Job Klijn Solo Contemporary Art Exhibition

We are pleased to invite you and your guests to view works of art for sale by Job Klijn's in his latest solo exhibition.

RSVP: auckland@exhibitionsgallery.co.nz or phone (09) 523 5560 or Ngaire 021 415 449

Artists's Statement:
"My work is the result of my interest in and love for recycled materials – wood, fabric, metal and degraded paints which I source from demolition sites, beaches, railway lines and other places. Treasures can be found anywhere, really.

I am especially fond of scrap wood. It has texture, appeal, history and is inherently original. I also have an affinity with textures which I try to achieve both in the 2D and the 3D form by using layer on layer of paints and/or materials such as leaves, paper, sand and soil and fabric.

Initially focused on large multimedia artwork - I exhibited both in New Zealand and Internationally. I am increasingly interested in the idea of taking the artwork outside. To me, the outside walls of a house are a canvas. Brought to the outside, the work takes on another life, another identity, another role. It ‘dresses’ the house while also inviting the passer-by to take notice, observe, contemplate and perhaps be inspired. I mainly use recycled hard woods for this as my starting 'canvas' such as Matai and Rimu which I find at demolition sites. The use of tar in older New Zealand buildings (to prevent wood worm) which you might find attached to the wood often is used as a graphic design starting point.

My latest art works are paintings on recycled hard & particle board with an emphasis on texture and includes figures, based on, and the result of, my ongoing reflection on the theme of immigration."

View Job's works of art by clicking on this link:
https://exhibitionsgallery.co.nz/exhibition/job-klijn/

Contact Ngaire to secure your painting on auckland@exhibitionsgallery.co.nz or +64 21 415 449.

The exhibition runs until 22 September 2019.