Peter Breedijk 1927-2006 - De heren

The Rotterdam magical realist Peter Breedijk (born April 10, 1927, Rotterdam – died 2006). He was educated at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts but only began to focus seriously on drawing and painting later in life. He proved to be particularly talented in the first discipline. However, besides being an artist, he was also an assistant paleo-anatomist, and it was the experiences he gained during his work that drastically influenced his view of humanity. He wondered who and what a human is. Is it a biological specimen that has arisen by chance through evolution and mutation, or is man a creation of a divine power? He was both amused and moved by how humans try to find answers themselves. In his drawings and paintings, he sought to give form to his thoughts on evolution, mutation, reproduction, and religion, with humans playing a central role.