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Inspiration from Artists Week 16 Robert Lenkeiwicz and Michael King
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Well this artist has certainly cause a stir and did so when he was alive. It certainly get you thinking about his work and him as well . Like all of you I find his work very varied and a more than a little odd at times , maybe he was thought untouchable because of his life style by the so called establishment. He did leave quite a large family I believe one of who still promotes his work and runs the web site etc. I’m not surprised people are intrigued, we all love a mystery and there is certainly some mystery around this artist.
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Interesting to read of his early life - he was born in London, the son of refugees from Nazi Germany. His parents ran a Jewish hotel where the loneliness and suffering he witnessed as a child apparently had a lasting effect on him and he later threw open his studio doors to life’s down and outs and those in need. He also during his lifetime amassed a large collection of 25,000 books on subjects such as the occult, death, psychology and sexuality, interests which were often reflected in his paintings. A really fascinating artist.
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He did lead a rather unconventional life to say the least but I've always liked his work, his bohemian lifestyle perhaps even appealing when I was younger!
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I've liked all of the art featured on Lenkeiwicz so far...some examples more than others. 'Unconventional' is right Russell. I wonder if it was entirely natural or self-promotional...I suspect it came naturally to him. Thus far his more risque work hasn't featured in this thread, but it was a strong feature of his art, so it should be covered. He painted many pictures of himself with a model. It seems a very uncomfortable way to paint...here's a slightly less outrageous example with a photo of the artist at work.
This way of painting is a strong theme in his work...I'm not sure why...but he's the artist, it's his choice and my views are irrelevant on the subject. What we have is a beautiful painting of a beautiful woman...and the rest???
This way of painting is a strong theme in his work...I'm not sure why...but he's the artist, it's his choice and my views are irrelevant on the subject. What we have is a beautiful painting of a beautiful woman...and the rest???
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Your right Lew we have shied away from some of his work particularly the risky one some are almost pornographic , I chickens out at posting them . Here a couple of sexual ones , I’ve also added couple of other paintings that I do Like include his selfie .
On another not I hope everything is ok with Linda as we haven’t had any comments from her as yet.
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Ah, you've got the glue-sniffing punk - in many ways, as sad a picture as any of them: I knew a few lads like that, back in the distant day: some became high-flyers (as it were) in business; and some are dead now. There are pornographic drawings and etchings from Rembrandt, Fragonard, Rubens, JMW Turner - perhaps even a naughty one from Constable, I've forgotten. Rédon, and Fuseli, also produced a fair amount of filf'n smut, but - well: artists are interested in all aspects of life, and I would imagine that most of us have work we've hidden carefully in a file marked 'Open at your own risk': Lenkiewicz didn't hide it, but rejoiced in it. Perhaps the Aubrey Beardsley of his day.
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A talent, no doubt and who is to judge having a corpse hanging about in your bottom drawer for inspiration. All emotions of life and death are expressed in art, as I have found. I thought this was a very interesting painting. I didn't post it yesterday because it's not the most pleasant but everyone is right. If you are discussing an artist, all the elements of their work should be discussed, not just one aspect. This is well expressed and well executed, I would say. I'm not saying I like or dislike it. It's interesting.
The Putrefaction of Diogenese.
