John Van Der Kolk

Spent many after school hours in the back rooms of art galleries (both my parents were conservators/restorers in commercial galleries) I trained as an industrial designer / patternmaker before taking up sculpture full time 18 years ago. My trade gave me a comprehensive understanding of materials and process and a healthy frustration at the lack of any creative input in their use.I see.''the object'', as the best way to express myself and the human figure as the single most expressive image available to an artist...