Peter Pitout
Artist’s profile
Most important solo exhibitions
Espace Germaine Chaumel, Blagnac
Concentrate' Artmonti, Paris
NEXT Galerie, Toulouse
Most important group exhibitions
C'est beau a voir? Galerie Terrain Vague,Paris
Galerie Vache Noire, Paris
YIA Contemporary Art show, Paris
Peter Pitout is a South African artist, born in 1977 in Durban and currently living in the south of France. A graduate of industrial art and design in 1995. He moved to London, UK, and experimented with several mediums before focusing on oil painting as his main mode of expression. In 2003, he moved to the south of France and obtained a professional qualification in silkscreen printing. His art addresses subjects that appeal to human identity and form, as well as to abstract landscapes found in science & physics. Having spent his childhood on the shores of Durban in South Africa, Peter Pitout's works are undeniably influenced by his roots. The artist's works are imbued with the colors and intensity of African landscapes. For the painter, the process of creation is a way to rediscover his inner roots and develop a unique visual aesthetic. From South Africa to the south of France via London, Peter Pitout has developed a style of his own and allowed him to participate in several exhibitions in France, and art residencies in France, Germany, and Finland.
“'Shift' – A body of works focusing on the Phonons phenomena. In condensed-matter physics, Phonons a unit of vibrational energy, that arises from oscillating atoms. The body of work hopes to facilitate access to the concept via visual interpretation of complex phenomena.”