Art by Rik Lina (b. 1942)
email: riklina@xs4all.nl
see his website: www.riklina-art.nl
address: Rozengracht 92
1016NG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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"Orange Oracle" (2009)
the evolution of a large surrealist canvas -- notes by the artist:
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1: SKETCH
automatic sketch in charcoal on the raw (unprepared) canvas ("cotton duck").)
2-3: GRISSAILLE
random forms are introduced and fixed by indian ink with a mouth-spay:All kinds of stencils are used, also pieces of wood, studio-instruments and materials (note the machete in the left part of the painting, which I use for cutting large sheets of paper).
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First touches of white with acrylic paint.)
4-5: DRAWING
Automatic lines, rubbings, blots, planes, etc., in pure pigments ("colour-pastel-crayons"), fixed with transparent acrylic medium ("poly-vinyl-acetate").)
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6-7: PAINTING
Continuing and finishing the next stadia of the work with the pastel-pigments, indian ink and acrylic paint.Orange Oracle (2009)
mixed media on canvas 195 x 405 cm.)
This painting was composed by the alternate use of well considered
and/or automatic introduction of spacial ideas.
My connection with the works of Roberto Matta is situated in this painting-process.
Like him, my only goal is the discovery of new worlds in painting.
-- RIK LINA, Amsterdam 2009.
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more art by Rik Lina:
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"Ardent Foam 1", 1976
graphite on paper 73 x 102 cm.
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"Ardent Foam 2", 1976
pastels on paper 71 x 99 cm.
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"The Kiss", 1976
pastels on paper 73 x 102 cm.
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"Heart Source", 1977
tempera and oil on linen 110 x 140 cm.
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"Splashing Space", 1985
ink-acrylic on paper 140 x 300 cm.
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"Aladin's Room (Homage to Matta)", 1986
acrylic and oil on paper 140 x 185 cm.
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"Angel Falls", 1993
acrylics on paper 140 x 380 cm.
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"Warengin", 1993
acrylic/sand on paper 185 x 140 cm.
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"Secret Language", 1993
oil on linen 140 x 185 cm.
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"City Jungle", 1993
collage-acrylics on paper 140 x 185 cm.
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"Serpent Sun - Triptych", 1994
tempera and oil on linen 190 x 520 cm.
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"Jungle Fever", 1995
oil on linen 140 x 115 cm.
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"Tropism", 2000
acrylic on canvas 140 x 185 cm.
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"The Elephant of Sulawesi" (Hommage to Max Ernst), 2001
acrylic on canvas 180 x 150 cm.
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"Medusa Planet", 2001
acrylic on paper 140 x 185 cm.
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"Jungle Rapids", 2002
oil on linen 160 x 100 cm.
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Rik Lina with "Fishing Grounds" (2003)
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"Penetration", 2004
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