Guido Severien has an insurmountable passion for people and the human body. His works are figuratively realistic but always carry an emotional charge. In his work, he searches for the layer just beneath the skin's surface; the vulnerability, the drama, the mysticism, the power, the beauty, the sensuality. Sometimes this surfaces powerfully, but more often it's more hidden, as if the image becomes transparent and the emotional underlayer becomes visible.

"As a dancer and choreographer, I transformed my passion for the body into form and movement. That remains the case, but my media now are pencil, pastel, and brush. During my battle with cancer, I faced death. Only then do you understand what 'life' means and realize: without a body, there is no life. For me, the human body is like a miracle in which I search for the mystery of life, or what I call 'the breath' of existence. I want to capture that 'breath' in my work; perhaps small and subtle, but always the driving force of my inspiration."