Expression with color.That is the thought behind the art of Marten Alkema, living and working in the north of Holland. He calls his paintings Mazl Art, a reference to his love of music from eastern Europe.

Harlingen is the city at the seaside in which the painter, born in 1960, gets his inspiration for his paintings. He is fascinated by the CoBrA group and is inspired by a number of contemporary expressionist artists.

Music and art for him are always linked. For Marten it has become a rhythm to paint listening to the sounds of eastern European music.

Marten is an expressive painter working from his emotion. Typical for his paintings are strong colors. He always starts without pre set plans. His work originates on the canvas. The lines which form the compositions are often unpredictable. The way he works shows the value he sets on free expression. This requires concentration and letting go of pre set thoughts and ideas.

The paintings by Marten have a contemporary style, with balance between abstract expressionism and CoBrA. He always accepts the challenge, sometimes strong then again subtle, to create a solitary world with color.

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