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About Tom Melsen

Tom Melsen is a Dutch artist, currently living in Rotterdam. He is active in a number of artistic fields but best known for his paintings. His collection of artworks have been exhibited internationally and his paintings have earned critical acclaim. In December 2014 Melsen was nominated for the highly valued Palm Art Award by the Art Domain Group, Leipzig (Germany). Visit his website at melsenworks.com.

Eight paintings by Tom Melsen

Tom Melsen

Self Portrait )detail) - Tom Melsen

Artist's statement: What is important to me, is what I like to call "the art of destroying." I destroy a lot of my works. Most paintings I make feel like crap to me and only a few of the many … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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