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Peter Eastman
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Peter Eastman

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Making reflective paintings and atmospheric forest scenes.

Horse · Tangled Hierarchies

Born
1976
Birthplace
Newcastle upon Tyne

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Peter Eastman

Peter Eastman is a South African artist whose paintings explore light, surface and the conditions of looking.

Early life

Training

Attended the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town.

Career

  1. Early work

    Restoration

    Worked as an antiquities restorer in London.

  2. 2007

    Supernature

    Exhibited large owl images painted on aluminium.

  3. 2014

    Forest paintings

    Turned toward atmospheric woodland scenes.

Selected work

Horse

A large work using shallow relief and reflected light.

Tangled Hierarchies

A solo exhibition at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town.

Beyond work

A family landscape

Has described a long personal connection with Deep Chine, land bought by his grandfather. Time spent in its old-growth forest shaped both his paintings and his concern about the fragility of wild places.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗A family landscape — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: DelbridgeW. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.