Saskia Leek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetSaskia Leek
New Zealand artist
Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1970
Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Profession: painter
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Saskia Leek
- Saskia Leek (born 1970) is a New Zealand painter.
- Leek has been known to use already existing prints and op-shop images as a starting point for some of her works.
- Leek has noted that "sometimes - and this has been talked about a lot - I use amateur paintings, just so I have something to work against.
- I might smear them out, or paint them really fast, or put a lot of detail in them, playing around with those kinds of things as a way to get started." Her subject matter has included house pets, sunsets and sunrises, homes and cottages, chimney's and horses.
- Leek's focus has shifted from representation to Cubism and into Abstraction and thus has reflected the path of 20th century art.
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