Kees SLEGT (Amsterdam 1946)
Painter, Graphic artist
Education:
Kees Slegt was educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
He lives and works in Amsterdam.
Kees Slegt paints and etches, but is mainly known for the latter. He has acquired his own technique. This is primarily based on the use of aluminum as an etching plate instead of copper or zinc. This allows him to keep colors bright and especially to use white. In addition, he manages to achieve painterly effects that are unprecedented for the traditional etching technique. He achieves this by painting on the etching plate with a paste with a grainy structure. He obtains an infinite amount of color nuances in just five printing runs. He uses different colors next to each other every print run.
Kees Slegt's etchings seem abstract at first sight. Yet Slegt always has a figurative starting point. Landscapes are often the starting point. More explicitly, it is the 'bridges' in the landscape that interest him. Connections between two worlds. Like the bridge he seems to build between etching and painting. This can also be seen in his paintings. Conversely to the etchings, these are often not picturesque. They are painted as if they were printed, with clean shapes and even areas of color. Bridges also enable Slegt to connect contrasts in color and form within a work. Bridges can of course also be seen as a nice metaphor for consultation and tolerance.
Exhibitions and prizes:
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem New Perspective, Amsterdam Singer Museum, Laren New Perspective, Utrecht De Vleeshal, Haarlem
| Technique | Etching/Aquatint |
| Dimensions | 103 x 103 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
| Support | Paper |
| Framed | Framed |
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