Thom van Kesteren

Thom van
Kesteren

Painting and sculpture. Based in the Netherlands.

About

In my work I explore the space between the physical and the emotional. I am interested in how memories, emotions and experiences can be translated into physical form, without depicting them literally. I move between painting and sculpture, working with materials such as beeswax, concrete and XPS. Their tactile, visual and symbolic qualities play an important role in my work.

I am constantly looking for tension between opposites: hard and soft, durable and ephemeral, geometric and organic, controlled and intuitive. My visual language emerges from these contrasts. For me, making is a way to pause and reflect on what happens inside, and to create room for new experiences and associations. My work invites you to experience rather than to understand, and creates moments that can be felt.

Works

What remains, beeswax sculptures on concrete basesSee more

Sculptures

Untitled, mixed media on canvasSee more

Paintings

CV

Exhibitions

2026SEPIA, De Melkfabriek, Den Bosch
2025Now Show & Shine, Kunst in Altena, Almkerk
2025Climbing Through Welded Windows, Now Show: Graduation Show, St. Joost, Breda
2025Arca Nera, De Fabriek, Eindhoven
2024National Museum Day exhibition, De Witte Os, Zeist
2023Wij zijn, zei hun, Breda
2023Tussenland, Club Solo, Breda

Publications

2026Bossche Omroep
2025Radio A-FM and Altena TV / Het Kontakt Altena nieuws

Paintings

Sculptures

© Thom van Kesteren