Biography of Peter Schenk

Peter Schenk (Amersfoort, 1944-2011).

Peter Schenk is born in Amersfoort in 1944 and was educated at the Academy Amsterdam. The oeuvre of the artist is bulky and his signature unmistakable. It's dynamic monumental art ' as he characterizes his work itself, stands for large forms with mobile elements. Spatial, basic, energetic and sensual are key words. Peter Schenk is an artist who constantly renews his artistic approach. This happens partly as a result of the spheres and elements of the different countries he is visiting. For example, Japan where he is a favorite destination is the art of papermaking. The influence of the East not on. in addition to the paper you see his own hand in his work also regularly organic lines and figures drawn with a long brush in black Japanese ink. At Schenk go together about as figuration and abstraction fluent in two languages that complement each other. The works are poetic atmosphere and in a sense telling. Peter Schenk's work is in galleries and art fairs around the world and exhibited in various museum collections.