"They call him THE FATHER OF CONTEMPORARY DRAWING. But who is this JACOB KLEYN ? Probably some misterious artist , living incognito on the edge of society ? "Un-aware" of the fact that the value of his art have reached a 2 million euro each and still lives in misery ? or... -for more information see weblink, or Google: "jacob kleyn" - "
" JACOB KLEYN is a phenomenon in Amsterdam art world. He refuses to play the mainstream rules and presents figurative art, talking openly about his values and beliefs. Kleyn's main and most well-known works are the monotypes, in which the artist tells about his sufferings and hopes with unusual sincerity. Kleyn does not pretend to be strong and tough. Instead he invites us to step inside his heart and see his pain, feel his doubts, hear his tear-drops falling. Although sad, his art is never depressive or desperate . Kleyn prefers blues to hatred and hope to bitterness. A passage trough the beautiful maze of his feelings enriches us with knowing another person, and ourselves, at the deepest of his inner world. " - Olga Zhuravleva-
