Painter, sculptor, musician and writer: Peter Klashorst (1957–2024) lived many lives in one. These chapters follow him from the Rietveld Academy and the New Wild Ones to New York, the After Nature collective, Africa and Asia.
Early years and the New Wild Ones
1957–1985
Rietveld Academy, a new wave band and two major prizes before the age of 27.
New York and After Nature
1985–1990s
Chasing success in New York, then painting in the streets, on trains and in nightclubs.
Africa
Late 1990s–2000s
Senegal, Kenya and the Gambia: portraits, nudes and painted wooden sculptures.
Ideas and technique
Car paint on PVC, Rembrandt’s imperfection and a lifelong dialogue with art history.