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Luc Leestemaker: 1957 - 2012
You're Invited on Saturday, August 25th, 6~9 PM
Join us for an honorary exhibition of the
Dutch / American painter's beautiful and evocative works.
On View: August 4TH - September 15TH
"... meticulous meditations on the subtler and deeper aspects of seeing... They seem above all to be about reflection and quietude, but not silence, for a great deal is happening in each vibrant canvas ..."
- William Torphy
Critic and Curator
2011.65 | 80 x 72 inches | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2011
2010.01 (diptych) | 80 x 144 inches | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2010 Luc Leestemaker, 55, died in Los Angeles, May 18, 2012, after a battle with cancer. Born Hilversum, the Netherlands, May 18, 1957. Leestemaker worked as an arts administrator and entrepreneur in Amsterdam, then came to the United States in 1990 to pursue a more purely creative career. After a short stay in New York, he moved to Los Angeles and began painting. He was also active as a writer and lecturer, advocating an active public role for the artist that bridged studio and society and that acknowledged the artist's role as both self-interested businessperson and creative force for social evolution. He leaves behind his companion, filmmaker and designer Emily Lau.
2011.26 | 54 x 54 inches | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2011
COLLECTION ON VIEW NOW. PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY
TO ARRANGE A PRIVATE VIEWING.
858-459-0836
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