Jan Oosterman (1911-1996)

Education
Jan Oosterman was born in 1911 in Blaricum, The Netherlands. During WWII he was taught ceramics by Albert Schroder. Later he took lessons in wheel-throwing from Gerrit de Blanken.

 
Jan Oosterman
Jan Oosterman
Jan Oosterman

Career
In 1945 he started his own pottery in Hilversum (closed in 1947). He taught at the 'Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving' in Den Bosch from 1963-1976. He initiated the 'Keramisch Werkcentrum' in Heusden
In 1976 he left for France (Rousset-les-Vignes).
Jan Oosterman
Jan Oosterman
Jan Oosterman

Production
His work consisted at first of pottery, from 1969 he started making mainly figurative ceramics. One of his most typical works of art are porcelain plaques painted with abstract (humorous and surreal).
Jan Oosterman
  

 


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