Tom Liekens: Souvenirs ExotiquesSchilderijen 1999-2005 (English and Dutch Edition)

This the first book by promising young painter Tom Liekens. He belongs to the post-conceptual and post-pictorial generation of artists for whom painting's previous naturalness is totally alien. He takes a very personal position on contemporary contact with the historical medium of painting. This he does by linking an expressionistic language to certain motifs, most of which are accidental discoveries: fossils or skeletons of prehistoric animals, giant flowers, and subtropical swimming pools. Through his art, he speaks about the conservation of what in real life has been lost for ever.