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 | |
| 1966 – 1967 | Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1969 – 1972 | Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK) Den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| from 1988 | teacher at KABK, The Hague, The Netherlands lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands |
solo exhibitions | |
| 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 | |
| 2013 | Galerie Maurits van de Laar, 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 | Miniaturen, curator: Hermine de Groeve, Municipal Musea, Kortrijk, Belgium |
| 2008 | Ladenkastproject, Galerie Phoebus, Rotterdam, NL |
| 2007 | Selectie 07, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, NL Miniaturen, De Boekentoren, Gent, Belgium |
| 2006 | 1st Shift, 15 years Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2005 | Voorbij de grens, De markten, Brussels, Belgium |
| 2004 | Voorbij de grens, Cultureel Centrum, Hasselt, Belgium Stand van Zaken, Stroom Den Haag, The Hague, NL Eclips,Bornem, Belgium 30 Jahre Galerie Esther Hufscmid, Galerie Esther Hufschmid, Zürich, Switzerland Voorbij de grens, Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Belgium |
| 2003 | Voorbij de grens, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2001 | De verzamelaar in het atelier 1, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL Zomeropstelling, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 2000 | Melancholia, Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Gent, Belgium Hommage aan Peter Kneubühler, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Grenchen, Switzerland Inkeer, 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, Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, NL Tekeningen, 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, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague, NL |
| 1991 | 7 docenten van de KABK, Art Propos, The Hague, NL |