Madison Gallery, La Jolla
Review by Cathy Breslaw
Luc Leestemaker’s “Stories of
My Life” exhibition at Madison Gallery showcases a series of abstract paintings
completed between 1990 -2012. Luc Leestemaker,recently passed away and was originally from the Netherlands, has lived in California since 1990. His mostly large scale
acrylic works heavily reference the landscape and his color palette appears to
have been influenced by the light and colors distinctive of southern
California.The pastel yellows, pinks, greens, and sky blues laid down with
large and small sweeping brushstrokes punctuate his canvases. Deibenkorn’s
palette and DeKooning’s brushwork come to mind as the viewer visually enters
the often airy, loosely constructed abstract spaces that appear to have little
if any horizon lines. Some works are layered with a fresco-like mixture of
grainy concrete with active painterly brushstrokes, while others feature the
black lines and strokes reminiscent of abstract expressionist paintings.
The title of this exhibition
- “Stories of My Life” may have more to do with an overall reflection upon the
lifes’work of this recently deceased artist rather than a statement about the
theme of the work shown. This exhibition
will be on view through September 15th.
No comments:
Post a Comment