Ien Lucas (born 1955, Echt, the Netherlands) is a Dutch

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. Lucas creates her

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s on canvas or wood using acrylic paint and a range of other materials regularly used in modern art. Her series of works called 'notes' depicts her research-driven approach in which she first runs trials of new designs on a small scale. Most of the larger pieces can directly be related to the research and paintings from the 'notes' series.

Education

Ien Lucas studied visual arts at: * De Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, Tilburg, the Netherlands *

Jan Van Eyck Academie The Van Eyck – Multiform Institute for Fine Art, Design, and Reflection (formerly known as “Jan van Eyck Academie”) is a post-academic institute for research and production in the fields of fine art, design and art theory, based in Maastrich ...

, Maastricht, the Netherlands * Banff Art Centre,

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Whilst at the various art schools, Ien Lucas was a student of some notable artists such as René Daniëls and

Jan Dibbets Jan Dibbets (born 9 May 1941, in Weert) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch conceptual artist. His work is influenced by mathematics and works mainly with photography. Life and career In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he started as an art teacher at ...

. During her studies she focused on paintings but also experimented with textiles and other more experimental graphical techniques. This knowledge is reflected in her works as many are made using a range of different materials and techniques. Most paintings are without a title but some series have one single title that relates them to the materials or methods involved.

Work

After completing her education, Ien Lucas was presented by the gallery Lambert Tegenbosch in Heusden aan de Maas, the Netherlands. ''“It is the peculiarity of abstract art and at the same time its justification: the meaning of a piece of art is not in what it represents, it is in its form, a form with no connection to the outside world but full of meaning”'' is what Lambert Tegenbosch wrote on Ien Lucas' work. Her works can be found in the collection of the

Bonnefanten Museum The Bonnefanten Museum is a museum of historic, modern and contemporary art in Maastricht, Netherlands. History The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical and archaeological museum for the Dutch province of Limburg. The name Bonnefanten M ...

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior, the ABP, the Cees Dam collection, and at many companies in the Netherlands and abroad. She is currently represented by galleries in the Netherlands and

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, including: * Galerie Ramakers, the Hague, the Netherlands * Priveekollektie, Heusden aan de Maas, the Netherlands * Galerie La Ferronniere,

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, France Lucas works and lives in two buildings of

Lilbosch Abbey Lilbosch Abbey () is a monastery of the Trappists (Cistercians, Cistercians of the Strict Observance) founded in 1883 and located in Lilboscherveld in Pepinusbrug, Echt, Netherlands, Echt, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, in the Netherlands. The ab ...

in Echt,

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

, in the Netherlands.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Ien 1955 births Living people People from Echt-Susteren Artists from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch painters 21st-century Dutch painters Dutch abstract painters 20th-century Dutch women painters 21st-century Dutch women painters