Robert Lenkiewicz Prints

Robert Lenkiewicz Defines the Nature of Behavior

His primary interest lay in attempting to define the nature of obsessive and fanatical behaviour, whether relating to alcoholism, theological beliefs, political persuasions, falling in love or book collecting (his own particular form of obsession). Lenkiewicz’s ultimate aim was the provocation of thought. Commenting on his work, Lenkiewicz said, 'All paintings are 'self' portraits', only I do not believe in a 'self'. We identify an individual by the boundary their body forms, but that is nothing to do with 'self'. 'Self', like 'Justice', 'Truth', 'Beauty', is poetry.'

Lenkiewicz died in August 2002, years after he faked his own death to see what it would feel like and how people would react. He made a huge contribution to the world of art during his lifetime and his original paintings are now in enormous demand.

Lenkiewicz’s provocative paintings explore the obsessive, the fanatical and the addictive. The homeless and the mentally ill were welcome in his studios and formed the subject of much of his work. He was a genuine outsider whose vivid portraits reveal a desire to communicate the plight of man.