PRIMEUR // Gam Klutier

OPENING//
Sunday October 23
15:00-17:00

MPV Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of Gam Klutier's paintings to you for the first time. We first 'discovered' Gam Klutier's work a year ago and were immediately impressed. Why hadn't we heard of this artist before? This artist, who is still relatively little known in the Netherlands, turned out to be a celebrity in South America, where he lived for many years. We came into contact with Gam Klutier, visited the artist in his studio and can now present his work to you.

Gam Klutier (1947, NL) has been working and living in Lima, Peru since 1981, where he is well known. His work is included in many private collections and various museums. For years he traveled between Lima and New York, but his current work is strongly influenced by the habitat and nature of Peru. Over the years, Klutier has developed a very personal visual language that is visible in his paintings and sculptures. An imaginary micro-macro-like world of plant figures, animal figures, humanoids and hybrid creatures floats weightlessly over often very large canvases. Some figures are large and sturdy, others are small and messy. Klutier works in a limited color palette and only uses black and white, yellow, blue, silver and gold. A pattern of lines and shapes swirls across the canvas in a dynamic, layered image. The versatile work seems to flow intuitively and effortlessly from his hands. Klutier believes that inner awareness is the key to life and from that perspective he creates his work. The act of painting is irrational to me, it is like entering an intuitive field where I can respond directly to an inner calling that takes over and sets in motion the painting process.