Kees Salentijn

Kees Salentijn

Kees SalentijnKees Salentijn (Amsterdam, 1947) is a well known Dutch painter, collagist and draughtsman. Salentijn was trained at Amsterdamse Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, under Otto de Kat (1907) and at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Hij lives and works in the Netherlands, and part time in Spain and other Mediterranean countries including Greece and Marokko.

Salentijn focusses in his work on spontaneous subconcious creation and feels a kinship with Cobra and related movements. Another influence is the celebration of Spanish culture including sun, sea, bull fighting and fiestas.

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