1982





Pitture di Arie van Geest
Galleria del Naviglio
Milano (April 15th - May 5th 1982)

Text: Evert Rodrigo
23 x 16 cm. 8 p.

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"Between truth and reality", oil on canvas, 1977.
(150 x 150 cm)
Private collection, Renesse.

Text exhibition catalogue page 1 (partly quoted):Arie van Geest, from an interview by Evert Rodrigo


Arie van Geest

The structure of my story and my way of thinking are closely related to Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and the Chants de Maldoror by the Comte de Lautréamont, two highly fantastic tales.

They arouse emotions in me, evoking images which I try to paint. I think it is essential to combine these images, but they are filtered and padded in a somewhat theatrical manner.

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© Arie van Geest