in retrospect - 1995 Kajaani ,Finland
My very first experience in the art of Lucien den Arend
was an article on earth art I read in the early 1990 's. The work presented in
the article impressed me both because it honored the nature and because it was
structurally pure.
Later, as I had become acquainted with Lucien and especially after seeing his
work in Holland, I began to see relations with Dutch neoplasticism or Russian
constructivism as well as with Finnish architecture and design, in both of which
Alvar Aalto and the tradition of functionalism are still strongly present
today.
The essence of art, whether from the world of Plato's ideas or from the
universal beauty of Mondriaan, is based on pure form, color and harmony. As an
artist, Lucien den Arend has found the road leading to more ascetic harmony by
following many different paths. Kajaani Art Museum is very proud to present
these crossing themes and paths in Lucien's retrospective exhibition in summer
1995.
Kajaani Art Museum June 20 1995
Heikki Aranne (director)
