Biography

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, on his main site you can see his exhibition list. 
Photography portfolios were published in several (international) photo magazines. Sources of inspiration for both the subjects and the final execution are often found in a historical context, which can be 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. 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 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 his main site. 

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