The painting shows a spiral construction (the Tornado) that is still under construction in the Fenixloods II in Rotterdam. A group of emigrants is depicted at the bottom left. At the end of this year/beginning of next year, the opening of the Emigrants' Museum is planned in that renovated warehouse.
Bert Hermans was born in 1947 in The Netherlands. His work consists mainly of oil paintings, with his major theme being industrial and cultural heritage. Hermans has followed several courses in acrylic, water media and oil painting, starting in 1985 at the Dutch Art School SKVR in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The last decade his work mainly is concentrated on oil paintings.
Hermans has had exhibitions in eight countries in Europe, in the USA, China and Japan. He won several art prices. His works have been published in many art books and his artwork has been published and sold worldwide.
