His artist statement
General feelings concerning interhuman relations and relations between human persons and animals are the source of inspiration for Van Hemert's art. Encounters, acquaintances and the intensification of contacts with other people are of vital importance for his artistry. These encounters and his going into human relations enable him to create paintings and express himself in a dialogue of conscious and subconscious pictoral elements.These elements he found in his sketch diaries which is also a reflection of his going into human relation.

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