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Artist Statement:
Remko Leeuw's (1974) action
paintings show a great variety
of technique and methods of
painting. As Leeuw uses what
comes on his path, the
moments, the material and the
people he meets, often take
part or become part of his
work.
Statement: The human
attraction goes to the
natural. If one creates
something by thinking about
it, the inner nature will be
deformed. If one creates
something focussing on the
acting itself, the nature will
already be in the work. If I
don't think over idea's, but
think and act at once, I will
create nature. The creation of
nature will lead to deeper
satisfaction and deeper
insights.
Check www.remkoleeuw.com to
visit my personal website...
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Artist Exhibitions:
On October 3&4 there I will be
many of my new art works in
the NOVA Art Gallery in
Eindhoven, address: Grote Berg
33a, in the centre of
Eindhoven.
SensAktions, Primo Piano
Gallery, Lecce, Italy,
June-July 2009....
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Remko Leeuw Biography:
| Biographical information for Remko Leeuw can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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35
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
none |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
not provided |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Minimalism - (1960 - 1975)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Herbert Brandl
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature. And Rothko, Brandl, Riopelle, Pollock. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
The need for excessive expression, I have always had through my life. Expressing the sensivity and emotion that is there in 'the moment'. It was a long way to finally find my constant form of expression. Painting, expression in colour and composition satisfies this need. I think that the better one can express oneself, the more one will discover from oneself. This way you don not only develop yourself, but also there comes evolution in painting. This means: evolution in art = evolution in oneself. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Remko Leeuw's (1974) paintings show a great variety of technique and methods of painting. As Leeuw uses what comes on his path, the moments, the material and the people he meets, often take part or become part of his work. One time this leads to the forming of the BLIK-collective of action painting. Another moment this leads to a photo documentary of inaccessible demolishing premises in Berlin. In general Leeuw's work is colourful with strong contrasts, in which the viewer can sense the tension, emotion and fragility.
Leeuw studied one year at the Art Academy. However, the traditional way of working at the academy appeared to leave little space for his self-taught ways of painting. Leeuw decides to stop at the academy to focus on his original and experimental ways of painting again. Artists that have been of great inspiration for him are Herbert Brandl, Mark Rothko, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Jackson Polllock.
In 2004 Leeuw meets painter Menno Dijkhuis and they start a frequent co-operation. They both translate their own colourful interpretation of reality to (often the same) canvas, in the so called 'after nature style'. The work of Vicent van Gogh and Claude Monet are sources of inspiration to them. Subjectsof their work are still life, when nature is their studio, and (self-)portraits.
In 2006 Leeuw also meets Justus Donker and Jacob Kanbier. Collective work from Donker, Dijkhuis and Leeuw is created.
In summer 2008 Leeuw is one of the founders of the BLIK-collective for action painting. The members of the BLIK-collective are Leonie Maréchal, Bernadette van Loon en Remko Leeuw. By working same time on the same canvas, the three BLIK-members add a new dimension to action painting, in which they transform a huge amount of influences to the canvas in relatively short time. In one year BLIK creates a collection of about 30 action paintings. BLIK regularly performs at events and art festivals. Where Jackson Pollock stopped, BLIK continues..
Leeuw regularly exhibitis in The Netherlands, Belguim and Italy. On special request he also transforms impressions of music, surroundings or people, into a painting. At events he also guides groups and teams with making individual or group work, and action paintings.
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