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Stanley Robben

Artist: Stanley Robben Tags: Amsterdam Invasive Narrative Stanley Robben Textured
A woman with curly red hair and a serious expression looks over her shoulder while walking across a busy city crosswalk, captured by Stanley Robben, a self-taught street photographer from the Netherlands. Blurred pedestrians and urban buildings fill the background. Click to enlarge
Stanley Robben

Stanley Robben is a self-taught photographer living in the Netherlands. The street is where he works. He doesn’t like to overcomplicate his work; you either feel it, or you don’t.

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A black and white drawing of a jagged mountain with YOUR PAIN MEANS NOTHING TO ME. above it. The rough, expressive lines evoke ethnographic surrealism art, emphasizing the mountain's harshness and raw emotion. Previous Artwork Wayne Horse / Willehad Eilers Back to Gallery Next Artwork Chrysa Chouliara / Kaascat A comic titled Purring Lucifer, rooted in independent comic art, shows a muscular, anthropomorphic cat lifting weights, drinking from a mug, and talking with a kitten about loneliness and life through humorous, existential dialogue.

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