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.

www.robineclignett.com

1948 The Hague, The Netherlands

education

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

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

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