The man behind the painting: Tom Sangen

' A life-long passion '

Tom Sangen (1974) has been possessed by cars for his entire life. Several years ago he decided to combine his creativity and passion and since then he makes ' automotive art '. His training as an architect clearly influences the shaping of his work and the way it is created. He works with acrylic paint on canvas and paints in an abstract, graphic style with surfaces and lines. As a subject for his paintings, mostly thoroughbred sports cars from the last century are used, but in principle he paints everything: from classic to modern, from sports car to sedan, dynamically moving or still.

The interest in cars started during childhood. Some family members, with a passion for Alfa Romeo and Porsche, ignited the spark at a young age and from that moment on there was no stopping it. The fascination for cars and motorsport has been increasing over the years, with a leading role for the premium historic brands. The combination of speed, technique, sound and color worked inspiring and addictive. Model cars, construction boxes and posters soon filled his boys room.

Later, the focus shifted to reading and collecting books and magazines, focusing mainly on sports and racing cars from the years 50/60/70 of the last century. A large archive of thousands of journal articles, ranked by brand and type, is the result. This archive, filled with famous cars, drivers and circuits, is a great source of inspiration. Browsing through all these beautiful stories, the subjects for a new painting almost automatically jump on the canvas.

Most of his work consists of racing cars ' at full speed '. The dynamics of these paintings are created by countless parallel stripes that bring the suggestion of speed to life. They form a transition between the moving racing car in the foreground and the still trees and air in the background.

Tom has recently launched a new series of ' vintage racing posters ' with famous Porsches as a subject. The most iconic racing cars from the history of the brand are depicted frontally, partly cut off by the edge of the canvas, where vertical lines of text provide information about the type depicted and the race to which it was taken.

In addition to the original paintings, there will soon be in cooperation with Vintage-Speedworks, reproductions will also be released; as art print andCanvas, both in a limited and numbered edition.