Slama André

André Slama (Liège 1941) • Painter, draftsman, graphic artist. Studied plastic arts at the Normal School in Liège. Weaves reality, dreams, imagination, and poetry into his compositions. His works exude symbolism and appear refined in terms of design and color palette. He addresses themes referring to concepts such as space, time, and light, exploring the role of light (natural, artificial, or alienating) on ​​things and people. From the press: ‘He invites us into the desert, or along coasts and beaches, where the deck chairs and windbreaks lie deserted,’ and ‘He is drawn to the ‘unsolite’ drawing that is meant to make clear to us that everything is merely a matter of imagination and that a certain perception of the world surrounding us corresponds to every state of mind,’ and finally: ‘After the expansive blue sky tones, he went on to explore and probe the deep, black infinity.’ Was a teacher at the Institute of Decorative Arts in Liège and at the Haute Ecole of the city of Liège. Works include those in the Musée de l’Art Wallon in Liège, the Print Cabinet in Brussels, and in collections in Belgium, France, Great Britain, the United States, Japan, and the Czech Republic. Mentioned in BAS II and Two Centuries of Signatures of Belgian Artists. (Piron)