Robine Clignett
Colour is central in the work of Robine Clignett (1948). In her watercolours Robine Clignett sparingly applies the pigment on the paper with a broad brush to allow the colour to subtly reveal itself. The forms she uses are derived from nature, but are not descriptive; the main point is expressing what is to be found behind the direct observation. Sometimes the representation reminds you of a landscape, such as an island in the sea or a hill reflected in water. Other works are more abstract, composed of circles lying on a darker background.
This restrained and quiet work demands concentration of the viewer. Gradually the forms become more intense, and the space between the colour surfaces seems to start shimmering.
Robine Clignett also studies the physical, historical and literary context of colour,
collecting facts and textfragments that are compiled in carefully designed publications.
Over the years she has published booklets about Falun red, Ultramarine blue, Vineyard black, White lead and Green.
| 1948 | The Hague, The Netherlands |
education |
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| 1966 – 1967 | Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1969 – 1972 | Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK) Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 1988 – 2009 | professor at KABK, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands | |
solo exhibitions |
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| 2021 | Tuna Enda, with Elsbeth Ciesluk, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2015 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2009 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2008 | Galerie S & H de Buck, Gent, Belgium |
| 2007 | Morat, Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| 2006 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2004 | Galerie S.& H. De Buck, Gent, Belgium |
| 2003 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2002 | Galerie Esther Hufschmid, Zürich, Switzerland Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2000 | Teekengenootschap Pictura, Dordrecht, NL Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Gent, Belgium |
| 1998 | Galerie Esther Hufschmid, Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1996 | Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Gent, België Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1995 | Stichting Collage, Kortenhoef, NL |
| 1993 | Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Gent, Belgium |
| 1992 | Galerie Garzaniga & Ueker, Basel, Switzerland |
| 1991 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
group exhibitions |
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| 2022 | Départ, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2021 | EQUIPE 2, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2019 | Couples d’Artistes, Galerie S & H de Buck, Gent, Belgium |
| 2018 | About Desire and Consolation, Art Festival Watou, Belgium Crossing Colors, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder, NL |
| 2017 | Scape, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2016 | Track and Trace, 25 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2015 | New acquisitions for the collection, Dordrechts Museum, Dordercht, NL Who is Who ?, Galerie S & H de Buck, Gent, Belgium Amsterdam Drawing, Galerie Maurits vd Laar, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2013 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, with Nour-Eddine Jarram and Erik Pape, The Hague, NL The Big Draw, Galerie S. & H. de Buck, Gent, Belgium Drawing Cabinet, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2011 | Twenty, 20 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Die Zeit ist jung, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2010 | Miniatures, curator: Hermine de Groeve, Municipal Musea, Kortrijk, Belgium |
| 2008 | Ladenkastproject (Dresserproject), Galerie Phoebus, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2007 | Selectie 07, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, NL Miniatures, De Boekentoren, Gent, Belgium |
| 2006 | 1st Shift, 15 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2005 | Voorbij de grens (Across the Border), De markten, Brussels, Belgium |
| 2004 | Voorbij de grens (Across the Border), Cultureel Centrum, Hasselt, Belgium Stand van Zaken (State of Affairs), Stroom Den Haag, The Hague, NL Eclipse, Bornem, Belgium 30 years Galerie Esther Hufschmid, Zürich, Switzerland Voorbij de grens (Across the Border), Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Belgium |
| 2003 | Voorbij de grens (Across the Border), de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2001 | De verzamelaar in het atelier 1, 10 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Summershow, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2000 | Melancholia, Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Gent, Belgium Hommage to Peter Kneubühler, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Grenchen, Switzerland Inkeer (repentance), Stichting Collage, Kortenhoef, NL Laboratorium E.V., Praterinsel, München, Germany |
| 1999 | Try out, Stroom HCBK, The Hague, NL |
| 1998 | Bibliothèque universitaire Moretus Plantin, Namen, Belgium |
| 1997 | Nooit zag ik Awater van zo dichtbij, St. Collage, Kortenhoef, NL De tuin, het atelier (The Garden, The Studio), Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, NL Tekeningen (Drawings), Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1995 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1994 | Stichting Collage, Kortenhoef, NL Équipe, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1992 | Tekeningen (Drawings), Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1991 | 7 teachers of the KABK, Art Propos, The Hague, NL |