Luc ten Klooster

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Luc ten Klooster comes from an artist family, his grandfather was a graphic artist and painter, his father a sculptor. Initially, however, he opted for training as a classical concert pianist. But the need for visual art expression remained. Grown up with the analogue dark room, the classic black and white photography was the starting point for him. Assignments for portrait and reportage photography soon followed. However, the need to further investigate the artistic possibilities of the negatives soon arose, even before the digital revolution started. He also experimented with making (paper) negatives digitally, which he then printed in the dark room by analogy. His work can now hardly be called 'photography', photography is a basic medium for him to create works of art in various forms. Nowadays we call this 'Lens based art' . On the occasion of some major solo exhibitions, he also felt the need to let go of photography completely and to create (mixed media) objects and installations. Video installations are also included. He exhibits regularly, the exhibition list is much longer than the exhibitions mentioned on this site. Photography portfolios were published in the photo magazines Focus, the Spanish La Fotografia Aktual and the Greek magazines PhotoNet and Photo-book. Sources of inspiration for both the subjects and the final execution are often found in a historical context, which can be eg in mythology, in ancient painting, but also in the own archive with photos from 40 years or more ago which have been given a new shape is becoming. In the work of Luc ten Klooster, the leading role is clearly set aside for The Woman. In 2007 his book "She, a photo essay" was published with a foreword by Sonja Barend. With the woman as the only subject and with quotes from famous writers and philosophers.

In 2019 he produced a book about his project "And Man appeared from the Earth." For both books see the relevant information pages. Various works will soon be available for purchase through the webshop. If you do not want to wait for that, you can of course always contact him!

Member of the Limburg Art Circle and Künstlerforum Schloss Zweibruggen (Germany)

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Exhibitions

2020: 'Homeless' (collective-Limburg Art Circle) Mariapark, Sittard, 3 okt.-18 okt. 2020

2020: (collective-Limburg Art Circle) Zorgcentrum D'n Horstgraaf, Venlo, 10 mrt. -19 aug. 

2019-2020 'Footsteps in the sand' (solo Kunstmaand Ameland) 'Landbouw- en Juttersmuseum Swartwoude' Buren, 1 nov. 2019 -31 mrt. 2020

2019: 'Sternenstaub' (Stardust) (solo) Artgallery Kulturwerk-Aachen, Aachen (Germany), 5 okt. -9 nov.

2019: 'Im Grunde' (duo) Haus Basten, Geilenkirchen (Germany), 26 apr. -19 mei

2017: 'And Men appeared from Earth' (solo) Kloosterbibliotheek Wittem, 7 mei -5 jun.

2015: 'Words enough now said' (duo) Kloosterbibliotheek Wittem,

2010: 'She' (solo) Art dealer NEO, Roermond, 11 apr. -15 mei

2010: 'Nocturne' (solo) Artgallery Afterdaan, Elim Hoogeveen 17 jan.-8 mrt.

2009: 'Nocturne' (solo) Artgallery Afterdaan 2, Almere Haven, 17 aug. -4 sep.

2009: 'Together different' (duo) Norbert Dabekaussen Artgallery, Sittard, 5 jun. 20 aug.

2009: Kunstroute Gulpen-Wittem, Kloosterbibliotheek Wittem, 31 mei -1 juni.

2009: 'Digiloog' (duo) Fotogram Artgallery, Amsterdam, 6 mrt. -1 apr.

2008: Waterland Art Gallery, Roomeinde 13, Broek in Waterland, 9 nov. -28 dec.

2008: 'De Veersche jaren” (De artist family Ten Klooster), summer-autumn exhibition, Museum Veere, 21 jun. - 2 nov.

2007: 'She' (solo with bookpresentation) Waterland Photogallery, Broek in Waterland
25 aug. - 30 sep.

2007: Art Route Gulpen-Wittem, Kloosterbibliotheek Wittem

2007: Leeuwarden: Photo Art gallery No.5

2006: '30 Portraits of women' (solo) Amsterdam Bookstore Scheltema

2006: Leuven (Belgium): Salve Mater Photo Festival

2005: “Sonate Fantastique” (solo) Leeuwarden: Photo Art gallery No.5

2005: “Women and Flowers" (duo) Gent (Belgium) Nudes Gallery

2004: “Venus and the Milkmaid" (tripel) Amsterdam Art Gallery Rudolph V

2004: “Chained” (solo) Amsterdam: Photo Art Gallery Hogerzeil&Zeligman

2003: “Memories” Groningen, Noorderlicht Photo festival.

2002-2004: “Alpine landscapes" (solo) in various towns (Den Haag, Leeuwarden Fries Natuurmuseum, Groningen, Eindhoven, Nijmegen)

2001: “The sky isn't always blue" (solo), Schruns Heimatmuseum (Austria) Summer exhibition, b&w Alpine landscapes

1999-2000: “The Orchestra of the 21e century" (solo) in various university towns in the Nederlands (Groningen, Leeuwarden, Maastricht, Delft, Wageningen)