Vintage Jan Krikke art object 'torso' 2012

Jan Krikke was born in Meppel the Netherland, in 1940. He decided to become a visual artist only later in life, after a career in men’s fashion. As a visual artist, he is self-taught, but was helped by the painter Tinus Ponne, who was also born in Meppel. Krikke makes paintings, sculptures and plastic objects. He has a studio in the Overijssel town of Giethoorn. Much of his work can be seen in the public space of places in Overijssel and Drenthe. In 2013, an overview exhibition of his work was held in Meppel as part of the Cultural Municipality of Drenthe 2013-2014.