About Leno Sillevis (1941)

 

At an early stage I already took an interest in sculpting and modelling. In the 70’s I started by making animal figures in terracotta. Busy activities (until 2003 I was a teacher of fiscal law at the University of Leiden) prevented me at that time to do more. My interest, however, remained.

 

From 2000 to 2007 I followed portrait- and figure-modelling lessons at the Volksuniversiteit K&O Leiden. My teachers were Jan van Loon, Paul van Laere and Leontine Sies.

 

Recently I have been busy making animal figures and portraits.

 

I have always been interested in the work of more or less classical-realistic sculptors. As far as the portrayal of animals is concerned I wouls name as an example the lively bronze birds in the Bargello in Florence, made by the renaissance sculptor Giambologna, and the works of Les Animaliers, a French group of animal sculptors from the Nineteenth Century.

 

While making my animal figures it is a continuous challenge for me to show the expression of the individual character of the animal.

 

 

 

 

 

Leno Sillevis

Sculptor

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