Robert Lenkiewicz was born in 1941 of Jewish parents who were refugees in England.His formative years were spent in a small hotel in Kilburn, London, where his parents supervised the care of a rather unusual clientele of the elderly and frequently disrupted users . He attributes his early interest in art and philosophy of their experiences in this strange but very rich environment where he was' in
Robert Lenkiewicz was born in 1941 of Jewish parents who were refugees in England.His formative years were spent in a small hotel in Kilburn, London, where his parents supervised the care of a rather unusual clientele of the elderly and frequently disrupted users . He attributes his early interest in art and philosophy of their experiences in this strange but very rich environment where he was' iniated in the business of life and an early awareness of death. " His obsession with the paint was evident at the age of 9 when it produces images with brushes made from their own hair.
Robert Lenkiewicz came to study at Saint Martin's School of Art and later at the Royal Academy Schools. Then, after a period of teaching in London, moved to the south west of England finally settling in its current comprehensive study on Plymouth's Barbican.
He is a painter who works primarily in a scholarly fashion, while expanding visual image, linking closely with sociological, philosophical and aesthetic.
Their main concern is one of trying to define the nature of fanatical behavior and obsessive. Its ultimate objective is the provocation of thought.
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