Publications year 2014 PAN, Amsterdam (Gallery Lieve Hemel), Alexandra Klimas right page number 1 Gallery Lieve Hemel Alexandra Klimas SOLO exhibition, Amsterdam Exhibition catalogue Empty Thoughts. This catalogue has been published at the occasion of Alexandra Klimas’s solo exhibition, September […]
In the summer, I visit farms to observe animals, especially cows in the meadows, and to capture their behavior and character in sketches. Later, I develop these sketches into oil paintings in my studio. During my journeys through the countryside, […]
My sketches form the foundation for my paintings. Of course, I often have a camera or smartphone with me to record the unexpected moments (see the story ‘Sometimes it’s a dangerous profession’). But the advantage to working from sketches is […]
Publication date: 17 November 2010 Publication medium: Special supplement in De Telegraaf Koe Truus I Last year, Alexandra Klimas stole the hearts of PAN visitors with her Frisian cows. This year, she has devoted her attention to the red-and-white cow, […]
Artists have been depicting animals for millennia. For example, the donkey and the ox in nativity scenes, or the snake in depictions of the Fall of Man. However, animals have rarely played the lead role in works of art. Horses […]
Growing up, I spent a lot of time on a farm with my Grandpa and Grandma – two wonderfully sweet people. Grandpa was always outside: taking care of animals, hunting moles, working in the pastures and the garden in the […]
“I want to inspire people to pay more attention to the ‘forgotten’ animals that are used for our consumption."
“Ik wil mensen inspireren om met meer aandacht te kijken naar de ‘vergeten’ dieren die voor onze consumptie worden gebruikt."
— Alexandra Klimas
