Van Craelingen

Michaël van Craelingen

Paintings, objects and editions. Studio in Rotterdam.
Paintings

Recent
work

Every painting is shown in the studio, at its true size relative to the others.

Grazing by Michaël van Craelingen: a neon green horse grazing on a pale yellow ground. 2025, mixed media on canvas, 160 x 140 cm, in the studioGrazing2025 · 160 x 140 cmPassing through by Michaël van Craelingen: a coral red airplane against turquoise drips. 2025, acrylic on canvas, 189 x 165 cm, in the studioPassing through2025 · 189 x 165 cm
SoldChair 18 by Michaël van Craelingen: a pink bentwood chair on a soft green ground. 2025, mixed media on canvas, 160 x 140 cm, in the studioChair 182025 · 160 x 140 cm
SoldReading chair by Michaël van Craelingen: a black reading chair on a pale ground with a neon stripe. 2025, mixed media on canvas, 160 x 140 cm, in the studioReading chair2025 · 160 x 140 cmFree by Michaël van Craelingen: a panda with a gold chain and the words Can a logo be free?. 2025, mixed media on canvas, 145 x 145 cm, in the studioFree2025 · 145 x 145 cmPheasants by Michaël van Craelingen: two pheasants on a pale ground with a neon stripe. 2025, mixed media on canvas, 180 x 165 cm, in the studioPheasants2025 · 180 x 165 cm
SoldWater lilies by Michaël van Craelingen: lily pads and dragonflies on a turquoise pond. 2024, acrylic, inks and spray paint on canvas, 160 x 140 cm, in the studioWater lilies2024 · 160 x 140 cmYour lilies by Michaël van Craelingen: turquoise lily pads on a pastel pink ground. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 115 cm, in the studioYour lilies2024 · 150 x 115 cmWhite knight by Michaël van Craelingen: a white horse on deep teal with a neon green stripe. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 180 x 145 cm, in the studioWhite knight2024 · 180 x 145 cmAutumn by Michaël van Craelingen: a pale maple seed beside a green stripe on black. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 180 x 145 cm, in the studioAutumn2024 · 180 x 145 cmFortune by Michaël van Craelingen: a pink lucky cat (maneki-neko) on turquoise and green. 2024, acrylic, inks and spray paint on canvas, 180 x 145 cm, in the studioFortune2024 · 180 x 145 cmBird of my Childhood by Michaël van Craelingen: a white sparrow above a red stripe on dark teal. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 180 x 145 cm, in the studioBird of my Childhood2024 · 180 x 145 cmDeck by Michaël van Craelingen: a pink parrot on turquoise. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 180 x 145 cm, in the studioDeck2024 · 180 x 145 cmMoka by Michaël van Craelingen: the outline of a moka pot on a pastel pink ground. 2024, mixed media on canvas, 140 x 140 cm, in the studioMoka2024 · 140 x 140 cm
All paintings
Objects and editions

Acrylic
glass

Sculptural objects in transparent acrylic, with a hint of colour caught inside. Some hold a candle, some are small editions.

Two light green CANDLECUBE tealight holders on a wooden table

CANDLECUBE

Tealight holders in three colours, from €120

HAUNTER//HAUNTED ghost sculpture in ruby black acrylic

HAUNTER//HAUNTED

Edition of 4 per colour, €295

PAWN//PLAYER pawns in coloured acrylic glass

PAWN//PLAYER

At selected galleries

FRAGILITY, a transparent pink acrylic rifle held up by a model

FRAGILITY

Price on request

Michaël van Craelingen standing next to the painting 308 in a neon green floating frame

Photo: Proshoots.nl

About

Iconic shapes, stripped down to their core. A chair, a car, a horse, a lily pad.

Michaël van Craelingen (Rotterdam) explores form, colour and material through paintings, sculptures and installations. With a background in industrial design, his work takes a minimalist approach to question perception, control and vulnerability.

His large loose canvases are built up in layers of acrylic, ink and spray paint that are applied and partly removed again, leaving drips, texture and a signature neon stripe.

Biography and CV
  • 2025Chair 17 in De Grote Nederlandse KunstkalenderPublication
  • 2026Not Quite So Big Art, Plaisier AvantgardeRotterdam, NL
  • 2026's Zomers, CANDLECUBERotterdam, NL
  • 2025Fort 1881, War for BreakfastRotterdam, NL
  • 2025Plaisier AvantgardeRotterdam, NL
  • 2025More Amore Por Favor, La Mini GalerieLa Rochelle, FR
  • 2025's Zomers, CANDLECUBERotterdam, NL
  • 2025The Living Space Exhibition, Neck of the WoodsNL