Biography
Peter Pitout is a South African artist born in 1977 in Durban and currently living in the south of France.
A graduate of industrial art and design in 1993, Peter Pitout became passionate about painting and decided to go to London in 1995. He stayed 8 years and experimented with several mediums before focusing on oil painting as main tool of expression. In 2003, he moved to the south of France and obtained a professional silkscreen qualification in Toulouse in 2006. Since then, the artist has devoted herself fully to her art and mainly addresses subjects that appeal to human identity and form, as well as to surrealist landscapes.
Influenced by his roots
Having spent his childhood on the shores of Durban in South Africa, Peter Pitout's works are strongly influenced by his roots. The artist's works are imbued with the colors of African landscapes and the Indian Ocean. For the painter, the process of creation is also a way to rediscover his true inner roots and develop his consciousness.
An international artist
From South Africa to the south of France via London, Peter Pitout has developed a style of his own and allowed him to participate in several exhibitions in France. An artist to follow!