"Politician"
Technique : oil on canvas
Format : 60 x 50 cm.
Year of creation: 2004 r.
Original without frame
Lech Klekot, born May 24, 1953, is a Polish contemporary painter who lives and works in Switzerland.
His passion for painting was awakened as early as school where he attended the studio of Jan Chruściki in his hometown of Częstochowa. He then studied in the studio of the important Polish realist Marian Michalik.
After graduating from high school, he enrolled in Krakow's Academy of Fine Arts, but left the Academy after two years for his own development. In 1981, he fled Poland for Basel, where he is active today. His works, mainly paintings, have been exhibited at home and abroad.
Lech Klekot is one such personality of artists who always strive for new opportunities and challenges. He expresses emotions and impressions in his works in a unique way. His multifaceted interest in political events finds expression in his work in the form of grotesque elements.
Lech Klekot is one of the most interesting Polish political artists.
He sometimes lives and works in Chicago.
