LIEUWE KINGMA

Lieuwe Kingma (Grijpskerk, 1957) studied at the Minerva Art Academy in Groningen, The Netherlands. It was here that he learned how to paint in the traditional way – using observation. In the past 25 years Kingma has built up an impressive collection, continually pushing his limits. The same themes return time and time again: landscapes in southern France or the endless polders of Groningen, a harbor or beach, still lifes with vases, flowers or apples, and nudes. He alternates between small wooden panels and large canvases, just as he moves between abstraction and realism. Surface and structure play an important role in his paintings. Kingma often works with different textures (smooth and rough, shiny and dull, thick and thin) in his work. His use of color is intuitive and refined: its depth and intensity consisting of layer-upon-layer of paint. This process involves a step-by-step, labor-intensive process that demands a great deal of reflection up front.

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