting live with a jazz pianist friend, inspired by the music and rhythms.
Corner Kick
De Hilster applied oil paint to melatile and began drawing with a coat hanger and palette knife. During the painting, he added acrylic paint to the oil to add color. The scene is a corner kick in a stadium in Brazil.